Fritter

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Fritter
Carrot and chickpea fritters
Main ingredientsBatter or dough
Ingredients generally usedsmall pieces of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredient

A fritter is a portion of meat,

deep-fried.[1][2][3][4] Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.[4]

Definition

The 1854 edition of An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster defines fritter as a transitive verb meaning "to cut meat into small pieces to be fried".[5] Another definition from 1861 is given as "a pancake cont. chopped fruit, poultry, fish; also a small piece of meat fried".[6]

Varieties

Africa

West African countries have many variations similar to fritters. The most common process includes the blending of peeled black-eyed peas with peppers and spices to leave a thick texture. A Yoruba version, akara
, is a popular street snack and side dish in Nigerian culture.

South Africa

Pumpkin fritters, served with cinnamon sugar at any time of day, are popular in South Africa.[7][8]

Asia

South Asia

Fritters are extremely popular roadside snacks all over

onion bhaji
also enjoys a high popularity abroad and at home.

India and Pakistan

In India and Pakistan, a pakora is a fritter of assorted vegetables and spices.

In the

South Indian state of Kerala, banana fritters
are extremely popular.

Piyaji is a Bengali dish of fritters with onions.

  • Chilli pakoras
    Chilli pakoras
  • Onion fritters (piyaji) is a Bengali dish made with onions.
    Onion fritters (piyaji) is a Bengali dish made with onions.
  • A woman making bajjis in Mylapore
    A woman making bajjis in Mylapore
  • Uggani bajji, rice and fritters, a typical breakfast in Rayalaseema
    Uggani bajji, rice and fritters, a typical breakfast in Rayalaseema

Southeast Asia

Brunei

In

banana, shrimp, yam, sweet potatoes and vegetables (usually sliced cabbages or carrots). Some local fruits, when they are in season, are also made into cucur, most commonly durian, breadfruit (sukun), tibadak (Artocarpus integer) and tarap (Artocarpus odoratissimus
).

Indonesia

In

bananas (pisang goreng), tempe mendoan, tahu goreng (fried tofu), oncom, sweet potato, cassava chunk, cassava tapai, cireng (tapioca fritters), bakwan (flour with chopped vegetables), Tahu isi (filled tofu), and breadfruit.[10] These are often eaten accompanied by fresh bird's eye chili. The variety known as bakwan commonly contains flour with chopped vegetables such as carrot and cabbage, whereas the fried patties called perkedel typically consist of mashed potatoes or ground corn (perkedel jagung or bakwan jagung
).

  • Gorengan, Indonesian street vendor of assorted fritters
    Gorengan, Indonesian street vendor of assorted fritters
  • Indonesian tempeh mendoan and tofu fritters
    Indonesian tempeh mendoan and tofu fritters
  • Bakwan jagung, Indonesian corn fritter
    Bakwan jagung, Indonesian corn fritter
  • Fritter peddler offering pisang goreng, Indonesian banana fritter
    Fritter peddler offering
    pisang goreng
    , Indonesian banana fritter
Malaysia

In Malaysia, it is common for a type of fritter called "cucur"[11] (such as yam, sweet potato and banana[12]) to be fried by the roadside[12] in a large wok and sold as snacks.

  • Malaysian roadside yam and sweet potato fritters
    Malaysian roadside yam and sweet potato fritters
Myanmar
Main article: Burmese fritters

In Burmese cuisine, fritters are called a-kyaw (Burmese: အကြော်), while assorted fritters are called a-kyaw-sone (Burmese: အကြော်စုံ). The most popular a-kyaw is the gourd fritter (ဘူးသီးကြော်). Diced onions, chickpea, potatoes, a variety of leafy vegetables, brown bean paste, Burmese tofu, chayote, banana and crackling are other popular fritter ingredients. Black beans are made into a paste with curry leaves to make bayagyaw[13]—small fritters similar to falafel. Unlike pisang goreng, Burmese banana fritters are made only with overripe bananas with no sugar or honey added.

The savory fritters are eaten mainly at breakfast or as a snack at tea.

cilantro
, finely diced tomatoes, garlic and onions.

  • Fried snacks of Myanmar
    Fried snacks of Myanmar
Philippines

In the

maruya
are also sold in travelling cart or street side vendors.

  • Maruya or kumbo, banana fritters
    Maruya
    or kumbo, banana fritters
  • Okoy, shrimp and glutinous rice flour fritters
    Okoy, shrimp and glutinous rice flour fritters
  • Kwek-kwek, quail egg fritters
    Kwek-kwek
    , quail egg fritters
  • Pinakufu, glutinous rice flour fritters coated in sugar and coconut
    Pinakufu
    , glutinous rice flour fritters coated in sugar and coconut
Thailand

East Asia

China

Throughout China, fritters are sold at roadsides. They may contain pork, but are commonly vegetarian.

  • A couple making fritters in Hainan, China. Each contains some fermented beans, chopped spring onion, and a small cube of pork meat. These sell for 5 mao (jiao), equivalent to around 8 US cents.
Japan

In Japanese cuisine, tempura is vegetable or seafood dipped and fried in a light crispy batter and served as a common accompaniment to meals.

Korea

In

goguma-twigim
(fried sweet potato), gul-twigim (fried oyster), ojingeo-twigim (fried squid), and saeu-twigim (fried shrimp).

Traditional vegetarian deep-fried foods associated with

perilla leaves, and chili peppers, which are coated with glutinous rice paste
and dried thoroughly.

Iran

The Iranian variety is called Kuku which come in different versions like the ones with potatoes or the ones with herbs. This type of fritter resembles a crustless quiche.

New Zealand

Whitebait fritters are popular in New Zealand.[15]

  • New Zealand whitebait fritters
    New Zealand
    whitebait fritters

Europe

United Kingdom

In British fish and chip shops, the fish and chips can be accompanied by "fritters", which means a food item, such as a slice of potato, a pineapple ring, an apple ring[16] or chunks, or mushy peas fried in batter. Hence: "potato fritter", "pineapple fritter", "apple fritter", "pea fritter", etc. At home and at school, fritters are also sometimes made with meat, especially Spam and corned beef. A fritter roll or roll and fritter is a potato fritter inside a bread roll, served with salt and vinegar.[17]

North America

Canada and the United States

The apple fritter is a common fritter in

deep-fried and dipped in vanilla glaze as the yeasted version. In 2020, McDonald's announced that they will be serving apple fritters along with two other pastry
items all day.

Caribbean

Conch fritters are commonly prepared in The Bahamas.[18]

See also

  • Acarajé
     – Deep fried bean cake
  • Arancini – Italian snack food
  • Beignet – Deep fried pastry
  • Boortsog – Traditional fried dough of Central Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines
  • Buñuelo – Fried dough ball
  • Carimañola – South American meat-pie in a burrito-shaped yuca fritter
  • Crab cake – American crab dish
  • Croquette – Small breaded, deep-fried food
  • Cuchifritos – Various fried foods prepared principally of pork
  • Fishcake – Minced or ground seafood mixed with a starchy ingredient and fried
  • Fried dough foods
  • List of doughnut varieties
  • List of bread dishes
  • List of deep fried foods
  • Mandazi – Fried bread
  • Mücver – Turkish fritter or pancake, made from grated zucchini
  • Pholourie – Fried, spiced dough balls
  • Potato pancake – Shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato
  • Vada – Category of savoury fried snacks from India
  • Pakora – Spiced fritter from the middle east and indian subcontinent
  • Zalabiyeh – Deep-fried pastry common to West Asia and Indian subcontinent
  • Kevum

References

  1. ^ Grand Diplome Cooking Course. Taylor & Francis US. p. 58. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-1-4344-5495-9
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  3. ISBN 978-0-471-46427-3
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-226-14125-1
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. ^ An American Dictionary of the English Language. Harper. 1854. p. 431.
  6. ^ Cooley, Arnold James (1861). Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation and Definition of Words. W. and R. Chambers.
  7. ^ "Pumpkin fritters (pampoenkoekies) | Rainbow Cooking". www.rainbowcooking.co.nz.
  8. ^ "PUMPKIN FRITTERS". November 3, 2014.
  9. ISBN 9781598849554
    .
  10. ^ Fauziah (2017-06-02). "Gorengan: Indonesia's Favorite Fried Snacks - Indoindians". Indoindians. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  11. ISBN 978-1-4735-2366-1
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  12. ^
    ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  13. ISBN 978-1-59077-260-7
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  14. ISBN 978-1-62412-036-7
    . Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  15. ISBN 978-1-4000-0841-4
    . Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  16. ^ Raffald, E. (1808). The experienced English house-keeper, consisting of near 800 original receipts. p. 118. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  17. ^ CHALMERS, TORI (31 January 2017). "Glasgow Food Delicacies You Might Not Have Heard Of". theculturetrip. The Culture Trip Ltd. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Conch Fritters | Traditional Sea Snail Dish From The Bahamas | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

External links

  • Media related to fritters at Wikimedia Commons
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