Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
potato scallop
Also: scallop
A thin slice of potato coated in batter and deep-fried.
In a sentence
She asked for a potato scallop with extra salt.
Where it came from
Potato scallop is especially associated with New South Wales and Western Australia. Here scallop refers to the thin slice of potato, not shellfish; other states commonly say potato cake.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Especially New South Wales and Western Australia