A sweet pastry or cake that is deep-fried in oil, similar to a doughnut.
Compound of 'fried' (past tense of 'fry', from Old French 'frire') and 'cake' (from Old Norse 'kaka'). The term literally describes the preparation method.
Fried cakes appear across virtually every cuisine—from Indian jalebis to Dutch oliebollen to American funnel cakes—showing how universal the combination of dough and hot oil is.
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