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    Home » Super Bowl

    Published: Feb 6, 2023 · Modified: Feb 24, 2023 by Zen · This post may contain affiliate links.

    48 Asian Finger Food for 2023

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    What's a dinner party without a good selection of finger foods? If you like Asian cuisine, try these Finger Food recipes for 2023 which cater for all diets: from vegan to carnivorous to sugar-free! So good, you'll have no space for the main course!

    A hand dipping a vegan lumpia into sauce
    Am I the only who sees watermelons on the plate?!
    Jump to:
    • 🍿 Popcorn
    • 🥬Vegan
    • 🐔 Chicken Wings
    • 🐄 Other Meat
    • 🐟 Seafood
    • 🥕 Vegetables
    • Gluten Free
    • Cheese
    • Sweets
    • Sugar Free Sweets
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    Luncheon Meat Fries

    🍿 Popcorn

    Asian Popcorn

    For more homemade easy popcorn recipes, click here.

    Soy sauce butter popcorn
    An easy and delicious, 4-ingredient popcorn recipe for soy butter popcorn.
    Check out this recipe
    Close-up of soy sauce and butter popcorn in a glass jar.

    Salted Egg Popcorn

    Picking up a bunch of golden yellow salted ducks egg yolk popcorn.
    Asian Salted Egg Yolk Popcorn
    Loaded with umami, you won't be able to stop snacking on this salted egg popcorn! Chilli and curry leaves are optional but they do add complexity to the popcorn and make it better!
    Click here for the Irvins' style snack.
    Picking up a bunch of golden yellow salted ducks egg yolk popcorn.

    Note: If you've never popped corn on the stove before, it's super easy (and fun!), click the link for a Healthy Stovetop Popcorn Guide.

    Cornflake Crisp

    Close-up of a spoonful of salted egg coated cornflakes and curry leaves.

    And since we're on the note of salted eggs...

    By the way did you know it's really simple to make your own salted eggs at home? You just need salt, water, eggs and TIME!

    Salted Egg Yolk Cornflakes (CRISPY)
    1 of the most popular Chinese New Year snacks in Singapore, it is also 1 of the easiest and quickest to make, requiring only 4-6 ingredients.
    Click here for this favorite Lunar New Year snack!
    A wooden spoon full of crunchy salted egg yolk cereal.

    🥬Vegan

    Curry Puff

    A hand holding a half-bitten mini curry puff.

    These Asian "samosas" or "empanadas" are so popular in Singapore, you can find them at convenience stores at petrol stations, albeit the puff pastry version and not the traditional dough type!

    Make sure you use margarine and vegetable stock if vegan!

    Note: If you're not vegan and not a potato fan, stuff them with tuna curry instead.

    Tip: you can do the same and use puff pastry or even phyllo dough to speed ups he process. Curry puffs freezer really well too, so make a huge batch and keep the rest for your next party!

    Curry Puff Recipe (Potato)
    A popular street snack in South East Asia, curry puffs are the perfect finger food. They're also great for parties because they can be batch made in advance, taste good at room temperature and can have a variety of fillings in them so it's a bit of fun for people not knowing what they'll pick! Best of all, this dough is super easy to make- no messy kneading for ages!
    Click here for the Singaporean street snack recipe.
    Vegan potato curry puff fried to a crisp golden brown on a plate.

    Popcorn

    A bowl of spicy red popcorn made with chilli oil
    Easy Spicy Popcorn, no chilli powder/ flakes necessary
    Great way to use up the last bit of that Lee Kum Kee Chilli Oil Bottle! (Don't use LaoGanMa if you want vegan popcorn, as it's not 100% clear whether their chilli crisp is vegan or not)
    Check out this recipe
    A bowl of spicy popcorn popped in LaoGanMa chill crisp oil.

    Fritters

    Several brown Thai corn fritters on a fully laid out table

    Serve them with a sweet chili sauce and green onions or a spicy sauce like sambal aioli or gochujang mayo.

    Vegan Thai Corn Fritters
    Corn fritters are a thing in Asia- I often make an Indonesian/ Malay version called bakwan jagung but they call for eggs. Try these if you're vegan as they use flax eggs instead!
    Check out this recipe
    Several brown Thai corn fritters on a fully laid out table

    Egg Rolls

    Well-fried vegan egg rolls on a white plate
    Vegan egg rolls or lumpia
    Egg rolls sans the egg. Sounds a bit like an oxymoron, but why should vegans miss out on this delicious snack? Just looking at those well-fried golden rolls makes me hungry and it's almost bedtime!
    Check out this recipe
    Well-fried vegan egg rolls on a white plate

    Air Fried Rolls

    A hand dipping a vegan lumpia into sauce
    Vegan Lumpia
    Yes I just shared one vegan egg roll recipe above- but those were fried and these are baked or air fried, so 2 totally different things!
    Check out this recipe
    A hand dipping a vegan lumpia into sauce

    Shishito Peppers

    Close-up of well blistered shishito peppers
    Shishito peppers (Air Fryer)
    These delicious green peppers can cost a lot if you have them in a restaurant, but they're actually super easy to make at home. One of the 1st dishes I learnt to make actually! Check out this 5-star recipe by a Certified Vegan Nutrition Health Coach!
    Check out this recipe
    Close-up of well blistered shishito peppers

    🐔 Chicken Wings

    Wings are a perfect Superbowl recipe so here are more Asian wing ideas!

    FIngerlicking Fish Sauce Wings

    2 baked chicken wings that are super crispy and have been tossed in a sticky Vietnamese glaze.

    The tangy calamansi lime juice, fresh ginger and fish sauce mixture will delight your taste buds!

    Tip: substitute with lemon juice or rice wine vinegar if you can't get lime juice.

    Baked Vietnamese Wings
    Inspired by the popular Pok Pok Wings, this is a healthier take as they're baked and not fried. With the citrus, sugar and fish sauce in the marinade, the sauce is so good you want to lick your fingers!
    Check out this recipe
    2 baked chicken wings that are super crispy and have been tossed in a sticky Vietnamese glaze.

    Chinese Chicken Wings

    A close-up of a glistening, brown, sticky chicken wingette.

    Chicken wings braised in a scrumptious soy sauce and hoisin sauce mixture till soft, juicy and tender. To give it a deeper flavor, you can use brown sugar instead of white and sprinkle with lightly toasted sesame seeds.

    Better than any you get at a Chinese restaurant!

    Tip: leftovers can be shredded to make chicken lettuce wraps!

    Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings (Braised)
    These sticky Chinese Chicken Wings are braised in a savory sauce and require no marinating: they can be cooked whenever you have a crab ing without pre-planning! Fresh and zingy, they taste better than any from a Chinese restaurant and are on the table in 30 minutes!
    Click here for the Braised Chinese Chicken Wing recipe.
    Close-up of a braised chinese chicken wing held up by a pair of chopsticks.

    🐄 Other Meat

    Luncheon Meat Fries

    Dipping a SPAM fry into a bowl of Gochuajng Mayonnaise Sauce.

    Tip: Goes well with a side of your favorite sauces, such as gochujang mayo and sambal oelek aioli.

    Spam fries (2-ingredients)
    Savoury and full of umami, these luncheon meat fries, or SPAM fries, will leave you wanting more! Crisp outside but soft inside, they're super simple to make and on the table in under 30 minutes! (I have tested them 5 different ways!)
    Click here for crispy outside, soft inside luncheon meat fries!
    A box of SPAM fries with sauce in the background.

    Pakoras

    A plate of Indian Chicken Pakoras with sauce

    Don't forget to serve them with these Indian dipping sauces!

    Indian Chicken Pakoras
    These fried treats are so delicious that have nearly 30 5-star recipes. Not to mention, they're nut-free, gluten-free and dairy-free!
    Check out this recipe
    A plate of Indian Chicken Pakoras with sauce

    Satay

    Chicken Satay with peanut sauce
    Chicken satay is super popular in Singapore- it's actually served as an appetiser on Singapore Airlines- regularly voted 1 of the best airlines in the world-Business Class Section! It's so good I once saw a fellow passenger go into a real strop because he didn't get his satay- he called all the airline staff up to the top-ranked steward to complain! Anyway, now you can make your own! The only change I'd make to this recipe is to use chicken leg meat instead of chicken breast as the latter can get really dry if overcooked.
    Check out this recipe

    Korean Chicken

    A plate of red korean popcorn chicken drumlets
    Drumlets are the perfect size for picking up with your hands and eating without cutlery!
    Korean Popcorn Chicken
    Made in the air-fryer, and done in under 20 minutes, what's not to like about these chicken appetisers?
    Check out this recipe
    A plate of red korean popcorn chicken drumlets

    Kebab

    2 plates full of tandoori chicken, some of which are skewered on sticks.
    Tandoori Chicken Kebabs
    What can be easier to eat with your hands then kebab on sticks? The recipe even shows you how to make it in several ways: in a pan, air fryer, oven and grill! No wonder it has 5-star reviews from nearly 50 recipes.
    Check out this recipe
    2 plates full of tandoori chicken, some of which are skewered on sticks.

    Bao

    2 pork curry baos with red cabbage on a plate

    For modern Asian flavor, use a pandan bao or matcha bun instead! If you don't have time to make red curry pork, you can use simple grilled meat and this Gochujang Compound Butter.

    Red Curry Pork Bao Bun
    Baos have become very popular in the last few years. Traditionally made with pork belly braised in soya sauce, the best thing about baos is that they're so flexible- they work perfectly with this red curry pork for 1!
    Check out this recipe
    2 pork curry baos with red cabbage on a plate

    🐟 Seafood

    Salmon Bite

    A row of salmon and avocado canapes that look like watermelon slices
    Am I the only who sees watermelons on the plate?!
    Salmon and avocado canape
    A 5-minute to put together yet looks impressive and tastes good finger food perfect for your Superbowl Gathering!
    Check out this recipe
    A row of salmon and avocado canapes that look like watermelon slices

    Crab Bite

    Air fried crab rangoon appetisers
    Golden Crab Rangoons
    Make these look-so-good-you-really-want-to-pick-them-up-and-eat crab rangoons for your next party! Party food can have a rep for being unhealthy but these are made in the air fryer! Who can tell?
    Check out this recipe
    Air fried crab rangoon appetisers

    Shrimp Bite

    This easy recipe is a Vietnamese version of 1 of my favorite Chinese appetizers. If you like shrimp as much as I do, try these Asian prawn recipes!

    Vietnamese Shrimp Toast
    Shrimp + fish sauce + mayo = can't miss it
    Check out this recipe
    Shrimp Toast on a wooden platter.

    Canned Tuna Dip

    Close-up of a hand holding a cracker with spicy canned tuna dip on it.
    Peranakan sambal tuna dip
    This spicy, salty and sweet dip is made from canned tuna, and perfect for scooping up with nachos! Inspired by the recipe of a famous Singaporean Peranakan (Nyonya or, the fusion of Malays and Chinese) chef.
    Check out this recipe
    Someone dipping a cracker into a bowl of spicy coconut tuna curried dip.

    Beer Shrimp

    A close-up of shrimp poppers
    Dynamite Shrimp
    This recipe cleverly calls for beer to make the batter - you won't believe how crispy the shrimp gets! If you don't have beer sub with carbonated water or plain as a last resort.
    Check out this recipe
    A close-up of shrimp poppers

    🥕 Vegetables

    Potstickers

    These vegan Chinese dumplings are the perfect finger food for a weekend party with friends- you can make them together before you feast!

    Wontons

    A red chopstick picking up a cream cheese wanton
    Good chopstick skills!

    These cream cheese wontons are fried till crispy perfection.

    Fusion Wontons with Cream cheese & avocado filling
    I love traditional pork-shrimp wontons, but am also a fan of fusion flavours. Try this 5-starred East meets West wantons!
    Check out this recipe
    A red chopstick picking up a cream cheese wanton

    Sliders

    Close-up of someone holding Korean Sliders made with young jackfruit
    Young jackfruit is an amazing meat substitute but don't get ripe ones or they'll smell very strongly!
    Korean BBQ Sliders made using young jackfruit
    Sliders make the perfect finger food and, they're delicious too! If you've never cooked with young jackfruit before, it's often used in vegan stews as a replacement for pulled pork- try this recipe to introduce yourself to this vegan "meat"!
    Check out this recipe
    Close-up of someone holding Korean Sliders made with young jackfruit

    Note: the above recipe is not vegan because it uses LKK sauce- you could always use Chinese mushroom sauce instead if you are on a plant-based diet!

    Poppers

    A column of chilli poppers with a crispy topping
    Baked Jalapeno Poppers with Crispy Topping
    These East-meets-West reinterpretation of crab rangoon is healthier (baked) but still delicious!
    Check out this recipe
    A column of chilli poppers with a crispy topping

    Fresh Spring Rolls

    Cut up vietnamese spring rolls on a plate with sauces at side
    Vietnamese Vegetarian spring rolls
    This recipe has thoughtfully included 3 different dipping sauces- no wonder it has over 50 5-star reviews! Vietnamese fresh spring rolls can be messy to eat as is so slice them before serving
    Check out this recipe
    Cut up vietnamese spring rolls on a plate with sauces at side

    Bhajis

    A fork picking up an onion bhaji
    Vegan Indian Onion Bhajis
     Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Plant-Based, Vegan AND Vegetarian, these Indian bhajis are also friendly on the wallet and have 27 5-star recipes!
    Check out this recipe
    A fork picking up an onion bhaji

    Gluten Free

    There are already a few gluten free appetiser recipes on this list (including the onion bhajis above) but click through for more nachos and dips GF recipes for Super Bowl as well as some gluten free Super Bowl appetisers.

    Note: only some of the recipes and not the entire lists are gluten-free!

    Cheese

    Paneer

    A hand picking up some paneer cubes that have been tossed in honey sriracha sauce
    Chilli Paneer Snack
    This delicious snack is easy to make and done in 15 minutes! Creamy, spicy and sweet, it'll leave you wanting more!
    Check out this recipe
    A hand picking up some paneer cubes that have been tossed in honey sriracha sauce

    Sweets

    3 kueh dadar or pandan coconut rolls on a plate
    Kueh Dadar without Egg
    These pandan coconut rolls are filled with fragrant gula melaka and are a very popular snack in Singapore. Usually made with eggs, this is a vegan version I make for my friend who's allergic to eggs and dairy!
    Check out this recipe
    3 kueh dadar or pandan coconut rolls on a plate.

    Jelly Bites

    A variety of champagne lychee jellies on a serving board.
    Vegan Lychee Konnyaku Jelly with Champagne
    Inspired by the lychee bellini cocktail, make your Game Day extra decadent by splurging on some champagne for these sweet treats. Just don't serve them to the young or old as they're choking hazards (more details in the post)
    Check out this recipe
    Champagne lychee konnyaku jellies on a serving board and in an ice mold.

    Sugar Free Sweets

    If you've over-indulged in the savoury Asian snacks above, these desserts which don't use any sugar will make sure your Superbowl isn't ruined by guilt!

    Japanese Jelly with fruits (Vegan) (Sugar free)
    The fruits taste extra sweet as the jellies have no sugar in them. These jellies are also low calorie and high in fibre but don't give them to the young or old as make choke (more details in the post) Since it's a party, not everyone will want a sugar-free dessert, so those who don't can pour syrup over the dish!
    Check out this recipe
    Japanese konnyaku jelly with cut fruits salad
    Coconut agar agar jelly with no sugar
    Coconut water provides a natural sweetness to this vegan jelly
    Check out this recipe
    A bowl of cube-shaped agar aagr with edible flowers in them in a pink bowl.

    Which of these Asian appetizer recipes was your favorite? If you enjoyed them, please do sign up for my Asian recipes' mailing list here!

    P.S. After these Asian Snacks Recipes, you may want some Chinese plum tea to improve digestion!

    I have other recipes you may like here! :)

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    1. Jamie says

      January 18, 2022 at 4:49 pm

      Thanks for including my recipe! These all look delicious, and I love how there's so many to choose from!

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      • Zen says

        January 19, 2022 at 3:30 am

        Aw thanks for stopping by Jamie! I love your recipes and am always happy to include them in my round-ups. They all look so good, I get hungry even when it's late at night!

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