Missy Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Deep-fried Mars bar taking Scotland by storm PARIS (AFP) - The deep-fried Mars bar, a nutritionist's nightmare that surfaced in Scotland about a decade ago, is now an established part of the Scottish culinary scene, according to a letter published in The Lancet. Dipped in batter and then cooked in hot oil, the Mars bar is now on sale in more than a fifth of Scotland's 627 fish-and-chip shops, it says. The average sale is 23 bars per shop per week, but some shops say they sell up to 200 a week, it records. The deep-fried Mars bar first surfaced in news reports in 1995, reputedly originating in the eastern city of Aberdeen. Promoters of Scottish tourism -- aghast at this damage to their efforts to highlight Scotland's history, culture and landscape -- joined with middle-class foodies in deriding the DFMB as media hype. But this is untrue, say authors David Morrison and Mark Pettigrew of the Greater Glasgow NHS Board, who contend the snack is "deep and crisp and eaten." "Scotland's deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth," they say. Health experts have condemned the deep-fried Mars bar as an artery-clogging catastrophe. Scotland is already ranked as the country with the highest rate of chronic heart disease in Western Europe, a position that owes itself to cigarettes and alcohol as well as a poor diet and a love of sugary foods. Critics should take heart, though. The Mediterranean diet is penetrating into Scotland, "albeit in the form of deep-fried pizza," say Morrison and Pettigrew. Pizza is one of several items that customers have asked shops to deep-fry, along with bananas, pineapple rings and creme eggs, a highly sweet confectionery. The letter is published next Saturday's issue of the British medical weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyre Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 And here I thought the deep fried twinki would always be the most unhealthy food in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 And here I thought the deep fried twinki would always be the most unhealthy food in the world. Deep fried Twinkies...? What is with this desire to deep fry everything? Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyre Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 the deep fried twinkie was thought up in the southern states. they deep fry everything there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 God all mighty, that's gross. Ever hear of Elvis' fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches? There's another "delicacy" for ya. <------ 2099... I'm such a geek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 We don't deep fry everything in the South... just 78.649% of our food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Lemme tell you, frying everything is bad. But the stuff that the Southern folks deep-fry...is joygasmic. Damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Florida doesn't really count as the South, so I can't speak on Southern deep-fried foods. But this story makes me laugh. Those motherfuckers will throw ANYTHING into a fryer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 As an Englishman, it would be biased of me to say that this is typical eccentricity from those skirt-wearing jocks. Still, you guys should read up about haggis.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Still, you guys should read up about haggis.... Ever hear for chitlins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Still, you guys should read up about haggis.... Ever hear for chitlins? I LOVE chilins. Yes, you can be grossed out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 ... slowly backing out of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Still, you guys should read up about haggis.... Ever hear for chitlins? I LOVE chilins. Yes, you can be grossed out now. Gross. They smell like anus and taste like anus smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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