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Pholourie

Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes

Pholourie, also spelled phulourie or phoulourie, is a snack commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and elsewhere in the Caribbean. It consists of fried, spiced dough balls made from split peas and flour, served with a chutney. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Region
Guyana 2
Origin Region
India 2
Origin Region
Suriname 2
Origin Region
Trinidad and Tobago 2
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Vegan 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Hindu Festival Foods, Food Traditions
Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Caribbean Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)

Prepared By Technique

Frying, Culinary Techniques
Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Flour, Ingredients
Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)
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Guyana

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India

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Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)
Suriname

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Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)
Trinidad and Tobago

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Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Pholourie (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Pholourie (), also spelled phulourie or phoulourie, is an snack commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and other parts of the Caribbean.
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, infobox main_ingredient field
    Flour and split pea powder
  • Expresses Tradition: Hindu Festival Foods, Article body
    Pholourie is widely connected to the Holi festival celebrated by Trinidadian Hindus.
  • Prepared By Technique: Frying, Lead sentence
    It consists of fried, spiced split pea and flour dough balls that are served with a
  • In Cuisine: Caribbean Cuisine, Lead section
    commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and other parts of the Caribbean
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2. Pholourie (Wikidata)
  • P495 (country of origin): Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago
  • P495 (country of origin): Suriname
    Suriname
  • P495 (country of origin): Guyana
    Guyana
  • P495 (country of origin): India
    India
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