South America
- Brazil
- Pastel - a thin pastry envelope containing minced meat, catupiry and chicken, shrimp or another filling and then deep-fried.
- Coxinha - a croquette-like food with chicken filling.
- Bolinho de chuva - deep-fried sweet dough balls
- Sopaipilla
- Peru
- Picarones - a sweet, ring-shaped pumpkin-based fritter; often served with a molasses syrup.
- Panama
- Hojaldre - a white flour dough made with baking powder that is deep-fried. It is a traditional breakfast cuisine in Panama.
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