Frybread 2083322 224384047 2008-07-08T16:47:31Z Ohnoitsjamie 507787 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Demejohnson7|Demejohnson7]] ([[User talk:Demejohnson7|talk]]) to last version by Badagnani [[Image:Frybread taco.jpg|right|thumb|200px|An Indian taco]] [[Image:Making Frybread.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A member of the [[Creek people|Creek Nation]] and [[Military of the United States|U.S. military]] makes frybread during a [[pow-wow]] in [[Iraq]] while deployed for [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].]] '''Fried bread''' (also spelled '''frybread''' or '''fry bread''', also known as [[Bannock (food)|bannock]]) is a [[Indigenous peoples in the United States|Native American]] food, found throughout the [[United States]]. Frybread is a flat dough [[frying|fried]] or [[deep frying|deep-fried]] in oil, [[shortening]], or [[lard]]. The dough is generally [[leaven]]ed by yeast or baking powder. Topped with additions such as [[bean]]s, [[ground beef]], or shredded [[cheese]], frybread is served as '''Indian tacos''' or '''Navajo tacos'''. If sweetened, or served with sweet toppings such as honey or [[powdered sugar]], frybread is very similar to an [[Elephant ear (doughnut)|elephant ear]] or to the confection simply known as [[fried dough]]. Frybread has a significant (if perhaps [[stereotype]]d) role in Native American culture. It is often served both at home and at gatherings like [[pow-wow]]s and [[state fair]]s. Frybread was named the official "state bread" of [[South Dakota]] in 2005 <ref>NetState.com. Official State Foods. 2006. February 18, 2007.[http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_food.htm]</ref>. Also in 2005, frybread became the center of a controversy involving its role in [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]] among Native Americans. <ref>Harjo, Susan Shown. Indian Country Today. "Harjo: My New Year's resolution: No more fat 'Indian' food." 2005. February 18, 2007. [http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410209]</ref> The [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] reports that a plate of fried bread consists of 700 calories and 27 grams of fat. Frybread is also known in South American cooking as ''cachanga'' <ref>[http://yanuq.com/english/glosariodesc.asp?idglosario=646&codigo1=3 Glossary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==References== <references/> ==See also== [[Image:Frybread.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Frybread]] *[[Bannock (food)|Bannock]] * [[Fried dough foods]] * [[Native American cuisine]] * [[Fried dough]] * [[Fried bread]] * [[Sopaipilla]] ==External links== {{Cookbook|Fry Bread}} *[http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_recipes_ethnic/article/0,1801,HGTV_3178_2032993,00.html Reprint of a Tacoma News Tribune article on fry bread] *[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9022063/ AP article on the health threats of frybread] [[Category:Flatbreads]] [[Category:American breads]] [[Category:American cuisine]] [[Category:Native American cuisine]] [[Category:Symbols of South Dakota]]