Important To Know
Deep-fried Mars bars are A) very sweet and B) very VERY sticky.
It was an experience, and not a bad one either, but definitely not one I think I’ll repeat any time soon. I think there’s still some of it in the back of my mouth a day later after brushing my teeth twice. Seriously, it’s like the dessert equivalent of eating a bucket of tar.
EDIT TO ADD: Since people keep asking: the Duke of Gloucester, on Yonge south of Bloor.
January 27th, 2008 la 2:30 pm
Why did you have a deep-friend Mars bar, precisely? Did you pay a visit to Scotland or something?
I haven’t tried one myself, but maybe I should at least once. My local chipper probably makes them, so the opportunity is always round the corner.
January 27th, 2008 la 2:44 pm
I lack a better answer than “because it was there.”
January 27th, 2008 la 2:59 pm
The best, IMO, is a deep fried Bounty Bar. The cocunut meshes well with the frying.
The worst is a Crunchie Bar, exactly because the honeycomb doesnt take well to the fryer
January 27th, 2008 la 6:30 pm
Deep fried mars bars. An experience everyone should have. Once. Much like going to a strip club.
January 27th, 2008 la 6:54 pm
Maybe the fried-Mars Bar is the source of Grant Morrison’s mysterious powers?
January 27th, 2008 la 9:47 pm
where did you get a deep fried mars bar in toronto??
January 27th, 2008 la 11:05 pm
That’s fucking terrifying. But delicious, I’m sure. I have a friend who’s trying to convince himself to try the cheeseburger-with-two-Krispy-Kreme-buns monstrosity that he claims he saw on an actual menu.
January 27th, 2008 la 11:15 pm
Does this involve some sort of batter, or do the bars go naked into the Fryolator?
January 27th, 2008 la 11:15 pm
They’re battered, fried, and served with ice cream.
January 28th, 2008 la 12:36 am
With ice cream? My disgust is instantly transformed into interest…
January 28th, 2008 la 1:07 am
I live near a fish-n-chip shop run by some British immigrants, and not only is the Mars bar on the menu, they will literally deep-fry anything you bring them. It’s horrifying and makes you feel sick, but is also just plain amazing.
January 28th, 2008 la 8:32 am
My local chippie will also fry anything for a price (provided you eat it outside if it’s particularly disgusting). Mind you, I live in Glasgow. We’d deep-fry our water supply if we could.
I’ve had deep fried raspberry ripple ice cream. It wasn’t too bad. The worst I ever saw were the deep-fried Cadburys’ chocolate buttons. Or possibly the deep fried Rice Krispie Square (like the Crunchie, it absorbed the fat to a horrifying degree).
They tried deep frying some cooked pasta once, but the batter just kind of slid off the surface of it.
January 28th, 2008 la 1:39 pm
Deep-fried green tea ice cream is a popular dessert at several local Japanese restaurants. (The secret is to freeze the ice cream extra super solid before battering it and committing it to the oil.)