Vada, vadai, wada, or bara is a category of savoury fried snacks native to India. Vadas can be described variously as fritters, cutlets, or dumplings. Vadas are sometimes stuffed with vegetables and traditionally served with chutneys and sambar.
Medu vadas served with coconut chutney
Medu vada being deep-fried in oil
Idli and medu vada with sambar and coconut chutney
Dahi vada (vadas with yogurt and chaat masala)
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. A snack is often less than 200 calories, but this can vary. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home.
Trail mix is a classic snack food from America; here it is made with peanuts, raisins, and M&M's.
Indonesian snacks, such as tahu isi, pisang goreng, risoles, timpan, lemper, and kue pisang
Krupuks in air-tight tin cans
Hummus