funnel cakes

Fried fairground spirals

Funnel cakes are fried dough pastries made by pouring batter through a funnel in a circular pattern into hot oil, creating a web of crispy strands.

Dusted with powdered sugar, they're a signature treat at American fairs, carnivals, and boardwalks: We split a funnel cake at the state fair.

Opposites
food preparation method

funnel cakessteamed vegetables

Produce cooked by vapor

fresh fruit · salad · raw fish · sashimi · crudités

health and indulgence

funnel cakeskale salad

Raw curly greens dish

celery sticks · raw carrots · quinoa bowl · rice cakes · steamed broccoli

culinary context

funnel cakesfine dining

Elegant restaurant experience

haute cuisine · tasting menu · gourmet cuisine · molecular gastronomy · caviar

Family

cake, funnel, funnels, funneling, funneled, funnel cake

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G