''Tortang kalabasa'', also known as squash fritters, is a
Filipino omelette
An omelette (sometimes omelet in American English; see spelling differences) is a dish made from eggs (usually chicken eggs), fried with butter or oil in a frying pan. It is a common practice for an omelette to include fillings such as chiv ...
made by mixing mashed or finely-grated
pumpkin (''calabaza'') with flour, water, egg, salt, and pepper. Other ingredients like minced vegetables can also be added. It is very similar to ''
okoy'', but the latter is made with
glutinous rice
Domestication syndrome refers to two sets of phenotypic traits that are common to either domesticated plants or domesticated animals.
Domesticated animals tend to be smaller and less aggressive than their wild counterparts; they may also hav ...
batter rather than eggs. Regardless it is sometimes known as squash ''okoy'' or ''okoy na kalabasa''.
See also
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Tortang talong
''Tortang talong'', also known as eggplant omelette, is an omelette or fritter from Cuisine of the Philippines, Filipino cuisine made by pan-frying grilling, grilled whole eggplants dipped in an egg mixture. It is a popular breakfast and lunc ...
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Tortang sardinas
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Tortang carne norte
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Poqui poqui
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