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Deep frying is a cooking method where food is submerged in hot fat or oil. This technique, used since antiquity, involves immersing food completely in a deeper vessel of hot oil. It is considered a dry-heat cooking process because the food is heated through a greasy medium.12

Deep frying is a versatile and ancient method used across cultures to prepare meats, fish, vegetables, and breads. The popularity and cost-effectiveness of deep frying made it a staple of the fast-food industry. Common frying mediums include rendered animal fats, butter, lard, and commercially produced oils like corn and peanut oil.2

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french fries
…then typically fried in a deep fryer. The oil causes french fries to be high in fat, which is linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Flavouring with salt also poses risks to the heart. Amid growing health concerns, many fast-food chains, including McDonald’s, stopped using oil that contains trans fat
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…then typically fried in a deep fryer. The oil causes french fries to be high in fat, which is linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Flavouring with salt also poses risks to the heart. Amid growing health concerns, many fast-food chains, including McDonald’s, stopped using oil that contains trans fat
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fritter
Plain fritters are deep-fried cakes of chou paste or a yeast dough. In another type, bits of meat, seafood, vegetables, or fruit are coated with batter and deep-fried. Small cakes of chopped food in batter, such as corn fritters in the southern United States, are also called fritters.
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Plain fritters are deep-fried cakes of chou paste or a yeast dough. In another type, bits of meat, seafood, vegetables, or fruit are coated with batter and deep-fried. Small cakes of chopped food in batter, such as corn fritters in the southern United States, are also called fritters.
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funnel cake
…funnel, creating a lattice of deep-fried dough, and then served with heaps of powdered sugar.
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…funnel, creating a lattice of deep-fried dough, and then served with heaps of powdered sugar.
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frying
…a fire or as so-called deep fat frying, in which the food is completely immersed in a deeper vessel of hot oil. Because the food is heated through a greasy medium, some authorities consider frying to be technically a dry-heat cooking process.
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…a fire or as so-called deep fat frying, in which the food is completely immersed in a deeper vessel of hot oil. Because the food is heated through a greasy medium, some authorities consider frying to be technically a dry-heat cooking process.
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tempura
…light flour batter and then deep-frying the food.
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…light flour batter and then deep-frying the food.
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