What is Fritter?

Fritter — A fritter is any piece of raw or cooked meat, fish, fruit or vegetable coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp, golden and cooked through. Fritter batter is usually made from flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper and a little oil to help them go crisp. If it's a sweet batter for fruit then a little caster sugar is added and often the fritters are dredged in icing sugar before serving.