I'm eating a deep-fried Mars Bar...ask me anything!

[CanuckAmok]

For those of you who are going to ask "have you already put back on the 12 pounds you lost this month?", I'll save you the trouble. The answer is "yes".

[absyntheNsugar]

1. ewwwwwww

Deep...fried...mars....bar???

Isn't that a bit like deep fried cheese?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. there's such thing as deep fried cheesecake on a stick

I shit you not!!!!!

[CanuckAmok]

13. Ha, and you thought Absinthe was decadent?!

Picture the director's cut of "From Hell", except with Johnny Depp in the bath eating a deep-fried Mars Bart instead of chugging absinthe.

Are you there yet...?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. I'm so there yet so not!

Does that make sense?

[CanuckAmok]

19. Yes it does.

I felt turned on yet filthy just by typing it!

[mountainvue]

2. Where does one get a deep fried Mars bar?

[CanuckAmok]

3. Why, at "Pirate Chips" in Nanaimo, BC, of course...

...and, I assume, at most health clubs in England.

They also have deep-fried Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, but I thought I'd try the shallow end before diving from the high platform!

[bif]

35. Hey, you're in Nanaimo?

I did a phone interview with an engineer on one of the ferries that services the area. He said it's heaven on earth. He was from Scotland and was the greatest guy. Said, if I'm ever out there to look him up and he'd buy me a beer.

[T_i_B]

22. "Where does one get a deep fried Mars bar?"

Scotland. :evilgrin:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

26. Stonehaven, to be precise. I know the chip shop responsible

for this aberration. Hell, I may have been there at the birth of this advancement in human culture.
(Stonehaven is about fifteen miles from my mum's house)

[T_i_B]

32. Scotland invents the deep-fried Mars bar

and then Scotland becomes rubbish at sport. Coincidence? :eyes:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

33. That, and the sudden arrival of Moroccan hash along the West Coast.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

40. Here's the BBC on the whole phenom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/654750.stm

Thursday, 24 February, 2000, 08:29 GMT
French batter Mars bars menu



Deep fried Mars Bars originated in Scotland



A Scottish chef has sparked a national debate in France after outraging food purists by putting deep-fried chocolate bars on the menu.

Ross Kendall introduced the "delicacy" after joining the Parisian restaurant Le Chipper when it opened last year.


That sort of thing will never work in France

Rival chef Marie-Ange Renaud
His menu also features chocolate-filled ravioli and chicken in Seven-Up but it was the popularity of the deep-fried Mars Bar with a dash of cinnamon that got French food critics in a stew.

The menu became the subject of a national debate after a prominent critic championed the fare, according to The Times.

[Eureka]

4. Seriously?

Do they batter it beforehand, like fish or ice-cream?

[CanuckAmok]

5. It's odd...

The batter is exclusively reserved for sweets, so it doean't have a savoury flavor to it. It's a whole Mars Bar, flash fried in boiling batter. Basically, it's like a flavourless shell with a melted chocolate bar inside it. It's so soft that it has to be eaten with a fork. If you've ever had a fried banana at an Indian or Japanese restaurant, this isn't that far removed...

...but I don't think I'll repeat the experiment...I could actually HEAR myself getting fatter, and it was a little on the rich side for my tastes.

Did I mention it's served on a plate with a side of Redi-Wip?

[Eureka]

7. Aha

boiling batter, not boiling oil? Interesting twist, I'd never thought of boiling the batter.

Cooked banana is excellent, although instead of frying them we slice them on one side, pack with chocolate, wrap in foil, put in fireplace for a few minutes. Maybe you're across that, but I'm not up with Canuck culture :-) When I think of Canada I think of the Goodies episode where their fire freezes!

I know what you mean about hearing yourself get fatter, I have the same thing going on with beer, but it isn't a sacrifice I'm happy to make, I'd rather exercise (just long enough to work up a thirst) Beer is like an extension of my own self :-)

[Eureka]

8. Oh, and what's Redi-Wip? n/t

[CanuckAmok]

12. Reddi-Wip? Read on...

http://www.reddi-wip.com/

Basically an aerosol edible-oil product which looks ant tastes unsettlingly like whipped cream.

[Eureka]

14. Urrghhh

give me real cow juice any day :-) But I'm taking it out of context I suppose. When you consider you were eating it with a deep fried mars bar it was probably quite lite and refreshing for the palette :-)

[TOhioLiberal]

6. Holy Moley!

I can hear your arteries hardening from here! :-)

I've heard (never tried it myself) that deep fried Twinkies are a 'delicacy'...:-)

Trekkerlass

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

9. Are the Mars Bars in Canada

the UK version or the US version? Just wondering, I love the UK version.

[CanuckAmok]

10. I think they're closer to the US version...

...it's been decades since I've had a real UK Mars, so I can't cslaim to be an authority.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

15. We get the UK version in Chicago from

the Irish import stores. Check it out in BC. They go like hotcakes when they get here. People literally buy the stores out in two days.

[CanuckAmok]

17. There's a Scottish crocery in town...they stock them.

It's honestly never crossed my mind to pick one up, but I'll hazard a go next time I'm in there picking up Grand Marnier Clotted creame and Irn-Bru.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

28. Irn Bru is the greatest hangover cure known to man.

Closely followed by Tizer.

[T_i_B]

31. Irn-Bru also goes very well with Vodka

I love the stuff! :bounce:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

34. I didn't realise it had penetrated south of the border.

It does turn up in the strangest places, like The Great Canadian Superstore, just along Country Hills Boulevard from my house in Calgary.

[T_i_B]

36. I drink Irn-Bru all the time!

It is widely available. Apparently it's also very popular in Russia (mixed with vodka again!) :crazy:

Made in Scotland from girders. It came south many many moons ago.

[Spider Jerusalem]

37. You know, a US Milky Way is the same thing as a UK Mars Bar...(n/t)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

38. They are milky-wayesque.

I hadn't noticed that. The UK version is more carameltastic.

[maveric]

18. I've had deep fried ice cream at El Toritos here in San Diego.

Its an ice cream bar of some sort rolled in chocolate syrup then a batter and quick deep fried.

[SOteric]

20. Can you hear your arteries slamming shut?

[Kool Kitty]

21. There is a restaurant in Sea Bright here in

central NJ (Thompson's on Ocean Avenue) that has deep-fried Mars bars on the dessert menu. It's a fish and chips place that has fab fish. They sell some British products, including Mars Bars. I never seem to have room for dessert after we eat there. Now, I just may, having read this thread.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

23. Isn't extraterrestrial food dangerous? (nt)

[populistmom]

24. Be careful, man

12 pounds in a month? Unless you're in your thrid trimester (even then really), that's a lot. Speaking as someone who just spent the past year getting weight off that I let creep up on me over the years, find a way to nip it in the bud now because the more you have to lose, the harder it gets.
In times of trouble, food can be used like a drug to forget about your problems just like drugs or alcohol. Just be careful to avoid this if you can. It creates a whole other set of problems. :hug:

[CanuckAmok]

25. Heh...

I wasn't serious!

I have lost 12 lbs since February 12, and I was quipping that I put it all back on by eating the deep-fried Mars Bar.

Thanks for the haead-up, though.

For the record, I couldn't possibly be pregnant; I've had a vasectomy :hi:

[populistmom]

29. You've just been the victim

Of Populistmom's first overly serious post of the day! Seriously, I know I need to lighten up. :hi: back at ya cutie!

[GOPisEvil]

27. You can get them here served a la mode...

Either Mars or Snickers, covered in pastry dough, flash fried, served with caramel and chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream. We usually share them amongst several friends.

[MissMillie]

30. An area amusment park makes them

and also deep-fried twinkies.

[Bertha Venation]

39. Why? eom