Fried Dough

This Fried napolitano snack is flavored with anchovies—“a familiar ingredient throughout the Campania region,” according to the book. “These miniature, preserved fish typically add a subtle, umami flavor” (as when added to a sauce like puttanesca) but they “can also lend a more pronounced bite to many regional dishes,” like these salty fritters.  Adapted from Naples and the Amalfi Coast (Phaidon, $39.95 US/$49.95 CAN, April 2017)   Slideshow: More Anchovy Recipes

Some chefs can’t stop playing with their food. Consider Alex Talbot and Aki Kamozawa, the innovators behind a blog called Ideas in Food and the partners at Curiosity Doughnuts in Stockton, New Jersey. Why the name Curiosity? “Because it fuels everything we do,” says Kamozawa. To perfect their signature hand-rolled cider doughnuts, they tinkered endlessly with the texture, finally borrowing a technique from Japanese milk bread. The simultaneously moist and tender results put standard farmers’ market cider doughnuts to shame. The only way to improve on perfection? A luscious glaze or a roll in cinnamon-cardamom sugar. Fresh out of the fryer, these babies are straight-up mind-blowing. Here’s how to make your own batch.—Tina Ujlaki

Crispy fritters, whether savory or sweet, are one of our favorite party foods. We love to use seafood, like lobster, scallops and shrimp to make summery snacks, or take a sweeter approach with fresh fruit and creamy ricotta. Here, our best fritter recipes.

Fried oreos and flan cake are just a few of the decadent fried desserts you can find at the Texas State Fair, which kicks off today. If you can't make it to Dallas, here are five fried desserts to make at home that are equally delicious.

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