Subject: Re: japanese potato blobs
Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

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From: idlewild
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996, 
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anyway, i've had a desire for this weirdo japanese side-dish called...
"Korokke" (i think).  none of my cookbooks have anything even remotely
similar to it, but i'll try to describe it.
 
it's kind of like tater tots - ie deep fried shredded or mashed potato 
blobs - sometiems they have bits of ground pork (or beef?) in it - i think
the the potato is seasoned (just salt?) before frying...  

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From: Sheryl Seel <seel[at]lclark.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:16:31 -0700
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I believe I read somewhere that the origin of this dish is the French
"croquette" (note the similar sound of the two words). I'm not sure of the
exact translation, but there's a verb in French "croquer"  which means "to
bite", and I think it implies that you're biting into something crispy /
crunchy. So a croquette is a small crispy thing that you bite. Can't help 
you out with a recipe, sorry. 

I had a nice meal at Chateaulin in Ashland, Oregon, last weekend, and one 
of the side dishes was a light, fluffy ball of mashed potatoes that had 
been deep fried. I wonder if that's a French croquette? I had the 
impression that some flour & eggs had been mixed into the potatoes to 
help them stick together & lighten during the deep frying. 

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From: Steve Kramer <stevekra[at]gol.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 17:09:32 -0700
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Quite correct! These potato blobs (that is what they really are) are very 
simple to make, and are often eaten on a hamburger bun here in Japan. 
Frankly, I'll take a kanish over a coroke any day!!