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corn fritter

🇮🇩 A dish from Indonesia

corn fritter, a dish from Indonesia
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Corn fritters are fried cakes of a dough or batter made of, or containing, a featured quantity of corn kernels. Originating in Native American cuisine, they are a traditional sweet and savory snack in the Americas, the Southern United States, as well as Indonesia where they are known as perkedel jagung or bakwan jagung.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientscorn kernels, flour, egg, shallots, garlic, chili
🔥Cooking methoddeep-fried in batter
👅Flavour & stylesavory, mildly sweet, crispy, snack
🕒When it’s eatensnack or side dish

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Where does corn fritter come from?
corn fritter is a dish that originated in Indonesia.
What is corn fritter?
Corn fritters are fried cakes of a dough or batter made of, or containing, a featured quantity of corn kernels. Originating in Native American cuisine, they are a traditional sweet and savory snack in the Americas, the Southern United States, as well as Indonesia where they are known as perkedel jagung or bakwan jagung.