Fritter
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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.
In British fish and chip shops, the fish and chips can be accompanied by called fritters, which means a food item (such as a pineapple ring or an apple ring or some mushy peas) fried in batter. Hence: pineapple fritter, apple fritter, pea fritter, etc.
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. Fritters may use regular flour, cornmeal, or a mix. New England clam cakes, Maryland crab cakes, and Philadelphia scrapple are essentially varieties of fritter.
A fritter is also a variety of holeless doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popular.
