deep-fried bread; fried doughnut-like bread
A Japanese snack: bread or roll deep-fried and typically coated with sugar, kinako (roasted soybean flour), or cinnamon. Often associated with school lunches.
I'm happy when deep-fried bread is served in the school lunch.
I like deep-fried bread coated with roasted soybean flour.
Compound of 揚げ (age, 'deep-fried') + パン (pan, 'bread'). The term likely originated in Japanese school lunch programs in the mid-20th century.