Potato pancake pork chop called ". It is sometimes deep fried. In Iranian cuisine, ' (, "potato "kuku"") is made with shredded potatoes, eggs, onion, saffron, sometimes garlic chives and sometimes cinnamon. Frequently, potato kuku is cooked as smaller patties, but it is also cooked in a larger pancake-style or baked. This dish has been compared to the ', ', and ' (Spanish omelette). Potato pancake Potato pancakes, latkes, deruny or boxties are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or flour and a binding ingredient such as egg or applesauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning.
Spanish omelette Other ingredients such as green or red peppers, chorizo or other sausage, tuna, shrimp or different vegetables, may also be included as well, although the result is not strictly a tortilla de patatas/papas. The Spanish government nutrition web site specifies extra virgin olive oil and includes onion, but some recipes simply state vegetable oil. The tortilla may be eaten hot or cold; it is commonly served as a "tapa" or picnic dish throughout Spain. As a tapa, it may be cut into bite-size pieces and served on cocktail sticks; a large tortilla can be cut into triangular portions ("pincho de