Everything about Fritter totally explained
A
fritter is any kind of food coated in
batter and
deep fried. The word comes from the
Latin *frīctūra ("
frying") by way of
Old French and
Middle English. It can refer to a
dessert, a
side dish or a
main course food.
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 or some
mushy peas) fried in batter. Hence:
potato fritter,
pineapple fritter,
apple fritter,
pea fritter, etc.
Small cakes made with a primary ingredient, mixed with batter and fried, are found in many American cuisines. "Corn fritters" and "apple fritters" are well known, although the American apple fritter is unlike the British one. The creator of the American apple fritter is Don Limbocker, a baker from Salem, Oregon. Fritters may use regular flour, cornmeal, or a mix.
New England clam cakes and
Maryland Boardwalk-style
crab cakes are essentially varieties of fritter.
In most
Southeast Asian countries like
Malaysia, it's common for a variety of fritters (such as
yam,
sweet potato and
banana) to be fried by the roadside in a large
wok and sold as
snacks. Fritters are extremely popular road side snacks all over
South Asia and are commonly referred to as
Pakora (Pakoda) or
Bhajia in local parlance.
There is some debate as to how to properly classify a fritter. Some consider it a
doughnut, while others consider it to belong, more generally, to the
pastry family.
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