fritter

as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup

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Recent Examples of fritter On the food menu are Spanish classics like paella, croquetas fritters, and patatas bravas, or crispy potatoes, along with colorful summer salads and crowd-pleasers like burgers and sandwiches. Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 Chickpea flour is the base for these crispy fritters that chef and author Romy Gill likes to pair with cool mint-cilantro chutney. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025 Rent a car at the airport, make Long Bay your base, and explore all corners of the island—the low coastal cliffs of Cooper Jack Bay, the world’s third-largest barrier reef and, of course, Da Conch Shack on the North Shore for the best sea-to-table conch fritters. Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025 Every bite of this dish, whether spooned from a steaming bowl or crisped into fritters, represents how food can carry the weight of memory, love, and history. Sami Tamimi august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fritter
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Noun
  • The cashier told her there were just a few fruit cakes left.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Spread pineapple filling over cake, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
    Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Buffett is also known for frequenting McDonald’s for a cheap meal, choosing to order two sausage patties, an egg and cheese, or a bacon egg and cheese—all under $4.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The patty cooked to a perfect medium, slightly larger than his ideal five ounces, and sans the tomatoes, gets a fairly glowing review (which can’t be said of every spot).
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025

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