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Touton

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Touton, also pronounced toutin, tiffin, touten or towtent, is a traditional dish from Newfoundland made with risen bread dough. It can refer to two different types of baked or fried dough, a dough cake variant that is usually fried, and a baked bun variant made with pork fat, and carries a long list of regionally distinct names. Toutons are usually served at breakfast or brunch and appear on the breakfast menus of many local restaurants.

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Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Newfoundland 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Touton
  • Infobox, region
    Newfoundland
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touton (dietary-suitability)
    The dish has a long list of regionally-distinct names, and can refer to two different types of baked or fried dough: the dough cake variant, usually fried; and a baked bun variant, made with pork fat.
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