Meaning
Small flat cakes of seasoned batter fried crisp — most famously saltfish fritters ('stamp and go') and sweet banana fritters, made from mashed ripe banana with sugar and nutmeg. Golden and crunchy on the outside, soft within, fritters are a beloved breakfast, snack, and street food, savoury or sweet, eaten hot from the pan. Cheap, quick, and satisfying, they turn up on the breakfast plate, in the lunch box, and from the roadside vendor, one of the most everyday of Jamaican fried treats.
Examples
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She fry up some banana fritters fi breakfast.
She fried up some banana fritters for breakfast.
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Saltfish fritters crispy an tasty.
Saltfish fritters are crispy and tasty.
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Buy a bag a fritters from di cart.
Buy a bag of fritters from the cart.
Origin
From 'fritter' (fried battered food); a staple of Jamaican frying, savoury (saltfish) and sweet (banana).
How it’s used
Savoury (saltfish = 'stamp and go') or sweet (banana). See [[stamp-an-go]].