How can we possibly get fatter as a nation? Texas has a solution!
I saw this on yahoo news this morning….
Because we don’t already have enough fried foods..
Fri Oct 27, 8:34 AM ET
A new fast food is making its debut at U.S. fairs this fall — fried Coke.
Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe — a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, and some strawberries.
Balls of the batter are then deep-fried, ending up like ping-pong ball sized doughnuts which are then served in a cup, topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry on the top.
“It tastes great,” said Sue Gooding, a spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas where Gonzales’ fried Coke made its debut this fall. “It was a huge success.”
Gonzales ran two stands at the State Fair of Texas and sold up to 35,000 fried Cokes over 24 days for $4.50 each — and won a prize for coming up with “most creative” new fair food.
Now other fairs in North Carolina and Arizona are following the trend, and other people are trying to emulate Gonzales’ recipe.
Gonzales gave no indication of the calories in his creation and said he would not patent it.
“The best I can hope for is that it’s the original and hopefully the best fried Coke out there,” he said.
But Gonzales said the success of his fried Coke had inspired him. Next year’s fair-goers can look forward to fried Sprite or — for those watching their weight — fried diet Coke.
“We are trying to cut a lot of the sugar out of it. It has less calories but it’s still very, very sweet,” he said.
Ray Crockett, a spokesman for Coca-Cola Co., said: “We’re constantly amazed at the creative ways folks find to enjoy their Coke and make it part of celebrations like fairs and festivals. This is one is definitely different!”
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I have expressed my love for the deep fryer before in this entry: Derek Jeter and the Winter of the Deep Fryer.
But things have officially gone to far. First the deep fried Twinkie and now this? I sat here for close to twenty minutes trying to think of things that would be as unhealthy or even worse than this.
All I could come up with is:
Deep fried cotton candy- If you can deep fry a liquid you can deep fry sugar and air.
Deep fried big macs- I wonder if the lettuce will retain it’s consistency?
Deep fried eight balls- Someone has to look out for the drug addicted out there, why not be fat and an addict?
Deep fried Hufu- What is better than deep fried tofu that resembles human flesh? Hufu for “cannibals who want to quit”. This would go over huge in fairs in the South Pacific
Can you guys think of anything worse to deep fry?
Well, you know Bennigan’s, with their Monte Cristo, has that deep fried sandwich thing. So I wouldn’t be surprised if Hardees, who still is in the business of “monstering” everything, jumps on the deep fried everything bandwagon.
..And in the spirit of King of The Hill, you can deep fry anything.
Where else but Texas could that have started. They say everything is bigger in Texas and now they can have the biggest heart explosions in the world (right next to Ethiopia. We have got to stop them from eating all our food!).
[quote comment="1092"]Um, that sounds pretty amazing. I mean, we all know that a penny left in a shot of Coke overnight comes out shiny and new – so just think of what fried Coke can do![/quote]
It cleans the old deposits before leaving new ones? Ain’t no other grease but mine in yo pipes biatch!
[quote comment="1123"]Well, you know Bennigan’s, with their Monte Cristo, has that deep fried sandwich thing. So I wouldn’t be surprised if Hardees, who still is in the business of “monstering” everything, jumps on the deep fried everything bandwagon.
..And in the spirit of King of The Hill, you can deep fry anything.[/quote]
I haven’t heard of their Monte Cristo I gotta check it out.
[quote comment="1122"]at the california state fair they had a fried chicken sandwich served on a krispy creme donut bun. also served were: deep fried snicker bars, deep fried oreos, and some other stuff i’m sure i’m forgetting.[/quote]
that is just quality food right there
OK I thought about it for a few minutes.
~Deep fried Ephedra, for the weight concious
~Deep fried dildos, for the nympho in your life
~Deep fried coffee, for the girl on the go
~Deep fried junior mints, for the movie lover in all of us
~Deep fried milk duds, because Im a fat girl, and that would kill me
Seriously, I’ve never eaten anything from a fair before because, like I said, Im already fat. I can just imagine what people would think looking at a fat girl eating somthing called an “elephant ear”. I’ve seen fat people eat nasty things in resuraunts and large gatherings (no pun inteneded) and I get disgusted with it. I have lost 60 lbs in the fast 7 months and I intend to be one of the skinny people one day. This makes me kind of angry that they came out with yet something else to make fat people fatter.
lol
Then again for all of you skinny people, eat up hun
that’s barfilicious
[quote comment="1125"][quote comment="1092"]Um, that sounds pretty amazing. I mean, we all know that a penny left in a shot of Coke overnight comes out shiny and new – so just think of what fried Coke can do![/quote]
It cleans the old deposits before leaving new ones? Ain’t no other grease but mine in yo pipes biatch![/quote]
Now that is yummy
[quote comment="1129"]that’s barfilicious[/quote]
like totally
I’m from Texas and this absolutely disgusts me. Fried Coke? Come on. We may like big things in Texas but Big people? I think some people are idiots.
I have seen deep fried cheese cake on a few menus before. I’ve always been afraid to try it….but I have been told it’s pretty good. I’ll just taker their word for it.
[quote comment="1109"][quote comment="1087"][quote comment="1083"][quote comment="1076"]That. Is just gross.
I’m going to throw up now. Which is the combattant for fatness, right?[/quote]
That is how the teenage girls do it![/quote]
Works out well for them too. Nothing is as sexy as a curveless girl who smells like they haven’t brushed in a week.[/quote]
How did you know how i like them?[/quote]
Hollywood said so.
only in Texas.
lol
riiight. like some other dumbfuck with too much time on his hands in another state wouldn’t have come up with something equally as retarded and gross.
proud texan,
bj
[quote comment="1133"]I have seen deep fried cheese cake on a few menus before. I’ve always been afraid to try it….but I have been told it’s pretty good. I’ll just taker their word for it.[/quote]
Deep fried cheese cake… I uh… I want that
[quote comment="1135"]only in Texas.
lol
riiight. like some other dumbfuck with too much time on his hands in another state wouldn’t have come up with something equally as retarded and gross.
proud texan,
bj[/quote]
LOL…. come on BJ… I agree you know someone else would do it but it’s fun to pick on Texas every once and awhile
Let’s see …. For grossness factor, how about deep fried haggis? That is just gross whether deep fried or not.
And then there is this lovely product I saw in the grocery store recently. If I recall right, it was chocolate milk flavored like Milky Way or Three Musketeer candy. You could soak chunks of Krispy Kreme donuts in that and then deep fry them (again).
Since someone mentioned the deep fried candy bars, I have been trying to decide which is more outrageous – deep fried Twinkies or deep fried candy bars. I have decided they are both equally outrageous, but the Twinkies get extra points for providing your RDA of Trans Fats.
our baby demands that you fedex me a slab of fried coke immediately. I’m having cravings.
you bastard.
also. I just found out it was quads. get a job bucko!
Yet, another reason why I avoid Texas – The Cowboys and Fried Coke. No gracias!
You forgot “Deep Fried Kevin” there’s tons of fat in there, especially around the head region.
They deep fried avacados here too
All I see when I see food like that is heart attack on a platter or heart attack in a glass.
[quote comment="1090"][quote comment="1088"]
Yes we are the state with deep fried twinkies, oreos, reeses cups, snickers, any candy bar/sweet food you can think of… and just the thought of it makes me wanna puke.[/quote]
I think I need to try all of those[/quote]
The Indianapolis Fair was actually the first place they test marketed deep-fried twinkies and candies I believe…
I can’t even begin to imagine how fattening deep fried reeses cups are…since they give you both to eat…but people love them…hence we’re like top 10 most obese places in the world…possibly #3 if I remember correctly…
[quote comment="1088"]Wow…I can’t wait to hear what El Supremo says about this…
but anyways…Texas will always be slightly behind Indiana in the fat category..since at our state fair they advertise you can bring any type of food and they will find a way to deep fry it…
Yes we are the state with deep fried twinkies, oreos, reeses cups, snickers, any candy bar/sweet food you can think of… and just the thought of it makes me wanna puke.[/quote]
The Texas and Oklahoma state fairs are the same way. They could probably deep fry an old shoe covered batter and dipped in ranch dressing and people would probably eat it. They love their fried food in Texas and Oklahoma.
In Scotland they deep fry Mars Bars (snickers without the nuts, and added carmel). They’re meant to be pretty good! And I’ve heard rumours they’ve done pizza too!
Sign me up. I’d also like to try deep fried bubble gum and deep fried Pop Rocks too.
Ok now you keep track of your visitors… Im scared, that means that rerouting through Korea isnt working. Meh whatever, in Australia we jumped right onto the deepfrying everything bandwagon. Deep fried icecream, cheese, mars, snickers, baconcheese and ham fritters have all been around a long time. More recent we have had the pizza, the deep fried Elvis sandwich and others of the sandwich ilk. No doubt this very secound, because of this blog,someone has some very hot lard with some frozen coke dipped in a batter poised to clog our arteries or explode in their faces(note hot oil and water bad mix, also no eggs still in shell either). I say bring it on!
that makes me feel sick just thinking about it
Frozen Coke, yeah ok, it’s just coke, but icey
Fried coke?.. seriously, crimes agains humanity!
why do americans deep fry everything?
Surely it doesnt add to the taste, how can it?
Urgh
and people wonder why it’s the fattest nation on the planet
we ahve fried oreos…which are yum yum…but Coke? 4.50 for that little heart attack in a shot glass? Did you know that coke syrup is prescribed as a nausiea medicine? Maybe that’s why no one has thrown up yet!
I bet some people would eat a deep fried heart attack if somebody told them it tasted like bacon. Or how about deep fried mayonaisse? Gross!!!
I like fried foods, anything fried is better. I looked for fried coke at the fair this year and couldn’t find it, of course I couldn’t find my car either so that explains it a little. I live for fried Oreos at the state fair. My favorite when I was little was fried biscuits, with jelly, good stuff. Fried ice cream is the shit, and how it became associated with Mexican food I haven’t a clue. The culinary rules I live by: Anything fried, covered in white gravy, dipped in ranch or chocolate sauce is better. However only fried with gravy or fried and chocolate can be combined.
I’m still waiting on deep fried snowballs.
The deep fried Coke is great! I’m from Texas. Had it. Loved it. They just batter the syrup, fry that sh– and give you a killer treat!
Mmmm… fried coke! *drool*
I know it will kill me, but it just sounds so damn good.
It made me laugh when the guy mentioned that he had a special one in mind for people watching hteir weight…LOL! Are you freakin’ kidding me!?! Fried diet coke with coca cola syrup and whipped cream and whatever the hell else they’re piling on that mess. Ridiculous! Hilarious… sad.
[quote comment="1088"]Wow…I can’t wait to hear what El Supremo says about this…
but anyways…Texas will always be slightly behind Indiana in the fat category..since at our state fair they advertise you can bring any type of food and they will find a way to deep fry it…
Yes we are the state with deep fried twinkies, oreos, reeses cups, snickers, any candy bar/sweet food you can think of… and just the thought of it makes me wanna puke.[/quote]
Holy crap! I’m also from Indiana but I didn’t know it was that bad! I did go to a county fair a few years ago that had deep fried jumbo stuffed turkey wings! Being a fatkid I had to try one but damn was it gross!
[quote comment="1154"]I like fried foods, anything fried is better. I looked for fried coke at the fair this year and couldn’t find it, of course I couldn’t find my car either so that explains it a little. I live for fried Oreos at the state fair. My favorite when I was little was fried biscuits, with jelly, good stuff. Fried ice cream is the shit, and how it became associated with Mexican food I haven’t a clue. The culinary rules I live by: Anything fried, covered in white gravy, dipped in ranch or chocolate sauce is better. However only fried with gravy or fried and chocolate can be combined.[/quote]
…. guess I shoulda kept reading before I posted… I also once had chicken nuggets with the ranch dressing pre-injected. So there ya go… fried chicken filled with fried ranch dressing! Dream come true eh?