Many cultures have dishes made by deep frying dough of one form or another. A Deep-fried Twinkie Deep-frying is a cooking method whereby food is submerged in hot oil or fat. ... Dough Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ...

Asia

• China - Chinese cuisine has several fried treats, such as the matuan, typically covered in sesame seeds.
  • Chinese restaurants in the U.S. sometimes serve small fried pastries similar to doughnut holes.
  • Youtiao and you bing are popular breakfast foods in Beijing.

• India
  • Jalebi.
  • vadas are made with lentils and look like ring donuts, although are not typically sweet.
  • Poppadum is made from a dough made of Urad dal (black lentils) and certain spices. When fried as a dough or with sufficient moisture, it is called poppadum. When fried dry, it is called appalam.
  • Puri (food)
  • Chakli (Murukku)

Kaya balls.

• Japan
  • Curry bread, a curry-filled bread, dipped in panko and deep fried. It is usually pre-packaged and sold in convenience stores and bakeries.
  • Sata andagi, a sweet, ball-shaped snack, similar to the doughnut, native to the Okinawa Prefecture.
  • Tenkasu

• South East Asia
  • In Malaysia and Singapore there is a traditional ball-shaped doughnut-like snack, made with glutinous rice flour, coated with sesame seeds and stuffed - not topped - with a variety of fillings, such as ground peanuts, bean paste and kaya.

Chinese cuisine (Chinese: 中國菜) is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world. ... Matuan Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: Literal meaning: Sesame rice dough Jin deui or matuan is a type of Chinese pastry commonly found in the Far East. ... American Chinese cuisine refers to the style of food served by Chinese restaurants in the United States. ... For other uses, see Doughnut (disambiguation). ... Pieces of Youtiao Youtiao (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Yóutiáo; literally oil strip), sometimes called fried bread stick, is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and is usually eaten for breakfast. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vada (or Wada or Vade) is a popular Indian snack. ... Roasting papadums over an open flame on a stove, one of several methods of cooking them. ... Puri A puri or poori is a South Asian unleavened bread primarily found in Northern India made from a dough of atta (whole grain durum wheat flour), water and salt by rolling it out into discs of approximately the size of palm and deep frying it in ghee or vegetable... Murukku or Muruku is an Indian deep-fried biscuit made with spices that are usually found in the Indian subcontinent. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Curry bread (カレーパン karÄ“ pan) is a popular Japanese food. ... This article is about the dish. ... Panko is a variety of breadcrumb used in Japanese cuisine as a crunchy, flaky coating for fried foods such as tonkatsu. ... Sata andagi (サーターアンダーギー) are sweet deep fried buns of dough similar to doughnuts, native to Okinawa. ... “Okinawa” redirects here. ... Tenkasu ) are crunchy bits of deep fried flour-dough used in Japanese cuisine, for example in takoyaki and okonomiyaki. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Kaya ( also srikaya, means rich in Malay based on its golden color) is a jam made from coconut milk, duck or chicken eggs which are flavored by pandan leaf and sweetened with sugar. ...

Europe

• France
  

  Beignets with coffee.
  • Beignet (and the pastry is also present in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) - Sometimes described as a French doughnut but, as with other 'variants' of fried sweet pastry, the beignet typically has its own distinctive characteristics (shape and texture) which are sufficient in the minds of some of its devotees to object to Beignets being referred to as doughnuts.
• Germany
  • Bismarcks or Berliners, the doughnut equivalents, don't have the typical ring shape but instead are solid, usually filled with jam. (German doughnuts are sometimes called Berlin Doughnuts in the USA.)
• Poland
  • Pączki
• Iceland
  • Kleinur
• Italy
  • Zeppole (also known as St. Joseph's Day Cakes) - a light, doughnut hole sized pastry, filled with sweet fillings.
  • Chiacchiere and lattughe in Lombardy
  • Cenci and Donzelle in Tuscany
  • Frappe and Sfrappole in Emilia Romagna
  • Bugie in Genoa and in Piedmont
  • Crostoli in Venice and in Trentino
• Netherlands and Belgium
  • Oliebollen - Referred to as Dutch Doughnuts (or occasionally as 'Dutch Donuts') which contain pieces of apple and/or dried fruit like raisins, and is traditionally eaten as part of new year celebrations.
• Norway
  • Smultring ("lard ring"), similar to a doughnut but smaller, without glacing or filling, and flavoured with cardamom.
  • Berlinerbolle ("berliner bun"), same as the German berliner.
• Sweden
  • Rosette - ornate irons are dipped into batter and then dropped into hot oil. The pastry quickly separates from the iron , which is removed. The rosettes are then fried to a light brown, removed from the oil and sprinkled with powdered suar.
• Spain - (and also Portugal, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil)
  

  

  Churros served with dark chocolate.
  • Churro - a thin cylinder of deep-fried pastry with a characteristic 'ridged' surface, due to being extruded through a star shaped hole. It is also popular in the US where it is sometimes referred to as a "Spanish Doughnut" or "Mexican Doughnut". In Spain, churros are often had for breakfast or in local fiestas, matched with thick chocolate or white coffee. They are sometimes homemade or bought frozen to fry at home, but most are bought at cafes or from fixed or ambulatory churrerías.
  • Porras (thicker churros with a round section) - are often served for breakfast, especially in Madrid).
  • Frutas de sartén ("pan fruits") (fried dough and other fried sweets) were popular since most homes lacked an oven to prepare other cakes.
  • Malasada - a fried dough from Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal which are also popular in Hawaii and in Cape Cod Massachusetts, where they are called "flippers."
• Hungary
  • Langos
  • Bundas kenyer

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Middle East

• All of the Middle East
  • Luqmat al-qadi (القمة القادي) (literally, judge's mouthful) a relative and etymological ancestor of the Greek Loukoumas. Also called sfingis (in Arabic) and lokma (Turkish, see below).
• Greece
  • Loukoumades - Somewhat similar to scones, loukoumades (pronounced loo-koo-MA-thes) consist of deep-fried dough balls marinated in honey and cinnamon.
• Turkey
  • Tulumba tatlisi - a small, twisted variety of churro which looks nothing like the typical large, un-twisted stick-like churro.
  • Lokma
• Israel (Jewish)
  • Sufganiyah

Loukoumades. ... “Arabic” redirects here. ... Loukoumas (pronounced lu-ku-MAS) is a popular Greek pastry comparable to a doughnut. ... Loukoumades. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... A sufganiyah (Hebrew: סופגניה; plural, sufganiyot: סופגניות) is a ball-shaped doughnut that is first fried, then pierced and injected with jelly or custard, and then topped with powdered sugar. ...

North America

• United States
  

  

  Funnel cake.
  • Funnel cake - A creation which is made with fried sweet pastry where the pastry dough is extruded through a funnel into a pan of hot oil and allowed to "criss-cross" in the oil until the string of dough fills the bottom of the pan in a kind of tangled spaghetti-like arrangement, which is cooked as a cake rather than an individual snack. Funnel cakes are usually associated with carnivals and fairs, much like "candy-floss" (cotton candy).
  • Fried Coke - A creation made in the summer of 2006 which has proven very popular in Texas. Batter is mixed with Coca-Cola syrup and fried, after which it is topped with more Coke syrup or whipped cream, a cherry, etc.[1]
  • Frybread (also known as "popovers") is a Native American fried dough which may range from bread-like to donut-like depending on the source, as many tribes use different recipes.
  • Fudge Puppy is occasionally found on sale in the US at fairs and public entertainment events, and although it is often described as being based upon a Belgian waffle and looks like a hot dog roll smothered in caramel, cream, ice cream, chocolate, or fudge sauce, there is every likelihood that varieties exist which are not based upon any waffle-specific treatment and are thus essentially "long-johns" (that is, hot-dog-roll-shaped doughnuts) covered with the kinds of toppings which are more specific to Fudge Puppies (such as ice cream and fudge sauce) than to non-fudge-puppy doughnuts or waffles.
  • Hushpuppies
  • Bear claws
  • Elephant ears
    

    

    A sopaipilla.
  • Sopaipilla - a fried dough side dish or dessert popular among Mexican-Americans in the Southwest. Sopaipillas puff with air when fried, the finished product resembling a pillow. They are often served with honey, but may also be sprinkled with a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Sopaipillas are characteristic of New Mexican cuisine.
  • Beignet
• Canada
  • Beaver tails
  • Toutins
• Mexico
  • Buñuelo (also known as the "Mexican Fried Cookie"), essentially a round, cookie-shaped doughnut, often pan-fried rather than deep fried.

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See also

• Fried dough
• Doughnut

Fried dough Fried dough stand Dough being deep-fat fried Fried dough is a North American food associated with outdoor food stands in carnivals, fairs, and seaside resorts (though it can be made at home). ... For other uses, see Doughnut (disambiguation). ...

References

• Rosana G Moriera et al, Deep Fat Frying: Fundamentals and Applications, ISBN 0-8342-1321-4

External links

• Ethnic fried doughs around the world