A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortilla, which are cut into triangles and then fried or baked. Corn tortillas are made of nixtamalized corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced commercially in the U.S. in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, tortilla chips grew out of Mexican cuisine, where similar items were well known, such as totopos and tostadas.
A plate of tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole
A young girl eating tortilla chips with pico de gallo
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