Acarajé are bean patties, fried up in dende oil and sold by street vendors in Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. In theory, they are made from black-eyed peas soaked, then crushed, mixed with salt and onion to form a paste. In practice, they are more often made from brown beans, as they are less expensive. Additional seasonings…
Fritters & Pancakes
Carlings
Carlings are fried dried brown field peas. The type of field pea is the pea known botanically as “(Pisum sativum var. arvense” of which there were apparently several differently coloured cultivars such as black, grey, maple (dark brown) in different areas, with the maple one apparently being the predominant surviving cultivar today. [1]Balic, Adam. Grey,…
Deep Fried Taro Balls
Deep Fried Taro Balls © Paula Trites Deep Fried Taro Balls are balls of taro root, served particularly at Chinese New Year. Though taro root is cheap, they cost a bit at restaurants because of the work involved. To make them, you peel and shred the taro, and let the strands stand to drain. You…
Dondon Yaki
Dondon Yaki are fritters made in Japan. To make them, batter is spread out on a griddle to a 6 inch (15 cm) circle. It is sprinkled with chopped green onion, flakes of kombu seaweed, and powdered bonito, then more batter is poured on top. It is cooked a bit like this, then flipped over…
Ebi Tama Yaki
Ebi Tama Yaki is Okonomi Yaki with a fried egg and shrimp. Language Notes “Ebi” is “shrimp” in Japanese.
Gyu Tama Yaki
Gyu Tama Yaki is Okonomi Yaki (a Japanese stuffed savoury pancake) with beef in it.
Hushpuppies
A hushpuppy is a fritter made in the American south from a cornmeal and buttermilk batter. The fritters are deep-fried; they come out crunchy and golden-brown on the outside; and on the inside, moist, creamy and yellow (or white, depending on the cornmeal used.) They are usually made as small, round ones about the size…
Koromo
Koromo is the Japanese word for the batter used to coat tempura in.
Mikkusu Yaki
Mikkusu Yaki is an Okonomi Yaki (a Japanese stuffed savoury pancake) with a bit of each topping on offer put on it. Language Notes “Mikkusu” is the Japanese transliteration of the English word “mixed”, so it means “mixed yaki.”
Modan Yaki
Modan Yaki is Okonomi-yaki (a Japanese stuffed savoury pancake) served with a fried egg. Language Notes “Modan” is the Japanese transliteration of the English word “modern”, so it means “modern yaki.”
Monja Yaki
Monja Yaki is a thin Japanese fritter. The thin batter is made from flour moistened with dashi. The batter is poured on the griddle first, then ingredients are added after a short while. Ingredients can include vegetables, and meats such as shrimp or squid, as well as red pickled ginger. History Notes Monja Yaki developed…
Okonomi Yaki
Okonomi Yaki is a Japanese stuffed savoury pancake. When people say stuffed, they mean either that the other ingredients are folded into the batter, or that other ingredients are put on top the pancake and then more batter spooned on top of them. The other ingredients can be anything from seafood to meat to veg….
Potato Pancakes
There are a zillion ways to make potato pancakes; even a zillion ways to make Latkes alone. No one culture has the monopoly, and don’t let them tell you otherwise. After all, no potato food is really all that traditional to any European culture in the grand scheme of things: potatoes didn’t come to Europe…
Tenkas
Tenkas is the Japanese word for the crispy bits of batter that remain in the oil after frying tempura.