Fry

Cook in hot fat

The noun and verb fry has two main areas of meaning.

One is the process of cooking something in hot oil or fat, as in French fries.

The other is the offspring of fish or other aquatic animals: guppy fry.

Fry is also a family name.

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

wok · crispy · golden · batter · breading · splatter · heat · flip · tongs · nonstick

juvenile

fingerling

Immature fish, hatchery-sized

alevin · smolt · school · nursery · aquaculture · brood · larvae · juvenile · parr · shoal

slang

burn

Damage by heat

swelter · sunburn · bake · sizzle · broil · toast · blister · tan · heatstroke · sunstroke

foods

chips

Thin fried slices

churros · doughnuts · samosa · falafel · spring rolls · onion rings · plantains · tostones · beignets · croquettes

execution

electric chair

Electrocution execution device

voltage · prison · capital punishment · sentence · execution · Old Sparky · lethal · inmate · warden · jolt

Categories
Opposites
cooking method (dry heat vs wet heat/no heat)

Fryboil

Heat to bubbling point

steam · poach · simmer · braise · stew

food preparation state

Fryfreeze

Become solid from cold

chill · refrigerate · cool · ice · preserve

Phrases
Family

frying, fryer, fryers, stir-fry, deep-fry

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G