An apple fritter

Malaysian roadside fritters

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Bob Barker is Frittery.

A fritter is any kind of food coated in batter and deep fried. The word comes from the Latin frictura ("frying") by way of Old French and Middle English. It can refer to a dessert, a side dish or a main course food. Batter is a thick or thin liquid mixture, usually based on flour, water or milk, and egg. ... Deep frying is cooking food by submerging the whole food item in hot oil or fat, originating in Africa. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Plantains frying in vegetable oil. ... Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories corresponding roughly to the northern half of modern France and parts of Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300 A.D. It was known at the time as the langue doïl to distinguish it from the langue... Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the...

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. Fish and chips in modern packaging Fish and chips or fish n chips, a popular take-away food, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes, traditionally sold wrapped in newspaper. ... A British meal of fish and chips served with mushy peas in the ramekin on the right. ...

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. Fritters may use regular flour, cornmeal, or a mix. New England clam cakes and Maryland Boardwalk-style crab cakes are essentially varieties of fritter. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Clam cakes are a New England food, most common in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... A garnished crabcake Crab cakes (or crabcakes) are patties made of crab meat. ...

In Malaysia, it is 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. Yams at Brixton market For the term yam as used in the United States, see sweet potato. ... Binomial name L. “Camote” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cooking in a wok The wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. ... A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food that is not meant to be eaten as part of one of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ...

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. Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney, Australia. ... Basket of western-style pastries, for breakfast Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pastries For the Pastry Distributed Hash Table, see Pastry (DHT). ...

Fritter can also be used in verb form: to "fritter something"

Fritter also comes from the Latin word meaning to "fritter" an object. Frittering was used in the late Roman period when frittery Romans went to battle. It was used as a certean "war call" called Fritter Romanian.

Recent study has shown that the word fritter can be used in place of the common word we known and cheerish as "wet cheddar". So enjoy the choose of calling someone etheir fittery or cheddary.

External links

Recipes

• Crab and Corn Fritters on AhitoZiti