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My favorite food ever is croquettes.
In the US croquettes tend to be made of meat. Deep-fried crab cakes are pretty much croquettes. I've also had some croquettes made of poultry in diners. In Japan they do fill croquettes with a little meat, but the first Japanese croquettes I had were made primarily out of mashed potatoes that were breaded with panko, and deep fried. (I'm told this happens in some parts of Europe, too.) Another popular variation is white sauce, like that stuff on fettucine alfredo without the cheese-y tang, bewitched into semisolid form, and also breaded and fried.
I can say with certainty that it's like cheesy fries x100. It is crispier, gooier, creamier, softer, greasier, fattier, and better for killing yourself, oh yeah and you eat them with white rice! To give you an idea of how I space this out, I believe it's been years since I last had croquettes at home. (I might have had some from a store last summer.) At least with meat croquettes you get protein. ( Cut for croquette recipe )
In the US croquettes tend to be made of meat. Deep-fried crab cakes are pretty much croquettes. I've also had some croquettes made of poultry in diners. In Japan they do fill croquettes with a little meat, but the first Japanese croquettes I had were made primarily out of mashed potatoes that were breaded with panko, and deep fried. (I'm told this happens in some parts of Europe, too.) Another popular variation is white sauce, like that stuff on fettucine alfredo without the cheese-y tang, bewitched into semisolid form, and also breaded and fried.
I can say with certainty that it's like cheesy fries x100. It is crispier, gooier, creamier, softer, greasier, fattier, and better for killing yourself, oh yeah and you eat them with white rice! To give you an idea of how I space this out, I believe it's been years since I last had croquettes at home. (I might have had some from a store last summer.) At least with meat croquettes you get protein. ( Cut for croquette recipe )
