What are Fritters?
Fritters are a mixture of different ingredients which are covered with batter, then deep-fried. “Fritter” derives from the Latin word frictura which translates as fried or to fry. Any ingredient dipped in batter and fried can essentially be a fritter, though it may not always be called so. Though we may be most accustomed to apple or banana fritters, it’s not unusual to have a fritter made from meat, like deep fried fish, or made from vegetables. In fact, vegetarian tempura is essentially vegetables dipped in batter and quickly fried, thus it certainly could be defined as vegetable fritters. Food may be either dipped in batter, or mixed with batters. The American apple fritter, often sold with donuts, is a mix of cake batter and chopped apples. Clam or crab cakes could also be considered fritters, as could potato latkes, a mix of shredded potatoes, egg, and seasonings. Sometimes batter itself is fried with no other ingredients. These are also essentially fritters. A donut made from bat
