Crocchè (from the
French
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croquettes
A croquette is a deep-fried roll consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is breaded and deep-fried; it is served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food worldwide.
The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sa ...
'') are a dish of
Neapolitan
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Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...
and
Sicilian origin, made from
mashed potato
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and
egg, which is covered in
bread crumbs
Bread crumbs or breadcrumbs (regional variants including breading and crispies) consist of crumbled bread of various dryness, sometimes with seasonings added, used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thicken ...
and fried.
Crocchè are typically a Southern Italian
street food
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, ubiquitous at ''
friggitorie'' specializing in fried foods, the Italian equivalent of
Fish and chip shop
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s.
See also
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Arancini
Arancini (, , , ) are Italian rice balls that are stuffed, coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried, and are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. The most common arancini fillings are: ''al ragù'' or ''al sugo'', filled with ragù (meat or mince, slow-c ...
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Croquette
A croquette is a deep-fried roll consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is breaded and deep-fried; it is served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food worldwide.
The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sau ...
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List of potato dishes
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External links
A feature about a Palermitan friggitoria
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Cuisine of Sicily
Potato dishes
Neapolitan cuisine
Deep fried foods