Grease-o-Meter off the charts with new State Fair treats

WFAA.com ^ | September 1, 2009 | WALT ZWIRKO

[Wardenclyffe]

DALLAS — Last year, Chicken Fried Bacon and a Fried Banana Split took top honors at the annual Big Tex Choice Awards to pick the best new foods at the State Fair of Texas.

This year, the competition is equally innovative (and similarly deep-fried).

• Deep Fried Butter could push the grease-o-meter to a new high. "100 percent pure butter is whipped 'til light and fluffy, then specially sweetened with a choice of several flavors." It is then surrounded by a "special dough" and quick-fried.

• Fried Peanut Butter Cup Macaroon is about what you'd expect from the description. It is, of course, "dusted with powdered sugar" after the oil drains. And you probably wouldn't want to get it without the available scoop of Blue Bell ice cream, would you?

[Wardenclyffe]

[ClearCase_guy]

Deep fried butter sounds interesting. But is it the ultimate? Have they tried to deep fry bacon fat? I bet it would be tasty.

[Since 2009-07-21]

I hear there’s a fair somewhere in Arkansas that offers a deep fried lazy-boy and beer combo. Mmmmmmmmm.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

It's not fair!....I can't eat this crap!

[SIDENET]

I’m holding out for a deep fried ball of ranch dressing.

[listenhillary]

[Huskrrrr]

THE PORK-BACON ROLL...YUM!!!!

[SC DOC]

[thefactor]

[listenhillary]

The side saddles need chairs.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

On the lighter side....just how big does the toilet have to be?....I assume a watersaver unit is out?

[listenhillary]

Yes, it might be difficult to extract a 1.6 gallon unit.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Have they tried to deep fry bacon fat?"

Come to Louisiana and get yourself some cracklin'...

[Billthedrill]

Just passed this one by a vegetarian friend. “Twisted Yam-On-A-Stick? I am soooo there!” he sez. “As long as it isn’t deep-fried in animal fat. That stuff isn’t good for ya.” Uh...

[al_c]

Fernie's Deep Fried Peaches & Cream does not appear to have any butter in the recipe, but other ingredients include "a delicious batter of cinnamon, ginger, coconut, graham cracker crumbs, eggs and milk." It is then (natch) deep-fried and served on a plate, drizzled with raspberry sauce, sprinkled with streusel and topped with whipped cream. Wait — there is vanilla buttercream icing provided on the side.

That one sounds pretty darn good to me.

[BJClinton]

[mysterio]

If people want to buy that stuff, cool. But as much as I like fried food, this stuff just seems dumb. I can see frying a pork chop or a cube steak, but a candy bar? Putting chocolate on bacon? Just seems like ruining something that's already good.

I feel the same way about burgers. I love a good burger. But it seems like a couple of the chains want to sell a 2 pound burger on a doughnut covered with bacon or something. That's not a burger. That's just dumb.