Deep fried Mars Bars

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Anyone tried this famed Scottish delicacy? and lived to tell the tale.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My dad did and he's still around, said it's not as bad as you'd think. He said they did Bounty's too.

― Plinky (Plinky), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

haven't tried but i'd like to.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I've tried a bite of Elisabeth's and think they're tastier than normal Mars bars, but something about them just makes me uncomfortable.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Never tried them, of course down here they dont even cook chips right never mind mars bars so I am doomed!

― Fuzzy Wuzzy (Madam Plinky), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I did once, although only in Oxford so it may not have been very authentic. It looked horrible but it was actually quite nice. I did feel very ill afterwards, but that was probably more because I'd already eaten one meal and half of someone else's that evening. (No wonder I could do with losing a couple of stone, eh? Mind you I didn't need to then, strangely.)

― Rebecca (reb), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 14:52 (twenty-three years ago)

(Rebecca, maybe you should familiarise yourself with the process of cause and effect, hmmm? :-) [generic stop-worrying,-you're-gorge comment])

― Graham (graham), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

fried twix are much much better.

― maura (maura), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 16:11 (twenty-three years ago)

The concept of the deep fried pizza slice scares me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 16:28 (twenty-three years ago)

i've tried fried ice-cream (tempura aisu kuh-reem-uh). it's not as good/bad as you think.

― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 18:03 (twenty-three years ago)

didn't stay in Glasgow long enough. or would I have had to head out to LIVINGSTON?

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 18:37 (twenty-three years ago)

DEEP FRIED TWINKIES ARE AMAZING. I SAW THIS TV SHOW ON A RESTAURANT IN NYC THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE SORT OF THINGS.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Deep fried chicken is pretty good. Okra too.

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 19:27 (twenty-three years ago)

wait, wait wait...deep fried CHICKEN?!

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

DEEP FRIED TWINKIES ARE AMAZING. I SAW THIS TV SHOW ON A RESTAURANT IN NYC THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE SORT OF THINGS.

http://chipshopnyc.com/

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 20:02 (twenty-three years ago)

again, all you NYC people have all the damn fun.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 20:03 (twenty-three years ago)

or would I have had to head out to LIVINGSTON?

I don't see why you would have had to. why would you possibly have had to?

I think I had fried ice cream in the czech republic.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a restaurant here in Richmond that serves fried pickles. They are great.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Never had deep fried mars bars, but did have deep fried pizza after finishing a 50 mile walk around the Scottish Highlands... it was greasy, and much needed after 4 days in the wilderness... I think I'd have to spend another 4 days in the wilderness to try it again though.

― Celeste (Celeste), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 01:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I am going to try deep-frying my dark chocolate toffee pops some day.

― Livvie, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 02:45 (twenty-three years ago)

all right. that's it. I officially love jess.

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 05:01 (twenty-three years ago)

everyone comes around eventually.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 06:30 (twenty-three years ago)

But then they get back to their senses.

― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 08:35 (twenty-three years ago)

I try to have a deep fried mars everytime I find a shop that does them even though my teeth are so sore I can't eat or drink for a couple of hours. At this one shop you can get them in junior or MANSIZE!!

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 08:59 (twenty-three years ago)

The best thing I've ever heard of is this:

Your trusty chip shop fryer bloke takes a pizza and puts a burger on one side. The pizza is then folded in half, dipped in batter and, you've guessed it, deep fried. Yumski.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 09:05 (twenty-three years ago)

that's the most insane thing i've ever heard.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Has anyone tried wrapping a pizza around a Mars bar, etc.?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Anybody who has worked in a restaurant kitchen has deep fried weirder things than that.

― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:12 (twenty-three years ago)

shoelaces work particularly well.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:00 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...

Rebecca, where did you see Deep Fried Mars Bars is Scotland? I asked for one at "Hassan's Cuisine", and they totally laughed and refused.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 9 March 2003 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

Had deep fried Mars Bar at A Salt and Battery, NYC.

Taste reminded me of sopapillas, which I never see outside of the southwest. Fluffy fried tortilla dough pockets filled with honey -- same feeling of biting through bready/fried and having liquidy/sweet gush out.

Could only eat half. Heavy. Greeeezy. Especially after full fish-and-chip dinner. Made sounds like: blurgh. Oof. Took "one last" bite. Made sounds like: awwghf. Horkle.

Verdict: delicious but Wrong.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 28 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Also it looks like an egg roll. And when you bite into it you feel like you're biting into an egg roll. It's like egg roll surprise: instead of vegetables suddenly it's all choconougaty.

My plan: have giant salad dinner around 6pm. Around 11:00 -- stomach should be in condition required to handle the Mars Bar.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 28 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

This is further cultural proof that the American South was settled by people from Scotland.

― earlnash, Friday, 28 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I have deep fried pizza all the time, but not in batter. That would be disgusting. Much better covered in gravy.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 28 May 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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