Onion ring

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Onion rings with ketchup.
Onion rings with ketchup.
Onion Loaf
Onion Loaf

Onion rings are a type of fast food commonly found in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia and other places. It generally consists of a small ring of onion dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then deep fried. The ring-like structure of an onion lends itself well to this mode of preparation.

The exact origin of the onion ring is unknown, but in 1933 a recipe for deep-fried onion rings that are dipped in milk then dredged in flour appeared in a Crisco advertisement in The New York Times Magazine.[1]


[edit] Variants

  • Tobacco ring - very thin, crisp onion rings named for their color
  • Onion Bloom - flower or bloom cut whole onion that fans out
  • Onion loaf - a rectangular structure of onion rings fried together
  • Texas Toothpicks - strips of onions and strips of jalapenos battered and fried. Served in a basket together with ranch dressing.

[edit] References

  1. ^ “Crisco Advertisement”, The New York Times Magazine: SM18, November 5, 1933, <http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B11FA3C5516738DDDAC0894D9415B838FF1D3>  “Cut large onions into slices about ¼ inch thick. Separate slices into rings. Dip rings into milk. dredge with flour. … Fry onion rings until brown.”

[edit] See also

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