![]() Bowl of corn fritters | |
Type | Fritters |
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Course | Snack |
Place of origin | Native American cuisine |
Region or state | Americas, China, Southeast Asia |
Created by | Native Americans in the United States |
Main ingredients | Corn, egg, flour, milk and butter |
Corn fritters are fried cakes of a dough or batter made of, or containing a featured quantity of maize (corn). Originating in Native American cuisine, they are a traditional sweet and savory snack in the Southern United States, as well as Indonesia where they are known as perkedel jagung or bakwan jagung.[1]