Exactly where and when the first fried dough appeared is the subject of much speculation and one that is covered under the History portion of this site. What can be agreed upon is that almost every culture has its own version of fried dough, be it savory or sweet, with or without a hole.

Many of these authentic fried breads and desserts can be made with OSO-ONO dough. Click here for more information.

This page (a work in continual progress) is our modest attempt to catalog fried doughs by ethnic region and name. Products are listed alphabetically, by ethnic name. Please help us make this presentation as complete and accurate as possible.

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