kromesky

English

Alternative forms

• cromeski, cromesqui, kromeski

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krōmà (“slice”).

Noun

kromesky (plural kromeskys or kromeskies)

1. A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon before deep-frying.
   • 1916, Bartimeus [pseudonym; Sir Lewis Ritchie], Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-man‎^[1], Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons:

     The Engineer Lieutenant pushed his head inside his neighbour's cabin: “Come along—come along! You'll be late for dinner. Fresh grub to-night: no more ‘Russian Kromeskis’ and ‘Fanny Adams’!”

   • 2018, Niki Segnit, Lateral Cooking: Foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi‎^[2], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:

     I suspect Queen Marie would not have found my school catering very regal. Our kromeskies were made from leftover minced meat, wrapped in bacon and fried in batter.

Further reading

• “kromeski”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.