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| Alternative names | がんもどき |
|---|---|
| Type | Fritter |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Main ingredients | Tofu |
| Ingredients generally used | Carrots,lotus roots andburdock |
Ganmodoki (がんもどき, 雁擬き) is a friedtofufritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots andburdock. It may also contain egg.Ganmodoki meanspseudo-goose (gan (がん, 雁) + pseudo (もどき)). This is because ganmodoki is said to taste like goose; comparemock turtle soup.Ganmodoki is also calledganmo for short.[1]
In theEdo period,ganmodoki was a stir-friedkonjac dish. A dish similar to the ganmodoki today was made by wrapping chopped up vegetables in tofu (much like amanjū) and deep frying it.
In Western Japan, Ganmodoki is calledhiryōzu,hiryuzu orhirōsu, from thePortuguese wordfilhós or Spanishfillos.[2]
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