# Jelly Fry ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

**Cuisine Name**: Jelly Fry

**Region**: Our Regional Cuisines

## Main Lore Areas
Gyoda City

## Main Ingredients Used
Okara (Soy Pulp), Vegetables

## History, Origin, and Related Events
Despite being referred to as “Jelly Fry”, this dish is completely different from meats or fish fried in oil, as well as from traditional “jelly” which is a confectionery. Rather, the name “jelly fry” comes from its shape, which resembles a traditional “koban” oval gold coin. In fact, it apparently used to be called “Sen Fry” (i.e. “Money Fry”), before becoming called “Jelly Fry”. While it looks like an unbattered croquette, it is characteristically made from a mixed okara and potato base, with carrots and green onions. The combination of sauce seasoning with its chewy texture has made it a favorite among local people. Its roots lie in a dish called “Yasai Manju” (Vegetable Buns), which originate from northeast China. It is said to have been invented by the owner of the “Ippuku Chaya” restaurant in Gyoda City, who served in the Russo-Japanese war. It became commonly eaten in the late Meiji period (1868-1912) and has remained a favorite snack of the people of Gyoda City to this day.

## Opportunities and Times of Eating Habits
It has mainly been eaten as a snack for common people.

## How to Eat
Mix okara or boiled and mashed potatoes with sauteed carrots, green onions and other vegetables. Arrange into a small oval shape and deep-fry in oil. Finish by dipping everything in Worcestershire sauce. Stores in the city have jelly fry burgers and jelly fry pita sandwiches. Curry and chocolate banana flavors are also available as variants.

## Efforts for Preservation and Succession
Jelly fry is served at school lunches in Saitama Prefecture in Gyoda City and its surroundings. It is also offered and sold at restaurants and butcher shops across the Prefecture. It has been introduced in various media as a local delicacy, with Gyoda City’s mascot character “Kozeni-chan”, appearing at many events both inside and outside the city.

## Ingredients
- Okara (Soy Pulp): 340g
- Potatoes: 300g
- Flour: 40g
- Eggs: 1
- Carrots: 60g
- Onions: 70g
- Salt, Pepper: A pinch of each
- Salad oil, Worcestershire sauce, Chuno Sauce: To taste

## Recipe
1. 1. Boil the potatoes in their skins. Mash them, removing their skins.
2. 2. Finely chop the vegetables.
3. 3. Knead the okara well to remove any air.
4. 4. Add the potatoes and vegetables to the okara. Add flour, the egg, salt and pepper, and mix everything well.
5. 5. Arrange the mixture into oval shapes and deep-fry in oil at 160 degrees until golden brown.
6. 6. Put the Worcestershire sauce and Chuno sauce in a bowl at a ratio of 06時04分, and dip the freshly fried jelly fries into it to finish.

## Provider Information
provider : Traditional cuisine of North Saitama

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