For a main dish, the duck curry is a wonderful collision of succulent duck leg, crispy fried pork, sweet potato, green beans and pineapple.

BBC: Beyond the vines in Australia��s Barossa Valley

For the hundreds of Filipinos who flocked there, the debut offered a coveted chance to eat the crispy fried chicken and sweet spaghetti of home.

WSJ: Sweet Spaghetti, and a Bit of Pride: A Jollibee Opens in Jersey City

There's nothing more American than crispy fried onions.

WSJ: A New Condiment for the Modern Family

We found out later that Arthur McKechnie mostly just got dressed up in his odd clothes and sat alone in a Chinese restaurant with a half bottle of white wine and a plate of crispy fried duck.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

Their cassava mofongo was particularly light, tasting like flash-fried crispy mashed potato.

BBC: On the mofongo trail in Puerto Rico

While fried calamari has become a ubiquitous appetizer on restaurant menus across America, hardly anyone outside the region has tried this delicious version, which involves tossing the fried calamari with sliced hot cherry peppers and garlic butter, for a salty, crispy, spicy combination that is beyond compare.

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