Touton

Touton
Alternative namesTiffin, touton, touten, towtent, damper dogs, damper devils
TypeFried bread dough[1][2]
Place of originCanada
Region or stateNewfoundland
Main ingredientsBread dough, butter or pork fat

Touton /ˈttən/ (or toutin)[3] is a traditional dish from Newfoundland, commonly made with risen dough. Although pancakes are rarely made from homemade bread dough in Newfoundland, the memory of regional terms still exists in younger generations, such as the British English term tiffin, meaning "small lunch".[4] The dish has a long list of regionally-distinct names, and can refer to two (or more) different types of baked or fried dough: the dough cake variant, usually fried; and a baked bun variant, made with pork fat.[3] Toutons are usually served at breakfast or brunch and are on the breakfast menus of many local restaurants.

  1. ^ Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition. University of Toronto Press. November 1990. ISBN 9781442690653.
  2. ^ Actes de la Quatrième Réunion Annuelle de L'Association de Linguistique Des Provinces Atlantiques. Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association. 1982.
  3. ^ a b "toutin n". Dictionary of Newfoundland English. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ Clarke, Sandra (28 February 2010). Newfoundland and Labrador English. Edinburgh University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780748631414.