Meaning & use
scrapple
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Meanings
noununcountableAmericanregional
A loaf made from pork scraps boiled with cornmeal and spices, then cooled, sliced and fried.
Grammar: Uncountable: some scrapple; a slice of scrapple.
Patterns
- a slice of scrapple
- fried scrapple
My grandfather fried scrapple until the edges were crisp every Saturday morning.
The diner serves scrapple with eggs and toast.
She tried scrapple for the first time on a trip to Philadelphia.
noununcountablehumorous
A plain, hearty, cheap dish made from leftovers, sometimes used to describe any mixed-up food of scraps.
Grammar: Less common, loosely figurative use.
Patterns
- scrapple of something
The stew was a scrapple of everything left in the refrigerator.
He called his casserole a scrapple of last week's meals.
The market stall sold a scrapple of old parts and tools.
Common combinations
- fried scrapple
- Fried scrapple is crisp outside and soft inside.
- slice of scrapple
- He ordered a slice of scrapple with syrup.
- scrapple and eggs
- The breakfast special was scrapple and eggs.
- Pennsylvania scrapple
- Pennsylvania scrapple is a local favorite.
Synonyms and how they differ
- panhaas
- Panhaas is the Pennsylvania Dutch name for the same dish.
- haggis
- Haggis is a Scottish dish of offal in a casing, different in ingredients and preparation.
- hash
- Hash is chopped meat and potatoes fried together and is not set in a loaf.
- pâté
- Pâté is a smooth, spreadable meat paste served cold, unlike fried scrapple.
Word family
Commonly confused: scrapple or scrabble?
scrapple vs scrabble
Scrabble is a word game or the act of scratching around, so it has no relation to the food.
Practice
In Pennsylvania diners, breakfast often includes crisp slices of fried ___ made from pork scraps and cornmeal.
Choose one answer.
Scrapple is the regional loaf of pork and cornmeal. Haggis is Scottish and made differently, and a bagel is bread.
Make it your own
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