is a fried
tofu fritter
A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients which have been Batter (cooking), battered or breading, breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-frying, deep-fried. Fritters ar ...
made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and
burdock
''Arctium'' is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mecha ...
. It may also contain egg. ''Ganmodoki'' means ''pseudo-
goose'' ( + ). This is because ganmodoki is said to taste like goose; compare
mock turtle soup
Mock turtle soup is an English soup that was created in the mid-18th century as an imitation of green turtle soup. It often uses brains and organ meats such as calf's head to duplicate the texture and flavour of the original's turtle meat af ...
. ''Ganmodoki'' is also called ''ganmo'' for short.
In the
Edo period, ''ganmodoki'' was a stir-fried
konjac dish. A dish similar to the ganmodoki today was made by wrapping chopped up vegetables in tofu (much like a
manjū) and deep frying it.
In Western Japan, Ganmodoki is called ''hiryōzu'', ''hiryuzu'' or ''hirōsu'', from the
Portuguese word ''
filhós'' or Spanish ''
fillos''.
Gallery
File:Ganmodoki 1 by kina3.jpg, Ganmodoki (right)
See also
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Oden
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List of tofu dishes
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References
External links
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