Karinto (sometimes spelled karintou) is a traditional Japanese snack food. Sweet and deep-fried, it is made primarily of flour and sugar. It is deep brown and pitted appearance, and takes the form of a 'bite-sized' pillow or short cylinder. A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ... Deep frying is cooking food by submerging the whole food item in hot oil or fat, originating in Africa. ... Look up flour on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ...

History

Karinto has been available from from street merchants since at least the Edo-Tempo period, roughly 1830 to 1841. The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1600 to 1867. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... take you to calendar). ...

External links

• A page with photographs of karinto
• A recipe for karinto by Yumie Shiotsuki