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Recent Examples of fritters
Breadwinner will offer smashburgers, hoagies and vegetarian sandwiches, such as one stuffed with vegetable fritters, and a mushroom French dip.
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Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of my favorites include Bajiye, savory black-eyed pea fritters; Baasto Lisaanyo, Somali lasagna with cumin and cilantro in the sauce; and Bariis Isku Karis, one-pot goat and rice, Ahmed’s childhood favorite.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This waterfront favorite sits on a natural cove just below Cap Maison and serves up seafood classics like fish & chips, plus regional hits including creole fish stew with curry and island conch fritters with chili mango chutney.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Be sure to make a reservation or risk missing out on savoring conch fritters and the signature pulled pork burger.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
With a foreword by fellow Oaklander and Native American author Tommy Orange, Wahpepah’s book invites readers to a pre-colonial cuisine of bison roast with chokeberry rub, acorn muffins and wild rice fritters stuffed with apples, cranberries, pepita crema and much more.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The region’s North African influences (Tunisia lies just across the coast) are acutely manifest in its cuisine—San Vito Lo Capo hosts an annual couscous festival and chickpea fritters, pistachios, and spices such as saffron and cinnamon feature across many of its restaurants’ menus.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
In the Netherlands, Oliebollen, doughnut-like fritters stuffed with apples, are a traditional Dutch New Year’s sweet.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of my favorites include Bajiye, savory black-eyed pea fritters; Baasto Lisaanyo, Somali lasagna with cumin and cilantro in the sauce; and Bariis Isku Karis, one-pot goat and rice, Ahmed’s childhood favorite.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This waterfront favorite sits on a natural cove just below Cap Maison and serves up seafood classics like fish & chips, plus regional hits including creole fish stew with curry and island conch fritters with chili mango chutney.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Be sure to make a reservation or risk missing out on savoring conch fritters and the signature pulled pork burger.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
With a foreword by fellow Oaklander and Native American author Tommy Orange, Wahpepah’s book invites readers to a pre-colonial cuisine of bison roast with chokeberry rub, acorn muffins and wild rice fritters stuffed with apples, cranberries, pepita crema and much more.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The region’s North African influences (Tunisia lies just across the coast) are acutely manifest in its cuisine—San Vito Lo Capo hosts an annual couscous festival and chickpea fritters, pistachios, and spices such as saffron and cinnamon feature across many of its restaurants’ menus.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
In the Netherlands, Oliebollen, doughnut-like fritters stuffed with apples, are a traditional Dutch New Year’s sweet.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fritters
Noun
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Pavlovas are a popular dessert in spring and summer when the light, airy, cloud-like texture of the baked meringue dessert is preferred over the heavier, sturdier cakes of fall and winter.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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For dessert, the crew will be enjoying cookies, cakes, and plenty of chocolate.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Workers prep hundreds of patties each morning, using ice cream scoops to form the ground beef — purchased from a market down the street, with just a pinch of salt added — into meatballs, which are flattened in a tortilla press.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The burger contains two one-pound patties, 10 pieces of bacon, two layers of mushrooms (Beard winces at the thought of mushrooms), two layers of blue cheese crumbles and Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, tomato and lettuce.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Eggplant will surely play a starring role on the restaurant’s opening menu alongside pop-up favorites like cassoulet croquettes, quail pithivier, and choucroute garnie.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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Belgium’s menu includes moules frites or steamed mussels in white wine, shrimp croquettes, beef roast, bone-in pork chop, classic chocolate mousse.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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