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Post by ifearnoman on Dec 17, 2004 4:54:05 GMT -5
this sounds icky
PARIS (AFP) - The deep-fried Mars bar, a nutritionist's nightmare that surfaced in Scotland about a decade ago, is now an established part of the Scottish culinary scene, according to a letter published in The Lancet.
Dipped in batter and then cooked in hot oil, the Mars bar is now on sale in more than a fifth of Scotland's 627 fish-and-chip shops, it says.
The average sale is 23 bars per shop per week, but some shops say they sell up to 200 a week, it records.
The deep-fried Mars bar first surfaced in news reports in 1995, reputedly originating in the eastern city of Aberdeen.
Promoters of Scottish tourism -- aghast at this damage to their efforts to highlight Scotland's history, culture and landscape -- joined with middle-class foodies in deriding the DFMB as media hype.
But this is untrue, say authors David Morrison and Mark Pettigrew of the Greater Glasgow NHS Board, who contend the snack is "deep and crisp and eaten."
"Scotland's deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth," they say.
Health experts have condemned the deep-fried Mars bar as an artery-clogging catastrophe.
Scotland is already ranked as the country with the highest rate of chronic heart disease in Western Europe, a position that owes itself to cigarettes and alcohol as well as a poor diet and a love of sugary foods.
Critics should take heart, though.
The Mediterranean diet is penetrating into Scotland, "albeit in the form of deep-fried pizza," say Morrison and Pettigrew.
Pizza is one of several items that customers have asked shops to deep-fry, along with bananas, pineapple rings and creme eggs, a highly sweet confectionery.
The letter is published next Saturday's issue of the British medical weekly.
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Post by Fenris on Dec 17, 2004 12:26:53 GMT -5
I was told the other day that there is a place here in Vancouver selling deep fried Snickers. The guy who told me is really health conscious, but says that he tried one and now has to stay the hell away from the place that sells them because the damn bars are so good.
Deep fried chocolate bars + Krispy Kreme = more of my damn tax money going to keep gluttonous wastes of skin alive!!!
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Post by ChrisC on Dec 17, 2004 12:38:12 GMT -5
IIRC I think Mars bars are Milky Ways over here.
The recipe is older than 10 years. I remember about 18 years ago a friends mom (who was english), fried up a bunch of milky-ways at his birthday. They tasted fantastic. She said lots of people in England did it.
I think if i tried to eat one today my heart would object and refuse to continue working. But damn they tasted good!
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Post by Robert on Dec 17, 2004 12:41:38 GMT -5
;D Deep fried Mars Bars - i've seen them many times in Chip Shops over here in Scotland or Wishaw to be exact which is where i come from. I've never tried one though.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Dec 17, 2004 14:49:46 GMT -5
more of my damn tax money going to keep gluttonous wastes of skin alive!!! :Rolling Laugh: |
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Post by Troyster on Dec 17, 2004 17:32:08 GMT -5
Wow, I just IM'd somebody about this and she told me I'm an idiot... they sell them right here in Edmonton at West Edmonton mall... hmmmm... guess where I'll be going this holiday season? I mean, how can I disaprove if I've never eaten one right??
I'll be sure to give my summary ;D
T
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Post by GLAMZILLA on Dec 17, 2004 21:10:12 GMT -5
Ifear, it's been a few years since I was there, but I don't remember ever hearing of these. A Mars bar there is like our Snickers, so yeah, that would be a heart attack to go. Now, in the south at your annual state fair, they have every damn thing imaginable DEEP FRIED BABY! M&M's deep fried, cheesecake deep fried, Twinkies deep fried, Oreos deep fried...you name it, they probably have it...it's insane.  |
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Post by youngblood on Dec 17, 2004 21:12:53 GMT -5
I've never heard of a deep fried Mars bar, but I have heard of a deep fried Twinkie. They're really popular in the south.....never had one though. Sounds kind of gross, yet appetizing as well.  Anyone heard/had a deep fried Twinkie? |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Dec 17, 2004 21:16:37 GMT -5
Heard of `em,never had one,and don`t wanna` try one!!
I go crazy once in a while on junk food,but I damn sure ain`t gonna` add insult to injury by deep frying it,my "ab" would hate me for my indulgence!! :SPAM:
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Post by Maximum6 on Dec 17, 2004 21:29:20 GMT -5
this makes me want to ask...do any of you guys drink any alcohol once in awhile?
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Post by xenabeachgirl on Dec 17, 2004 22:31:11 GMT -5
I've had fried ice cream at the Mexican restaurant.....it was good!! ;D Maximum, I will occasionally drink alcohol when it's the weekend, we're at a party, and have money to burn.....but not usually. I can have a great time at the club without it, so why waste the dough and soak up the empty calories, dehydration and liver damage too often? Usually I go with water or diet coke. |
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Post by sockrocker on Dec 17, 2004 23:53:41 GMT -5
at the state fair in AZ, they have deep fried snickers, twinkies, milky ways, babe ruths, and a few more...
and yeah, deep fried ice cream is suuuper good ;D
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Post by ifearnoman on Dec 18, 2004 0:37:18 GMT -5
Ifear, it's been a few years since I was there, but I don't remember ever hearing of these. A Mars bar there is like our Snickers, so yeah, that would be a heart attack to go. Now, in the south at your annual state fair, they have every damn thing imaginable DEEP FRIED BABY! M&M's deep fried, cheesecake deep fried, Twinkies deep fried, Oreos deep fried...you name it, they probably have it...it's insane. I actually LIKE mars bars. but deep fried? I prefer Milky Way Midnights though |
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Post by xenabeachgirl on Dec 18, 2004 11:18:52 GMT -5
I prefer Milky Way Midnights though I LOVE those too!! ;D |
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Post by Maximum6 on Dec 18, 2004 18:13:45 GMT -5
not much into sweets...but if it is something fried..i would go for the fish n chips or buffalo wings..extra spicy.
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Post by ifearnoman on Dec 18, 2004 21:36:10 GMT -5
I put them in the fridge and eat em cold..They are the bomb diggity dawg!~ |
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Post by xenabeachgirl on Dec 19, 2004 15:22:12 GMT -5
I put them in the fridge and eat em cold..They are the bomb diggity dawg!~ Oooh, I do that with 3 Musketeers bars....get them nice and chilled, then pop the chocolate off the outside and eat it first, then chew on the gooey nougat.......mmmm... ....uh, that sounded a little weird, didn't it? :Happy Spinner: |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Dec 19, 2004 17:53:45 GMT -5
Oooh, I do that with 3 Musketeers bars....get them nice and chilled, then pop the chocolate off the outside and eat it first, then chew on the gooey nougat.......mmmm... ....uh, that sounded a little weird, didn't it?  I don`t know about weird ,but you got me excited !! :Big Laugh: |
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Post by xenabeachgirl on Dec 19, 2004 19:12:22 GMT -5
LOLOL....yeah creamy, gooey, same thing... :Tongue:
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Post by Tim Wescott on Dec 19, 2004 19:15:55 GMT -5
D`OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Rolling Laugh:
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