Fried bread is a slice of

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that has been fried. It is used as a substitute for toast in various dishes or meals. Various oils, butter, lard, bacon drippings, or

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can be used. 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 A toaster is a small electric appliance that uses radiant heat to brown sliced bread into toast, the color caused by the Maillard reaction. It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, and heating elements, o ...

. 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.

French toast French toast is a Dish (food), dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs as food, eggs and often milk or cream, then pan-fried. Alternative names and variants include eggy bread, Bombay toast, gypsy toast, and poor knights (of Windsor).''Oxfo ...

is a type of fried bread that is coated in an egg and milk batter before frying.

Nutrition

A small slice (35 g) of fried bread provides of

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Around the world

Multiple cuisines include a dish that involves frying sliced bread.

Brazil

Rabanada French toast is a dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs and often milk or cream, then pan-fried. Alternative names and variants include eggy bread, Bombay toast, gypsy toast, and poor knights (of Windsor).''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3 ...

is a dish imported from Portugal and popular in Brazil as a

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Czech Republic

or topinka is a Czech dish of pan-fried bread used to prevent wasting stale bread. Topinky

Great Britain & Ireland

A full English breakfast / full Irish breakfast / full Scottish breakfast / full Welsh breakfast will often include bread fried in oil, butter, lard, or bacon drippings. In Northern Ireland, an Ulster fry may include fried

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Italy

Pane fritto Pane or Panes may refer to: * Paned window (architecture), a window that is divided into sections known as "panes" * Paned window (computing), elements of a graphical display * Pane (mythology), a type of satyr-like creature from Greek mythology ...

is an Italian fried bread dish often used to prevent wasting stale bread; it is commonly dipped in milk before frying.

United States

In the United States, toast is much more popular at breakfast. However, fried bread is still eaten, particularly in the form of

, but sometimes as simply a slice of bread fried in butter.

References

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