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[[Image:Mars1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ultimate fritter - the deep fried Mars Bar!  <br>A delicacy; but not one for the faint hearted, or those on calorie-controlled diets.]]
 
[[Image:Mars1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ultimate fritter - the deep fried Mars Bar!  <br>A delicacy; but not one for the faint hearted, or those on calorie-controlled diets.]]
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In the UK, ''fritters'' may be purchased form a [[Chip shop]] along with [[Battered fish]], [[Chips]] and  [[Mushy peas]]. Alternative names for ''fritters'' in different parts of the UK are:
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In the [[UK]], ''fritters'' may be purchased form a [[Chip shop]] along with [[Battered fish]], [[Chips]] and  [[Mushy peas]]. Alternative names for ''fritters'' in different parts of the UK are:
 
* Scallops    (Merseyside Region)
 
* Scallops    (Merseyside Region)
 
* Scones      (North East of England)
 
* Scones      (North East of England)
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In [[Glasgow]], it is possible to obtain almost any food, deep fried in this manner. Specialities include the deep fried [[Mars Bar]] and deep fried [[Pizza]].
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In [[Glasgow]], it is possible to obtain almost any food, deep fried in this manner. Specialities include the deep fried [[Mars Bar]] and deep fried [[Pizza]]. In [[France]], these foodstuff are called les beignets and the dish is common in Louisianna especially during Mardi Gras. In the [[United States]], "corn fritters" and "apple fritters" are small cakes made with batter and the main ingredient and fried. New England clam cakes, Maryland crab cakes, and Philadelphia scrapple are essentially varieties of this type of fritter.
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''Fritter'' is also the name for a type of doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popular.
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[[Category:Food]]
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