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The fritter is usually a vegetable or fruit that is covered in a dough or batter and then deep fried. The recipe can therefore be a savory or a sweet dish.

In the UK, the most common type of savory fritter is the potato fritter, which is widely sold in Fish and Chips shops up and down the land.

In Indian cuisine, the onion fritter is a very popular type of savory dish. The 'Onion Bhaji' is a recipe which is very similar in nature to the basic onion fritter.

Less commonly used vegetables for fritters include the pea, but generally speaking, the two most common vegetables fritters are the,

• Potato fritter
• Onion fritter

Both vegetables soften into a mash when deep fried, and therefore lend themselves ideally to a fritter. Other vegetables can tend to be too different to cover in a batter or just don't soften to the same consistency when steamed.

When it comes to sweet fritters, apple and pineapple naturally comes to mind. Again they both soften to a nice consistency when heated, just like with the potato and onion.

The apple or pineapple fritter is deep fried with the same technique as the savory fritter, but are usually covered in sugar when cooked and left to cool.

The fritter is especially popular in Asian countries such as India and Malaysia. It is often cooked by street vendors and is referred to as 'street' food.

The fritter is called these names in Asian countries,

• Pakora
• Pakoda
• Bhajia
• Bhaji