Fried bread

Fried bread
Fried bread as part of a cooked breakfast with sausage, scrambled eggs and sautéed mushrooms
Alternative namesFried slice
TypeBread
CourseSide
Place of originWorldwide
Serving temperatureWarm
Main ingredientsBread
Food energy
(per serving)
174 kcal (730 kJ)

Fried bread is a slice of bread that has been fried. It is used as a substitute for toast in various dishes or meals. Various oils, butter, lard, bacon drippings, or ghee can be used. Some cooks may choose to fry rather than toast to avoid having to give counter or storage space to or spend money on a toaster. Proponents of frying rather than toasting call out the extra flavor and crispiness that can be achieved by frying in fat rather than dry-toasting.

French toast is a type of fried bread that is coated in an egg and milk batter before frying.

Around the world

Multiple cuisines include a dish that involves frying sliced bread.

Brazil

Rabanada is a dish imported from Portugal and popular in Brazil as a Christmas dish.

Czech Republic

Topinky [de] or topinka is a Czech dish of pan-fried bread used to prevent wasting stale bread.[better source needed]

Topinky

Great Britain and Ireland

A full English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh breakfast will often include bread fried in oil, butter, lard, or bacon drippings. In Northern Ireland, an Ulster fry may include fried soda farls.[citation needed]

Italy

Pane fritto is an Italian fried bread dish often used to prevent wasting stale bread; it is commonly dipped in milk before frying.

Japan

In Japan, Agepan [ja] is a koppe-pan that has been deep-fried in cooking oil and flavored with a sweet coating, such as sugar or kinako. It is a dish typically enjoyed by schoolchildren.

Agepan

United States

In the United States, toast is much more popular at breakfast. However, fried bread is still eaten, particularly in the form of French toast, but sometimes as simply a slice of bread fried in butter.[citation needed]

See also

References

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  5. ↑ "Rabanada (Sweet Fried Bread) - Sabor Brasil". Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fried bread with cinnamon sugar (rabanadas)". Food. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Kupská, Petra (20 January 2021). "Topinka Pan Fried Bread". Cook Like Czechs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ↑ International, Rotary (January 2001). The Rotarian. p. 12.
  9. ↑ "Fried Bread Is A Tasty, Toasty Treat You'll Want To Eat Every Day". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pane Fritto (Fried Bread) Recipe on Food52". Food52. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Fried Bread - sweet or savory (pane fritto)". Mangia Bedda. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "給食でおなじみ！コッペパン、揚げパンの由来と歴史" [A School Lunch Staple! The Origins and History of Koppe-pan and Fried Bread]. じゃぱん 日本のパンを「たべる」と「つくる」で応援するサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2026.