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| beignet |
a square-shaped piece of fried dough topped with powdered sugar, sometimes filled with chocolate, cheese, fruit, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| BLT |
a toasted sandwich made with fried bacon, strips of lettuce, and sliced tomato. |
| cake |
a flattish oblong or round portion of food, formed or poured, and usu. baked or fried. [1/4 definitions] |
| chicken-fried |
dipped in batter or coated with flour and seasonings and fried. |
| chip1 |
a very thin slice of food that has been baked or fried until crisp. [2/10 definitions] |
| chow mein |
a Chinese-American dish of stewed bean sprouts, other vegetables, and bits of chicken, seafood, or meat, poured over fried noodles. |
| crisp |
(chiefly British) a very thin slice of potato that is deep-fried and seasoned with salt and sometimes other flavorings; potato chip. [1/7 definitions] |
| croquette |
a cake or patty of minced food such as fish, usu. held together with eggs or a thick sauce, coated with bread crumbs, and fried in deep fat. |
| crouton |
a small, usu. cubical, piece of bread that is fried or toasted and added to salads, soups, or the like. |
| cruller |
a sweet cake made from deep-fried dough, usu. shaped into a ring or twisted into a spiral. |
| cutlet |
a patty made from seasoned chopped meat, fish, or vegetables and usu. breaded and fried. [1/2 definitions] |
| dim sum |
any of various Chinese dishes served in appetizer portions, esp. small dumplings filled with minced vegetables, meat, or seafood and steamed or fried, or a variety of such dishes served together. |
| doughnut |
a small, sweet, usu. ring-shaped cake that has been fried in deep fat. [1/2 definitions] |
| dumpling |
any of many foods consisting of a flattened piece of dough wrapped around a filling such as seasoned meat, vegetables, or fruit and steamed, fried, boiled, or baked. [1/2 definitions] |
| egg roll |
a thin flat square of egg dough that is folded like an envelope around finely chopped raw vegetables and shredded pork or shrimp, and then fried in deep fat. |
| empanada |
a pastry turnover filled with a variety of sweet or savory ingredients and baked or fried. Empanadas originated in Spain and are particularly popular in both Spain and Latin America. |
| falafel |
a deep-fried croquette or patty made of ground chickpeas, fava beans, and spices. [1/2 definitions] |
| fish and chips |
fried, usu. batter-coated fillets of fish and French-fried potatoes. |
| French fries |
(often l.c.) potatoes cut into lengthwise strips and fried in deep oil or fat. |
| French toast |
sliced bread dipped in a mixture of egg and milk and then fried until browned. |
| fritter2 |
a piece of fried dough, often containing bits of fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, and shaped into a small cake. |
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