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Where food goes for a hot bath and comes back a legend.
means To cook food by fully submerging it in very hot oil or fat until it turns crisp and golden.
from A plain English compound: "deep" (Old English deop, meaning far down — here, oil deep enough to swallow the food whole) plus "fry" (from Old French frire, itself from Latin frigere, "to roast or fry"). The technique long predates the phrase — cooks have been plunging dough and fish into bubbling fat for centuries — but the term "deep fry" is a relatively modern kitchen label, distinguishing the full submersion from shallow pan-frying.
- oil temp
- Ideal frying runs 175 to 190 Celsius
- steam shield
- Bubbles are water escaping, blocking oil intrusion
- county fair
- Texas vendors deep-fry butter, beer, even Coca-Cola
- maillard magic
- Browning creates hundreds of new flavor compounds
- japan twist
- Tempura was introduced by Portuguese missionaries
chicken chicken — deep fried whole chicken dish at kfc, sold globally since 1952
tempura — japanese deep-fried vegetables and seafood technique dating to 16th century nagasaki
fish and chips — battered deep-fried fish with chips, traditional british dish from 19th century london
mole fries — belgian-style deep-fried potato sticks, national dish of belgium since 17th century