croquette

as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish

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Recent Examples of croquette The salmon croquette and the catfish are favorites, but the grits are always the star, arriving shimmering in butter and crowned with a fistful of shrimp. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 There, generous plates of omelets and pancakes were just as popular as shrimp and grits and salmon croquettes. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 So expect dishes like a jerk-marinated ribeye, oxtail pepperpot, and saltfish and fig croquettes. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025 The menu includes Bananas Foster pancakes, chicken and waffles, a bacon, cheddar and swiss burger, Cajun butter shrimp and salmon croquettes. Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for croquette
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Noun
  • Who doesn’t dream of making beeswax candles, topping naked cakes with berries and writing on labels with picture-perfect penmanship?
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Insider tip Amy Taylor from the Landmark Trust says that no one should visit Wales without trying homemade local Welsh cakes, the currant-spiked riff on a scone that’s synonymous with the country.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • After its win for a Angus smash patty with American cheese, bacon jam, grilled onions and Cowy sauce, owners Guillermo Felipe, Carlos Reveron and Daniel Machicao were able to open the first standalone Cowy Burger in Wynwood.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Get the recipe > Pimento Cheese Burgers Skip the ketchup and mustard and slather your burger patties with pimento cheese instead.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
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  • Chicken-Fried Mushrooms With Creamy Mushroom Gravy Test Kitchen Tips For Making Company Chicken If chicken cutlets are not even in thickness, some might take a good bit longer to cook in some spots and over cook in others, resulting in a chewy chicken.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The Uptown sandwich shop Francolini's, which uses eggs in its cooked cutlets and aiolis, is adding a 50 cent charge to every standard order, the restaurant announced last week, as well as a 5% charge on catering orders.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Croquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croquette. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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