Deep fried Mars Bars

[Brian Ellis]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041227_deep_fried_mars_bars.html

YUK!

[Dr Mordrid]

No thanks

Dr. Mordrid

[Fluff]

Who likes Mars bars anyway?

The Stonner

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14508399&method=full&siteid=86024&headline=the-most-dangerous-supper-in-scotland--name_page.html

[The PIT]

A company used to sell them in Sheffield and Chesterfield years ago. They're supposed to taste quite nice.

[Marshmallowman]

Yeah, I heard they taste quite good as a desert. But with chips

[Jessterw]

I've always preferred the foods coming from my Irish side personally

[Jammrock]

My sister-in-law liked deep fried Snickers. They may taste good, but I'll never know. ew...

[az]

You people know strange, strange food! (and I use the term loosely)

AZ

[KvHagedorn]

Deep-Fried Candy Bars: Scotland's Worst Food?

How can this be while there is still haggis?

[Brian Ellis]

I LOVE haggis with tatties and neaps. Mmmmm! Burn's night coming up shortly.

Address to a Haggis


FAIR fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o’a grace 5
As lang’s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin was help to mend a mill
In time o’need, 10
While thro’ your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An’ cut you up wi’ ready sleight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright, 15
Like ony ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin’, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an’ strive:
Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive, 20
Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
Bethankit! hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout 25
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad make her spew
Wi’ perfect sconner,
Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ view
On sic a dinner? 30

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckles as wither’d rash,
His spindle shank, a guid whip-lash;
His nieve a nit;
Thro’ blody flood or field to dash, 35
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread.
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He’ll mak it whissle; 40
An’ legs an’ arms, an’ hands will sned,
Like taps o’ trissle.

Ye Pow’rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o’ fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware 45
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer
Gie her a haggis!

A French comic, Jacques Baudoin, did a 5 minute sketch on the haggis which ends (liberal translation):

And then the haggis is piped in on a silver plate followed by a rugged red-bearded tribesman in full ceremonial skirt with a big sword hanging from his waist. The platter is placed on the table with full pomp, while the tribesman draws his sword and, holding it in two hands, he deals the stuffed sheep's stomach a mortal blow. The room fills with an effluvium reminiscent of manure but, when you taste it, you wish it was manure!

http://www.macsween.co.uk/burns_night/burns_night.html

[Rob(QG)]

That report seemed to suggest it was a recent thing and also restricted to Scotland.

Deep fried pineapple in batter (pineapple fritter) is available in loads of chipshops all over England.

Deep fried banana in batter and pineapple in batter is served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.

Deep fried chocolate bars have been served in the North East of England for at least 6 years.

Probably fried in beef fat, too.

Haggis gets the thumbs up from me, though - yum.

[windigo]

ya theres been several news items here in canada all seem as if this is the first time its been repoted on but its been on tv for like 3 years now

[The PIT]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
How can this be while there is still haggis?

Agreed Haggis is orrid. I reckon they should ban Haggis hunting as well as Fox Hunting.

[Dr Mordrid]

Here Snickers, Mars and Milky Way's (contrary to the article Mars and Milky Ways are separate products in the US) get frozen and served as a summer treat. Bananas get similar treatment but in addition they are put on a popsicle stick and coated with chocolate.

Yummy

I'm with Brian: I've had haggis before and would eat it again

Haggis actually doesn't taste as bad as it sounds and its combination of seasoned meat and a grain filler is actually rather healthy, especially if barly is mixed in with the oats (as is often the case).

Remember that those wonderful germanic sausages are very often skinned with one form of animal intestine or another and also are filled with seasoned meat and often a grain filler. Same goes for "natural" skinned hot dogs.

Dr. Mordrid

[az]

Yes, many german sausages are filled into intestines. I still wouldn't eat haggis though.

And here we have Mars, Milky Way, Twix etc. ice cream, so we don't have frozen chocolate bars.

AZ