Observed on December 2, Fritters Day celebrates the tasty snacks made by deep fat frying battered vegetables, fruit, cheese, seafood, meat or dough.

Some are sweet, others savory. Many are shaped into little cakes, while others are finger foods served hot with dips, drips or dustings of seasonings, sweets or sauces.

Some of the most popular fritters in the USA include apple fritters, corn fritters, beignets, potato fritters, hushpuppies, conch fritters, and deep fried banana fritters.

Tempura is a popular fritter in Japan, consisting of battered and fried seafood or vegetables. Pakora is a fritter widely enjoyed in India and Pakistan, typically made with vegetables mixed with chickpea flour batter and deep-fried.