DailyDirt: There's Nothing That Can't Be Deep Fried And Eaten

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We know it's bad for our health, but somehow we just can't get enough of artery-clogging fried foods because they taste so good. If you get tired of dry oven-roasted Thanksgiving turkeys, try deep frying them next time. Deep frying is not only a quicker way to cook a turkey, but it also produces a very moist and juicy bird with super crunchy skin. (However, deep frying whole turkeys is dangerous if not done properly -- take it from William Shatner, who nearly burned down his house trying to deep fry a turkey.) Fried turkey isn't particularly unusual, but there are some pretty crazy, deep fried food ideas out there. Here are a few examples. By the way, StumbleUpon can also recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.
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Filed Under: butter, food, fried, girl scout cookies, kool aid, mcribster, state fairs, twinkies
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  1. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 25 May 2012 @ 5:09pm

    But can you fry an mp3 while downloading fried kool aid?

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  2. icon
    Frenz (profile), 25 May 2012 @ 5:18pm

    Burp

    I got fat reading that.

    Someone had to say it.

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  3. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 25 May 2012 @ 5:22pm

    I like to deep fry pizza rolls. They're delicious.

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  4. identicon
    Richard, 25 May 2012 @ 5:28pm

    Ewww. The thought of breaded deep fried butter sticks almost makes me want to throw up.

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    Dementia (profile), 25 May 2012 @ 5:34pm

    I had a deep fried snickers at the San Diego fair.....it was AWESOME!!! Couldn't find the deep fried twinkie stand, was very disappointed.....

    link to this | view in thread ]

  6. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 25 May 2012 @ 6:30pm

    Wait, doesn't everyone already know you can deep-fry anything? Or was that a secret we Southerners somehow kept from the rest of the country until Iowa started doing it?

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  7. identicon
    Pixelation, 25 May 2012 @ 7:05pm

    My favorite is deep fried ice cream.

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    Andrew D. Todd, 25 May 2012 @ 7:20pm

    McRibster-Wiener Schnitzel

    Yes, that is approximately what is called a Wiener Schnitzel, the German/Austrian term for what a Southerner would call a chicken-fried steak. Of course, the real top-of-the-line item is the Wiener Schnitzel Holstein: a Wiener Schnitzel, topped with a fried egg and anchovies, with a couple of pieces of Kielbasa sausage on the side, along with potatoes. The lot.

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    BeeAitch (profile), 25 May 2012 @ 11:11pm

    King of the Hill episode where Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer discover deep frying.

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  10. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 25 May 2012 @ 11:31pm

    Re:

    "not available where you live"

    Or so they think!

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  11. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 26 May 2012 @ 5:49am

    Re:

    Snickers and Mars are good....

    Next time try a deep fried, dark chocolate bounty.
    trust me... it tastes awesome , not of coconut at all.

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    Anonymous Coward, 26 May 2012 @ 5:56am

    Re: Re:

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    Anonymous Coward, 26 May 2012 @ 6:24am

    Re:

    We used to hang any northerner who got hold of our fried knowledge.

    Good times...

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  14. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 26 May 2012 @ 6:25am

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    Yar har fiddle de de!

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    samuel bg, 26 May 2012 @ 8:23am

    mosanto anyone?

    Deeply frying food is not bad for health.. well only that you know that mosanto turn thier crops mostly on corn oil. wich the sale very cheaply to big fast food restaurants chains.

    Just a reminder for you guys that mosanto Crops grow their own pesticides, kill bees and kill lab rats that eat the corn itself. + mosanto take the time to spray their "round up" pesticide...ahem. Bio weapon. on all their crops, before even considering turning it into oil and corn starch.

    well bio weapon might seems arch but mosanto "round up" is trully destructive. Even after dilluing it 45 times it is still as strong and efficient... Also, food sprayed with mosanto "round up" tested on lab rats have shown to COMPLETLY STERILISE!!!! the rats by the 3rd generation.

    so deeply frying food on mosanto corn oil... is the worst thing you could ever do.. that oil is the most effective and destructive silent weaponized food.

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    Mike Uchima (profile), 26 May 2012 @ 11:02am

    It's bacon!

    One of the local pubs recently added battered deep-fried bacon to their menu. Sooo bad for you... and sooo yummy! :D

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    ethorad (profile), 26 May 2012 @ 11:17am

    Welcome!

    We've been deep frying confectionary for years here in Scotland. Had my first deep fried mars bar in around 1994. The local fish and chip shop at university would deep fry anything, so we went along the chocolate counter having deep fried marathon/snickers, crunchy, rollos, bounty, etc.

    Anyway, got to go ... think I'm having a coronary!

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  18. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 26 May 2012 @ 1:37pm

    Re: mosanto anyone?

    I have my own garden, thanks.

    But yes, Monsanto = evil and probably poisoning us. Don't forget the potatoes. They can probably also have these comments removed, lest the sheep begin questioning their fodder.

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    lrobbo (profile), 26 May 2012 @ 5:15pm

    Yeah, we're still loving the deep fried Mars Bars here, washed down with a few cans of Tennents Super . . .

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  20. identicon
    Harry Payne, 28 May 2012 @ 6:29am

    Re: Welcome!

    Deep fried mars bars? Nothing beats the great Scots national dish of deep fried chicken tikka pizza.

    Remove frozen pizza from packaging. Snap in half, place the sides with the topping on together, dip in batter, and introduce to the oil...

    link to this | view in thread ]


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