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Croquette
Summary
A croquette kroʊˈkɛt is a deep-fried roll originating in Dutch cuisine, consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is then breaded. It is served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food worldwide.
The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sauce, mashed potatoes, wheat flour or wheat bread. The binder may be mixed with or stuffed with a filling. Typical fillings include finely chopped meat, seafood, cheese, rice, mushrooms, and various vegetables, which may be combined with seasonings such as herbs and spices. Sweet croquettes may use a pastry cream binder and be filled with fruit.
Croquettes may also be formed in other shapes, such as disks, ovals, or balls.
The word croquette is French, derived from croquer, meaning 'to crunch'. In the 18th century, it was typically spelled croquet.
A 17th-century recipe for croquettes (croquets) by François Massialot binds a filling of meat, truffles, marrow, bread crumbs, and cheese with egg, then breads and fries them in lard. They may be as large as an egg or as small as a walnut, and can be served as an hors-d'œuvre or as a garnish. They are mentioned in a 1706 English dictionary. One 18th-century recipe uses just a batter, rather than a béchamel binder. Croquettes of the modern type, with a thick binder, are documented in an 1822 English cookbook by the French cook Louis Eustache Ude.
Croquettes with red lettuce.jpg|Circular croquettes
Kartoffel-Kroketten-tiefgefroren.jpg|Cylindrical potato croquettes
Croquetas con patatas fritas.JPG|''Croquetas fritas''
DSC 0082 broodje kroket chiang mai 2009 0629.jpg|Two [[Netherlands|Dutch]] ''kroketten'', one cut open to show the beef-ragout filling; [[Chiang Mai]], Thailand
A potato-filled croquette called aloo tikki, which originated in the Indian subcontinent, is very popular in Northern India and is usually served with a stew. They are mostly eaten as snacks at home and are also popularly sold by roadside vendors. In West Bengal, there are two popular types of croquettes called chop and cutlet.
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