A Rissole (from Latin russeolus, meaning reddish, via French) is a small croquette, enclosed in pastry or rolled in breadcrumbs, usually baked or deep fried. It is filled with sweet or savoury ingredients, most often minced meat or fish, and is served as an appetizer, dessert or side dish.

The Australian rissole is generally made from minced meat and pan fried, without a pastry covering, but sometimes with breadcrumbs.

Rissoles are also popular in Brazil, where they are more commonly known as risoles

(single s). They are often filled with sweetcorn, cheese or chicken. In Portugal, rissoles are known as rissóis (single rissol) and are ofen filled with cod, chicken, minced meat or shrimp.

Rissole is a popular snack food in Indonesia, where they are called risoles. They are most commonly filled with ragout and eaten with ketchup, chilli sauce or chilli padi.

The rissole is also a popular fried snack in Southern-Ireland, especially in the county of Wexford, where the potato is boiled, mashed, mixed with local herbs and paprika, battered and served with chips(French-fries), and/or chicken or battered-sausages.

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