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What snack foods are completely unique to your nation?

From my nation we have:

Jaqsam Cake

A cake with a cross in the middle, this is served mainly at birthday parties or Christmas, and is made up of a long blue iced cake with a black cross down it, and has the flavouring of dates, mint (or peppermint), chocolate, coconut and hazelnut.

Named for the Maltese word for cross, this is a popular dish, and can be found in many cake shops.

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Kek nasarki

In Hausa its name means "king's pie", and this is king-sized (well, in length anyway); it's a pastry filled with cheese, spinach, black pepper, chilli peppers, feta cheese and mushroom paste and there's also a version known as kek nasarki dakifi which has fish in it. To emphasise its royal nature, it's got blue pigment dyed on it, from cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).

You can expect to pay around £1.85 for one of these.

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Victoria prinsessekage

Named for Princess Viktoria who became queen in 1815, this was invented in 1812 in Gotiskhavn, Danemark Oster.

A white cake that is rounded in shape, it's coloured in blue, yellow and mint green, and has saffron strands added in some recipes. It has cream and coconut inside.

The brown chocolate strands added at the top is a representation of Viktoria's long hair which she was noted for, the mint green icing represents Viktoria's love of the fields and outdoors for which there are many portraits of her in this setting.

Served traditionally in March, July or at Christmas, Viktoria prinsessekage is a cake that is very heavy, but considered very delicious.

You can normally expect to find this sold in shops or restaurants, and it's something that every Danishostrian family will have their own spin on.

Princess - later Queen Viktoria - who reigned from 1815 to 1875 as queen, is still highly regarded to this day as a monarch. She was eccentric, but beloved by much of the nation.

Even now, the monarchy in Danemark Oster wields considerable power still, and are highly respected.

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* cake shaped like a fruit. The cake itself would be the color of the fruit flesh, while the icing exactly matches the exterior of the fruit. The flavor of the cake is the same as the fruit it looks like. There are numerous flavors, from strawberry, watermelon, lemon, orange, and mango, to grape, apple, cherry, kiwi, and pineapple.
* "Divine Gummies": Gummy snacks that contain hallucinogens that make you high. Only recommended for adults.
* "Candy bottles": Bottles made of "edible glass" (which is merely heated sugar and water), often with juice or soft drink inside.
* Unusually shaped melon: Putting melons in a firm, shaped glass (square, or other shapes) and letting them grow to fulfill that size.
* Candied watermelon

Fried Comics:It's a page of a comic (according to the tradition,one from a Mickey Mouse comic or a Yellow Kid's) made out of a special edible paper made with wheat and rice that is fried in sunflower oil. It's commonly eated as a salted snack(but there is also the sweet version,even if it's not very common) and it's usually served with mayonnaise,ketchup or mustard but NEVER with BBQ sauce because,for some reasons that not even we know exactly,it's considered an offence to the national cuisine

Salted Fruits: Sun-Dried fruits, but instead of being sweetened, they're instead salted. Common fruits for these include Pineberries, Grapes, and Lychees.
Fish Jerky: While not exclusive to Trivega, Fish jerky is incredibly common here, primarily because fish is the most commonly form of meat (it's local, as opposed to other meat which must be imported). The most common types are Trivegal Sea bass, Salmon, and Eel
Bread bites: A Dossinian Snack adapted for Trivegal tastes, Bread bites are bread, (usually sourdough or wheat) broken up into chunks, and nothing else. Typically served with jam dip or simply eaten plain.
Trivegal Cakes: Trivegal Cakes are notable for rarely having frosting, instead being simply the cake itself. As such, things such as muffins or bundt cakes are quite popular, whereas multi-layer cakes or cupcakes are not.

Molluscs - which are not actually molluscs at all, but sugary truffle-type balls containing cannabis. Often eaten as an after-dinner snack with coffee or a cigar.

Nut cookies, they’re cookies but with chocolate covered nuts in them, tastes like nuts and chocolate.

Meat Crumbies- cookies dipped in different meat juices. They're a nice mix of sweet and savory.

Candied Shrimp- exactly what it says on the tin

Holiday Cake- a cinnamon caked eorated with lemon vanilla frosting and garnished with candied fruits. Traditional food of the Winter Solstice.

Seven Herb Buns
Fried rolls seasoned with seven different herbs and stuffed with sauce and either meat, cheese or veggies.

Washington Style Pizza
Your choice of toppings with Cheese, encased in Garlic Dough.

Gummy microbes are gummies shaped like microbes, nough said

Couscous Pudding Cake
A common sweet comfort food consisting of a cake with sugary couscous pudding in the batter. Typically can be any variety of cake, from vanilla to chocolate to الكراميل المحترق.

Torta de nata espinafre
Another sweet food, a Spibean twist on a classical Portuguese Pastel de nata where instead of chicken eggs, duck eggs are used and uses a cinnamon sugar topping. They also tend to be bigger

Our specialty is a crab/lobster cake in the shape of a surfboard, topped with our legendary mango salsa, made with homegrown ingredients.

We take the pizza dough, and roll it out pretty thin, then we sauce with olive oil mixed with brewers yeast, and add anchovies, mushrooms, tomatoes, and basil. No cheese.

Sweet Tack

A form of hardtack made with a little yeast so it puffs up, along with honey and dried or candied fruit pieces.

Güisquil Fried Chips (baked ones do exist). Commonly found across Oceania. Pieces of güisquil are cut into small pieces then fried and afterward topped with salt (or some other topping).

Awamori Chocolates
These are chocolates made with awamori, a rice-based alcohol indigenous to Old Okinawa. Snake-Eye is a special brand which uses habushu awamori in the process, which is a version of awamori distilled using a species of pit viper from Okinawa called the habu snake!

A famous snack from our country is called "Molten Balls". These are typically a graham cracker ball with a chocolate filling, although they can be made with various shells, such as cookie crusts. The snack is served warm so that the chocolate filling is gooey, so they are usually warmed in an oven or microwave. Pre-made Molten Balls can be found in snack sections of our grocery stores alongside other treats.

Passover cake It is a red cake, half of it is sweet to show how happy the Israelites were when they got out of Egypt and the other half in bitter to show the Israelite’s sadness in Egypt.

The national dessert of Belm Don is a variation of Muhallebi, sweet middle eastern milk pudding.
The Belm Don variation consists of rice flour, almond milk, sugar, and orange zest. Before serving its garnished with sugared rose petals, dried fruits and grated cinnamon.
Most often enjoyed during religious and state holidays it can be found on many restaurants menus year round.

Lonkera- a very light, unsweetened sponge cake with multiple layers stuck together by whipped cream infused with strong tea. Topped with candied berries and melon jelly pieces.

Tenas- Chocolate covered peanut praline pieces, with a dusting of salt.

Bo'uy- Fried dumplings filled with rich soup- many regional variations.

Olar- Fried seasoned noodles.

Doyani Coconut and Pineapple Kebabs with Zamok-Coconut Yogurt Dip
For the kebabs: Cut fresh pineapple and desiccated coconut into small chunks and skewer them. Grill or roast the kebabs until the coconut turns golden brown.
For the dip: Mix small Zamok fruit slices and Coconut yogurt with Persian sumac, salt, and a dash of vanilla sugar to taste. Serve the kebabs with the dip on the side.

Matoovayan Spiced Chickpea and Peanut Mix
In a bowl, mix roasted chickpeas and peanuts. In a separate pan, heat coconut oil, and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dried red chili, and turmeric powder. Pour the spiced oil mixture over the chickpea and peanut mix and stir well. Add sea salt to taste.
Optional: You can also add chopped onion, grated coconut, or roasted cashews to the mix.

Green Algae Sweet Potato Black Bean (GASP BB) Samosas
Boil sweet potatoes and mash them. Mix with dried & diced laver and cooked black beans, chopped cilantro, cumin powder, salt, and black pepper. Fill samosa wrappers with the mixture and fry until golden brown.
Serve the samosas hot with a side of tamarind chutney or chili sauce.

Safiloan Almond Tonka Cookies with Vanilla Custard Apple Glaze
Mix almond flour, sugar, Tonka bean powder, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add agar agar and mix well to form a dough. Roll the dough into small balls and place them on a baking tray. Flatten the balls slightly with a fork and bake in the oven at 180°C for 10-12 minutes.
For the glaze: Mix one mashed custard apple, some powdered sugar, Safiloani vanilla extract, and a small amount of coconut milk in a bowl until it forms a smooth paste. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and let it set before serving.

Païasa - It is a sweet dish made with rice, coconut milk, and jaggery (a type of unrefined sugar). It is usually served as a dessert after a meal or as a snack.

Mandasi is made from flour, sugar, coconut milk, and spices like cardamom or cinnamon. The dough is mixed together and then cut into small triangles or circles, which are then deep-fried until they are golden brown and crispy on the outside. The inside of the Mandazi is soft and fluffy, and it has a slightly sweet and fragrant flavor from the spices and coconut milk.

Koba - is a sweet and sticky snack made from rice, peanuts, and bananas.

Deep dish or "Chicago-style" pizza. If you don't know what that is, well, what about Chicago-style hot dogs?

Treylandian Cupcake - This cupcake is similar to a regular cupcake, but it has a filling in the center of the cake made of buttercream, butterscotch, and caramel.

Ham-san-da (Yenbralic for "Lucky cookies",literally "Luck-of-Cookie)
They are small circular biscuits that have a plus shaped cut on them,they are a symbol of luck,wealth,and fortune which are normally served in Yaratam,a holiday in Yenbrew.
They are baked and sent to any person that you may consider "special".

All your same normal stuff, just made of fruit and only fruit

Wochaysteiner Gyros with Sauerbraten Meat

Ingredients:

Thinly sliced sauerbraten meat (a traditional Wochaysteiner dish made with marinated beef)
Pita bread
Red cabbage slaw (made with thinly sliced red cabbage, apple cider vinegar, and honey)
Creamy herb sauce (made with sour cream, dill, parsley, and lemon juice)
Chiyginian fries

Instructions:

Preheat a grill or griddle to medium-high heat.
Warm the pita bread in the oven or on the grill.
Grill the sauerbraten meat until it's heated through and slightly charred.
Place a layer of Chiyginian fries on the warm pita bread.
Add a generous helping of the sauerbraten meat on top of the Chiyginian fries.
Top with the red cabbage slaw.
Drizzle the creamy herb sauce over the top.
Fold the pita bread in half and enjoy.

The dish combines the classic Diarcesian elements of a gyros (pita bread and a creamy sauce) with local Wochaysteiner flavors like sauerbraten meat and red cabbage slaw. The addition of Chiyginian fries adds a bit of a twist and makes it a heartier meal.