Cricket World Cup inspired snacks

Sri Lankan chicken wing curry, United Arab Emirates' Felafel, Kiwi mussel fritters and Indian dahi puri. Photos / Bite magazine

You can really work up an appetite watching all that cricket and we're in on the action, matching our TV snacks to the World Cup teams playing that day.

South Africa

Make this traditional mince bake and then turn it into a round of hand-held pies. Invite any South African you know.

Recipe: Traditional bobotie

Sri Lanka

Pass the napkins and the yoghurt, this is one fiery curry.

Recipe: Hot Sri Lankan chicken wing curry

India

They will wow your guests but visit an Indian spice store and these Mumbai morsels will be little more than a tasty assembly job.

Recipe: Dahi puri

Pakistan

No spring rolls in Pakistan but the wrappers make quick work of yummy beef samosas.

Recipe: Spicy beef samosa

Afghanistan

Drag out that bottle of pomegranate molasses and tuck into lamb burgers with a Middle Eastern twist.

Recipe: Lamb 'burger' with tzatziki, feta and pomegranate dressing

South African bobotie, samosas from Pakistan and Afghanistan lamb burgers. Photos / Bite magazine

Ireland

Carb loading never tasted so good... stuffed baby potatoes with a nod to the Irish.

Recipe: Roasted baby potatoes and goat's cheese

Scotland

A little aged cheddar and these homemade oatcakes and you have your own Scottish cheeseboard.

Recipe: Scottish oatcakes

Bangladesh

Lamb mince, almonds and as much chilli and curry powder as the family will allow.

Recipe: Lamb korma meatballs

Irish baby potatoes, Jamaican jerk sauce and toasties from Australia. Photos / Bite magazine

United Arab Emirates

Peter Gordon's chickpea patties will see you through a long afternoon's play (and a few cold beers too).

Recipe: Falafel and tahini yoghurt sauce

Jamaica

Spicy jerk sauce to bring the Caribbean to beef, chicken or beans.

Recipe: Jamaican jerk sauce

New Zealand

Mussel fritters and sweetened condensed milk mayo, now what could be more Kiwi than that!

Recipe: Mussel fritters

NZ's mussel fritters, fish finger sandwiches from England and a peanut dish from Zimbabwe. Photos / Bite magazine

Australia

Heat up the toastie maker (or the jaffle iron) and make Warren Elwin's new-style Ocker quicksie pies.

Recipe: Quicksies (toastie pies)

England

We can't think of a better excuse for a white bread fish butty.

Recipe: Fish finger butties

Zimbabwe

They are called nzungu dzakakangwa in Zimbabwe but roasted salted peanuts are much loved wherever you eat them. Ours come with a sweet lime and chilli coating.

Recipe: Homemade TV peanuts (lime and chilli flavoured)

For more snacks to munch on while watching the game, check out Bite's Sporty Snacks collection.

- nzherald.co.nz