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Alternative names | Fried slice |
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Type | Bread |
Course | Side |
Place of origin | Worldwide |
Serving temperature | Warm |
Main ingredients | Bread |
174 kcal (730 kJ) |
Fried bread is a slice of bread that has been fried. It is used as a substitute for toast in various dishes or meals. [1] [2] [3] Various oils, butter, lard, bacon drippings, or ghee can be used. [1] [4] Some cooks may choose to fry rather than toast to avoid having to give counter or storage space to or spend money on a toaster. [1] [4] Proponents of frying rather than toasting call out the extra flavor and crispiness that can be achieved by frying in fat rather than dry-toasting. [1] [2] [3]
French toast is a type of fried bread that is coated in an egg and milk batter before frying.
A small slice (35 g) of fried bread provides 730 kilojoules (174 kilocalories) of food energy. [5]
Multiple cuisines include a dish that involves frying sliced bread.
Rabanada is a dish imported from Portugal and popular in Brazil as a Christmas dish. [6] [7]
Topinky or topinka is a Czech dish of pan-fried bread used to prevent wasting stale bread. [8] [ better source needed ]
A full English breakfast / full Irish breakfast / full Scottish breakfast / full Welsh breakfast will often include bread [9] [10] fried in oil, butter, lard, or bacon drippings. In Northern Ireland, an Ulster fry may include fried soda farls.[ citation needed ]
Pane fritto is an Italian fried bread dish often used to prevent wasting stale bread; it is commonly dipped in milk before frying. [11] [12]
In the United States, toast is much more popular at breakfast. However, fried bread is still eaten, particularly in the form of French toast, but sometimes as simply a slice of bread fried in butter.[ citation needed ]