# I have eaten a deep fried chocolate bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485 "2002-05-17T02:19:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/21 "2002-05-17T16:16:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aguecheek \* > **ME: mwra!** Great. Now I’m having spasms in my college’s computer lab. People are looking at me funny. Thanks. 😉 At least it’s finals week, there’s almost no one here… ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/22 "2002-05-17T16:42:10Z")
check that, lola baby. my cookbooks refer to it as ‘stir-fried milk’ and call it ‘chau nai’ or ‘chau ngau nai.’ ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/23 "2002-05-17T19:12:45Z")
A whole Turkey. Great for tailgate parties. Deep Fried Turkey - This aint your mama’s Thanksgiving. DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/24 "2002-05-17T19:29:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by grimpixie \* > \*\ ***Cap’n** - in the UK, a (normal) Mars bar has no nuts at all, so a Milky Way may be the best description after all… > > Gp \*\* Wow. Thanks, **grimpixie.** This is something that I never knew. My ignorance has been fought, and I retract my correction of **Lissla.** Now I can call somebody a “British Mars bar” by way of implying they have no nuts. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/25 "2002-05-17T20:46:18Z")
I… want… another one!!! Perhaps I’ll make something chocolate-based later on tonight. **Daowajan** , do you have a recipe or instructions? The friend I ate it with is over this evening and she might be up for some Mars Bar experimenting… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/26 "2002-05-17T20:47:56Z")
Oh, yeah… I’ve heard that you can get deep fried Mac’n’Cheese in Scotland. And no, my arteries are not speaking to me anymore. They’ve left for a more health-concious body… ---
**Author:** ![Dagny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dagny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dagny)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/27 "2002-05-17T21:15:53Z")
Daowajan beat me to the deep fried Twinkies. They were being tastes tested on CNBC’s Power Lunch a couple days ago. They are supposed to be good. The vanilla taste is intensified and it ends up tasting like some Italian dessert that is hard to make. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/28 "2002-05-17T21:21:18Z")
On the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk, cavewoman and I discovered a place selling deep-fried Oreos (battered in funnel cake)! I can’t remeber what they called 'em , though… ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/29 "2002-05-18T01:51:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dalovindj \* > \*\*A whole Turkey. Great for tailgate parties. Deep Fried Turkey - This aint your mama’s Thanksgiving. > > DaLovin’ Dj \*\* My first Thanksgiving in The South this was served… I was quite skeptical to say the least. Now, I’ll never go back to oven roasted! Mmm, moist turkey… Fried candy or desserts OTOH, seem lethal - as if a bazillion calories & fat grams weren’t enough it gets DEEP FRIED? Yikes.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kru-baby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@Kru-baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kru-baby)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/30 "2002-05-18T02:04:00Z")
I have to second (or third) the comments on deep fried turkey. It is so yummy!! ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/31 "2002-05-18T17:41:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Bird \* > **Great. Now I’m having spasms in my college’s computer lab. People are looking at me funny. Thanks. 😉** Thank you! Always fun to induce spasms (I’m assuming laughing ones. Epileptic ones, of course, are bad). Lord knows, I didn’t get one from her… Something about manners, and talking with my mouth full. Honestly, some people! In her defence, she coudn’t know the bliss I was experiencing. Although, the way I was bouncing up and down in my chair should have been some indication. Oh, for the OP, fried ice cream is nummers, too. If you get it done right, of course. Otherwise, it’s melted ice cream with coconut bits and oil. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/32 "2002-05-18T18:03:32Z")
I can’t offer anything quite at the level of candy bars or pickles, but I have had deep fried seafood ravioli. Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![flygirl99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/46a35a/32.png) [@flygirl99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flygirl99)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/33 "2002-05-19T11:54:43Z")
Fried cheese sticks of course are delicious. I can feel my heart palpatating at the thought of them. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/34 "2002-05-19T12:23:19Z")
Is there a recipe for deep fried candy bars ? Every one that i tell about these think im nuts , That and I’d like to make one my self … ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/35 "2002-05-19T13:21:24Z")
In the UK, and Australia, and France (most of Europe?) and the Middle East: **Mars Bar** - layer of nougat, layer of caramel **Almond Mars Bar** - layer of nougat, layer of caramel, almonds **Milky Way** - layer of nougat **Snickers (was Marathon)** - layer of nougat, layer of caramel mixed with peanuts **Topic** - layer of nougat, layer of caramel mixed with hazelnuts ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/36 "2002-05-19T13:26:44Z")
Let’s not forget the widely available, yet still bizarre, Monte Cristo sandwich at Bennigan’s–a battered, deep-fried ham (or was it club?) sandwich dusted with powdered sugar. As for fried turkey…bah. My father taught me how to properly mesquite-smoke a turkey, and if you taste the result you’ll never want fried turkey, much less the horrid oven-roasted travesties, again. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/37 "2002-05-19T14:00:19Z")
I’ve had deep fried icecream. I guess it’s the same idea. ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/38 "2002-05-19T14:04:41Z")
**Balance** , I agree that the Monte Cristo sandwich is bizarre. If it hadn’t been a favorite of mine as a child (what kid can resist grown-up food with sugar sprinkled all over it?) I’d wouldn’t look twice at one now. They make spectacular Monte Cristos at The Magic Kingdom. But, an _oven-roasted travesty_? Maybe a little sweaty, but oven-cooked turkeys have to have cranberry sauce touching them somewhere in order to become a true travesty. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/39 "2002-05-19T14:24:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by katiekilldare \* > But, an _oven-roasted travesty_? Maybe a little sweaty, but oven-cooked turkeys have to have cranberry sauce touching them somewhere in order to become a true travesty. Sorry, **katie** , I stick by my phrasing. I will, however, grant that cranberry sauce is the final indignity in the consecration of that particular shrine to lost potential. Back on topic: As I’ve noted before on these boards, I’m from Louisiana, where we eat things most people wouldn’t step on. I’ve dredged the archives to come up with the nastiest deep-fried thing I’ve ever encountered: gar balls. No, they’re not genitalia, they’re hand-rolled globs of meat from a fish–a kind of pike called “alligator gar”–battered and (of course) deep-fried. Alligator gar can grow up to 10 feet long, and every inch tastes of silt and rotten fish. My first encounter with them was the result of a terrible mistake as a child–I thought they were hush-puppies (deep-fried globs of spicy cornbread). Having been goaded into trying them several times since, I can say that they are a taste I have _no_ interest in acquiring. (I wonder how long it’ll be before someone pops up in here to stridently defend gar balls?) ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485/40 "2002-05-19T18:52:26Z")
Ha! Found random recipe. I haven’t tried it yet, but here it is. I should have linked to the site, but I’m afriad that I’m a techno-ignoramus and it’s too complicated for me. Any comments? I’m planning on trying it later today. 1 Mars Bar (UK) or Milky Way (US) 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup corn flour 1 pinch baking soda Milk or beer Oil for deep frying Chill the chocolate bar by keeping it in the fridge, but don’t freeze it.Mix the flours and baking soda together. Add milk (traditional) or beer (which gives a lighter result)until you get a batter with the consistency of thin cream. Heat the oil until a small piece of bread will brown in a few seconds, but don’t allow to smoke. Remove wrapper from chilled chocolate bar. Coat completely in batter. Carefully lower into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Serve, with ice cream or french fries if you’re so inclined. (Of course, if you want to be sophisticated, you can cut the bar into bite-sized pieces before coating in batter.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-eaten-a-deep-fried-chocolate-bar/109485.md?page=3)