fried
Prepared in grease
Fried describes food cooked in hot oil or fat: fried chicken, fried eggs.
The past tense of fry works the same way.
Extended uses capture the idea of being subjected to intense heat or energy—electronics get fried by power surges, skin gets fried by the sun.
In slang, fried means mentally exhausted or impaired: I'm completely fried after that exam.
It can also mean intoxicated on drugs, especially after heavy use.
Brittle and snapping
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- crispFirm and breakable
- cracklingSharp snapping noises
- crustHard outer layer
flaky · brittle · breadcrumbs · panko · batter · golden-brown · shattering · crackly
Cooked quickly in fat
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- breadedCoated with crumbs
- tempuraJapanese battered fried food
- crispyBrittle and snapping
golden · browned · sizzling · hot oil · skillet · wok · coated · dredged
Domestic fowl for eating
- riceStaple cereal grain
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- plantainsStarchy banana relatives
potatoes · onions · calamari · tofu · dumplings · wontons · samosas · empanadas
Exhausted from prolonged stress
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- drainedEmptied of resources
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
zonked · overwhelmed · depleted · fatigued · cooked · done · toast · running on empty
Used without good result
spaced-out · blitzed · zonked · loaded · smashed · tripping · messed up
Damaged by heat
- charredBurned until black
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- scorchedBurned on surface
- overdoneExcessive in degree
ruined · smoking · acrid · bitter · carbonized · singed · incinerated · dried-out
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- SouthernOf the region below
- soul foodTraditional Black Southern cuisine
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
hearty · nostalgic · diner · fair food · street food · comfort food · finger-licking · guilty pleasure
crispy
Brittle and snapping
crust · flaky · brittle · breadcrumbs · panko · batter · golden-brown · shattering · crackly · light
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
crispy · golden · browned · sizzling · hot oil · skillet · wok · coated · dredged · crumbed
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
plantains · potatoes · onions · calamari · tofu · dumplings · wontons · samosas · empanadas · churros
burnt out
Exhausted from prolonged stress
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- drainedEmptied of resources
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
spent · zonked · overwhelmed · depleted · fatigued · cooked · done · toast · running on empty
wasted
Used without good result
buzzed · spaced-out · blitzed · zonked · loaded · smashed · tripping · messed up
burnt
Damaged by heat
overdone · ruined · smoking · acrid · bitter · carbonized · singed · incinerated · dried-out
homestyle
Simply prepared, like family cooking
satisfying · hearty · nostalgic · diner · fair food · street food · comfort food · finger-licking · guilty pleasure · savory
oily
Covered in grease
slick · dripping · saturated · rich · indulgent · buttery · lard · caloric · unhealthy · cholesterol
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
- cookedbaked, boiled, braised, broiled, grilled
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
friedsober
Free from intoxication
straight · clearheaded · clear-headed · clean · dry
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
- fried eggsEggs cooked in fat
- fried riceStir-cooked grain dish
- French friesFried potato batons
- fried fishCooked seafood in oil
- fried foodsItems cooked in oil
fries, fried chicken, fried egg, fried rice, fried eggs, fried bread, fried dough