fritter

Japanese: fritter
fritter

...It usually refers to meat, fish, shellfish, or vegetables that are deep-fried in a batter of flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, in that order. When meat is used, it is often called a cutlet. In a broad sense, it also includes fried foods such as French fries, which are deep-fried without battering the ingredients, fried foods such as fried chicken, which are deep-fried with flour, and fritters (called beignet in French), which are deep-fried in a batter made of flour, eggs, beer, etc. The fat and oil used for deep-frying is usually salad oil, but lard, butter, or butter can also be used.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fritter" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ふつう鳥獣肉,魚貝類,野菜などに小麦粉,とき卵,パン粉の順にころもをつけて揚げるものを指し,そのうち肉類を使った場合はカツレツと呼ぶことが多い。広義には,材料にころもをつけずそのまま揚げるフライドポテトのようなもの,小麦粉をまぶして揚げるフライドチキンのようなから揚げ,小麦粉,卵,ビールなどでつくったころもで揚げるフリッターfritter(フランス語でベーニェbeignet)も含まれる。 フライに用いる油脂はサラダ油が一般的であるが,ラード,ヘット,バターを使うこともある。…

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