fritters

plural of fritter
as in cakes
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 fritters 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 In the meantime, the seafood-heavy menu at The Shelbourne with dishes like red prawn ceviche or roasted grouper is a great option for dinner, while poolside dining offers more casual but delicious fare like conch fritters or a jerk smash burger. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025 The dough that built Fox Har’br, a sprawling 1,100 acre oceanfront property that snuggles up against Nova Scotia’s North Shore came from selling tens of millions of that exact order along with billions of timbits and apple fritters. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 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 With just a simple mix of ingredients, your couscous becomes lovely fritters, pan-fried to golden perfection. Sami Tamimi august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 Make zucchini fritters, and serve them with sour cream or yogurt sauce. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025 The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fritters
Noun
  • Brunch here means shrimp and grits, wings and waffles, and decadent cakes that live up to the bakery’s fun-loving name.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Compared to cakes and cookies, making a pie can give even experienced bakers anxiety.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Season the patties just before cooking.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Known for its soul food, Silver Sands Café offers hearty weekend plates of salmon croquettes, rice and gravy, collard greens, and cornbread dressing.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • According to Lin, Genki’s menu will have existing dishes from Tanuki — including curries, rice dishes and tempura — and original items meant for nearby Sacramento State students to easily take away, such as croquettes, katsu plates and bento boxes with a few small entree portions and a side dish.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Fritters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritters. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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