# What's the worst (junkiest) food you've ever eaten? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218 "2007-03-23T17:49:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/61 "2007-03-26T23:54:50Z")
Philly Steak sandwich. What made it so “gross”? Well, on the sandwich I put four of those deep fried cheese sticks on it and a bunch of onion rings. Also on it would be lettuce, tomato, black pepper, and BBQ sauce. They were heavenly and I had more than a few of them. (I made them for dinner - very occasionally - when I worked in a university cafeteria.) ---
**Author:** ![Redfrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Redfrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redfrost)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/62 "2007-03-27T00:53:08Z")
“Stoner Fudge”= Tube of chocolate chip cookie dough mixed with Hershey’s syrup and chocolate covered wafer cookies for dip sticks. After the cookies ran out we used spoons. 1 package of Ramen noodles (cooked per package instructions) Several crushed hand fulls of cheesy poofs (enough to make the broth thick) Shredded cheddar cheese to taste Makes a delicious and filling, stick to your ribs (and arteries) spluge ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/63 "2007-03-27T00:54:57Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] I suppose the fried Mars bar I had in Edinburgh was pretty junky. It was an interesting experience. I even finished the damn thing - granted, I was pretty drunk at the time. [/QUOTE] Yes, deep-fried Mars Bar was the first thing that sprang to mind. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/64 "2007-03-27T06:36:47Z")
Question: are the twinkies and candy bars coated before being fried? Or just lobbed as-is into a very hot fryer? If they are dipped in batter first, is it a thick, bready batter, or what? I might want to experiment. A very yummy treat is made by mixing together 1 part Bisquik, 1 part sausage meat, and 1 part shredded cheddar cheese. Form the result into walnut-sized balls, bake, eat, and die happy. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/65 "2007-03-27T06:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=CairoCarol] Question: are the twinkies and candy bars coated before being fried? Or just lobbed as-is into a very hot fryer? If they are dipped in batter first, is it a thick, bready batter, or what? I might want to experiment. [/QUOTE] I got the deep-fried Mars Bar from a fish and chip shop. It was in similar batter to the fish batter. ---
**Author:** ![bundykala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@bundykala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bundykala)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/66 "2007-03-27T06:43:12Z")
[QUOTE=Cunctator] I got the deep-fried Mars Bar from a fish and chip shop. It was in similar batter to the fish batter. [/QUOTE] Yeah, same with my deep-fried Moro bar. Hence the “heart attack wrapped in gold” line. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/67 "2007-03-27T07:10:06Z")
Goose-liver shishlik at Avazi. And no, I’m not talking about elegant bits of foie gras spread on little triangles of toast. These are huge chunks of meat on foot-long skewers - a pound of smooth, buttery internal-organ goodness. Add fries, hummus, a bottomless basket of Iraqi pitas, 20 different kinds of salad and a plate of baklavah, and you’ve got a meal. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/68 "2007-03-27T13:48:02Z")
Last month I took a trip to Hull and asked my friend there if we could try some of the local delicacies. He took me to a fish and chip shop where they had something called a spam fritter. It’s basically a thick slice of spam, _with added grease_, battered and deep-fried in oil. I took one bite and promptly spit it out. It was, well, very greasy. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/69 "2007-03-27T13:58:35Z")
During my very very poor days I use to make a container of Ramen noodles and add an equal amount of fried noodles to it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/70 "2007-03-27T14:06:25Z")
This thread is recommended reading, I’m thinking, for anyone who wants to go on a diet. It’s gacky enough to put anyone off his food. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/71 "2007-03-27T14:20:46Z")
One can of fried spam, and three scrambled egg yolks? (I eat bacon wrapped cheese stuffed hot dogs all the time - that’s not so bad! I also eat a lot of McDonald’s since Mini2U works there - I always get extra cheese and sauce on my Big Mac’s - and no lettuce.) ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/72 "2007-03-27T14:34:34Z")
[QUOTE=Redfrost] 1 package of Ramen noodles (cooked per package instructions) Several crushed hand fulls of cheesy poofs (enough to make the broth thick) Shredded cheddar cheese to taste Makes a delicious and filling, stick to your ribs (and arteries) spluge [/QUOTE] :eek: Wow. Just wow. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/73 "2007-03-27T15:08:17Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] Deep fried Oreos. [/QUOTE] Had those at the Florida State Fair. OMG…awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/74 "2007-03-27T15:32:08Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] Brown Sugar Sandwiches.Two pieces of white bread coated thick with butter and lots of brown sugar. [/QUOTE] I used to eat butter bread sprinkled with white sugar. Brown sugar was eaten all by itself in lump form. Yumm! I was also partial to Jello sprinkled with sugar. These days, my junk food delight is Frisco Melt hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![RoniaBorkason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RoniaBorkason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoniaBorkason)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/75 "2007-03-27T16:01:45Z")
**Darryl Lict** , I haven’t been there in over a year, so they might have folded, and I don’t remember the name: something about Super Tortas, Sabor Tropical (Tropical flavor), maybe Estilo Chilango (Mexico City style), but it was on the north side of the East Lodi avenue / south garfield street intersection. I can see it on Google maps, its right across the street from a gun shop. That particular sandwich is called La Cubana (the cuban), and cost $6. I think that they also make fresh-fruit smoothies. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/76 "2007-03-27T19:04:43Z")
Deep-fried oreos with vanilla ice cream with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/77 "2007-03-27T20:10:18Z")
Simple yet classic - a fistfull of M&Ms dumped in a tub of peanut butter, eaten with a spoon. My lunch today was pretty junky: bowtie pasta mixed with popcorn chicken and sprinkled with [Tony Chachere’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Chachere%27s). Soooo good. Unfortunately, I can feel it lumpifying in my stomach right now. ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/78 "2007-03-27T20:20:13Z")
Well, this isn’t so out there, but probably one my ultimate favorite unhealthy comfort food is an eggplant parm sub. Mmmmmmmm. Everywhere does it different, but almost nowhere does it bad. Imagine my dismay leaving Boston when I found out that this sub-shop staple is barely even found anywhere outside of the Northeast. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/79 "2007-03-27T20:31:41Z")
[QUOTE=CairoCarol] Question: are the twinkies and candy bars coated before being fried? Or just lobbed as-is into a very hot fryer? If they are dipped in batter first, is it a thick, bready batter, or what? I might want to experiment. [/QUOTE] I was curious, and I found this: [http://www.recipezaar.com/43463](http://www.recipezaar.com/43463) I’m afraid I might like these too much, so I dare not try it. 😉 I used to love fried sausage patties with maple syrup drizzled on top. Mmmm… fatty, salty, sugary, artery clogging goodness. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218/80 "2007-03-27T20:39:05Z")
I would say fry bread. Not really the Navajo-style fry bread, which is like a deep-fried pita, but the gigantic greasy glob of fried dough that has a cakey texture, kind of like a gigantic donut hole without any glaze. Slathered with apple butter, definitely the MOST fatty thing I’ve ever had. Got it at the Kentucky State Fair where I used to do face painting. Since we sat next to the fry bread stand, we got all we could eat for free. We were all sick for days after the fair. Hmmm… Wonder why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-junkiest-food-youve-ever-eaten/397218.md?page=5)