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frita

American  
[free-tuh] / ˈfri tə /

noun

  • fritas
    plural
  1. a Cuban style of hamburger with a patty made of spiced beef and pork or chorizo, often topped with shoestring potatoes.


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I never loved the food — until I discovered ropa vieja and vaca frita.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

So when I go to a Cuban restaurant, I'm not looking to the vaca frita or lechon for an authentic experience.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022

The hearty dish is now commonly paired with Puerto Rican classics like pernil, carne frita, and shrimp mojo.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021

Lucy Campos’s finest dish may be her trucha frita, a butterflied and pan-fried piece of freshwater trout that is buttery and almost begging for a spoonful of fresh pico de gallo.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021

Frita, run quick; bring wood and coals, and make the caldron ready. frita.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli

Over yerba mate and torta fritas, his mother, Ederlinda Miguelina Yelón, passed along the knowledge she had stored in Chaná, a throaty language spoken by barely moving the lips or tongue.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Families pressed around picnic tables piled high with homemade empanadas, papas fritas and steaming cups of morocho, a thick, sweet drink.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

Had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at the Spanish Diner...and absolutely everything exceeded our expectations...the pan con tomate, albondigas con patatas fritas dish, & even the drunk'n pineapple were super flavorful & delicioso!!

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2019

To signify the close of the meal came frijoles fritas or fried beans, and these were followed by the dessert consisting of some preserved fruit or of a sweet tamale.

From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar) Edwords

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