Whitebait fritter
Fluffy egg fritter packed with tiny fish
Think of it as: Like an omelet stuffed with baby fish
Tiny fish, big price tag.
What does it taste like?
Fluffy egg and the gentle sweetness of tiny fish.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureLight and fluffy
What is it?
Tiny juvenile fish caught as they swim upriver, bound with egg and pan-fried into a fluffy fritter. The season is short and whitebait is pricey, so it's a real treat in New Zealand.
How locals eat it
Served on buttered white bread with a squeeze of lemon during whitebait season.
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MusicNew Zealand pop Pop that reaches the world from the Southern Hemisphere
SportRugby
Richie McCaw (rugby; captained the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cups) World HeritageTongariro National Park and more National animalKiwi National flowerKōwhai (unofficial) FestivalMatariki (June-July, Māori New Year)
Ingredients
- Whitebait 200 g
- Eggs 2
- Flour 1 tbsp
- Salt, a pinch
- Butter 1 tbsp
- White bread 2 slices
- Lemon 1/4
Can't find it? Any tiny fish, like baby anchovies, works.
How to make it (one way)
- Beat the eggs with flour and salt
- Stir in the whitebait
- Spoon palm-sized rounds into a buttered pan
- Cook lightly on both sides
- Serve on white bread with lemon