This year, the summer State Fair continues to outdo itself. First deep fried Kool Aid, then deep fried sticks of butter. And now? Fried bubblegum. As award-winning deep fry master Abel Gonzales remarked upon inventing the butter trick...."Where do you go from here?"
Apparently, to the dime store candy aisle.… read more
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.
The new trend at this year's state fairs? Deep fried butter. Check out the video to learn more, and maybe decide it's not as bad as it sounds... Maybe … read more
It's June, which means it's fair season. And fair season means it's putting-weird-things-in-the-deep-fryer season.
Surely, plenty of both solid sweet and savory items have taken a turn in the fryer, but what about liquids? Like Kool-Aid?
Apparently, it can be done. … read more
I'm not above admitting it - I've eaten some crazy stuff that spent a minute or two in the deep fryer. I worked in restaurants all through high school and college, and, well, get a bunch a people with teenage/young adult metabolisms and sense of adventure and give them access to a deep fryer, and batter-coved hijinks ensue, no doubt.
But I regret to never having tried fresh fruit. Strawberries seem particularly apt, and they're pretty firm, and not terribly sweet, and taste amazing with basically any dipping sauce you could come up with (save for remoulade, although now that I think about it) … read more
Nearly every local restaurant I've hit up over the summer has featured fried green tomatoes as a special or as a seasonal appetizer. And for good reason - they're pretty fantastic. And, for my money, they're even more fantastic with the counterparts of their - brethren - bread, lettuce, and bacon. This take on the BLT works in a few ways - the acid still comes from the tomatoes, but their greenness allows the bacon to provide most of the sweetness. And their crunchy exterior provides every reason to leave the bread untoasted, which now gives the sandwich its toothsomeness once provide by the firm, red tomato.
In short: it works. Believe me… read more
