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Fidjos
Cape Verdean banana fritters made with cornmeal and wheat flour.
About Fidjos
Fidjós is a Cape Verdean name for fried banana fritters; on São Nicolau the same preparation is commonly called brinhola. This profile follows a Cape Verdean family version combining mashed ripe banana with fine yellow cornmeal and wheat flour.
Ripe banana supplies sweetness and a soft fruit base, while cornmeal adds a gently grainy maize flavour. Cinnamon brings warmth, and wheat flour helps the fritters hold together as they cook.
The batter is spooned into a shallow layer of oil and fried into small, irregular rounds. Each fritter develops a golden-brown surface around a soft, moist centre with fine cornmeal texture and visible banana body.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Fidjos
Cape Verdean Brinhola-Style Fidjós with Banana and Cornmeal.
- Ripe bananasSweet fruit base
- Ground cinnamonWarm spice note
- SaltFlavour balance
- Fine yellow pre-cooked cornmealMaize body and texture
- All-purpose wheat flourBinding structure
- Baking sodaLeavening
- Canola oilShallow-frying fat
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ripe bananas:
- Ground cinnamon:
- Salt:
- Fine yellow pre-cooked cornmeal: . The source's fine pre-cooked yellow cornmeal maps to the broader established cornmeal route; its form is preserved in the ingredient name
- All-purpose wheat flour:
- Baking soda:
- Canola oil:
Origins & food traditions
Crumb-Snatched supplies the complete Cape Verdean family recipe selected here and explains that the banana fritters are called brinhola on São Nicolau and fidjós elsewhere in Cape Verde. CapeVerdeIslands independently corroborates the Cape Verdean brinhola identity and banana-fritter form, while the Cape Verdean cuisine reference records filhoses/fdjoss as fried banana balls with flour and sugar.
Countries
- Cape Verde
- Cabo VerdeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cape Verdean Cuisine
- Cape Verdean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.