Street Fryer · Fried Seafood Cone
'O Cuoppo
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The paper cone is part of the design — angled so oil drains to the bottom point, keeping the food at the top crisp instead of sitting in grease.
'O cuoppo piles a mix of lightly battered and fried small fish, shrimp, squid, or vegetables into a tall paper cone, meant to be eaten by hand while walking. Naples' street fryers scoop it hot straight from the oil.
Why it's made this way: It turned Naples' cheap, abundant small-fish catch into a fast, portable meal for a busy port city, no plate or cutlery required.
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