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What's the ultimate/weirdest food to deep fry?

WolfChef

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WolfChef

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The topic about deep fried haggis made me think, "My god, what next deep fried foie gras?" Although I should talk, one of my favorite snacks when I used to chef was deep fried lobster tail sandwich. Pull the meat out of a cold water lobster tail, bread it and deep fry for a minute then slap between two slices of heavily buttered bread. The waitress would always want to know what we chefs were eating, and this way I could hide mine in the bread and say "Just a sandwich."

But I have to admit, deep frying haggis would never have occured to me. So I have to wonder what other deep fried treats are out there.

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Carolyn Tillie

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Don't discount deep-fried foie gras -- I've had it and it is amazing. With a light egg-and-panko crust, the interior turns molten and is almost orgasmic...

I've also had deep-fried ants which are quite crunchy and interesting when served on fries...

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Once where I worked, our most tatooed cook, the heavy drinking bartender, and aspiring stand up comic waiter - the three in the restaurant who'd eat anything - decided to have a McD's cheesburger eating contest. Don't know who won, but they had some leftover and no one else would touch them. I suggested a deepfry. Mr Tatoo pressed a couple together, battered them, and dropped them in. They didn't fall apart. ... When they acquired a lovely golden hue, he sliced them up and plated them. Don't know how they tasted, though, as I didn't try. The few who did, from what I know, are still alive.

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I had deep fried maki rolls last year and they were fantatsic. Probably best described as flash fried because they had panko bread crumbs and a very quick fry that lent a crunchy exterior yet did not raise the internal temp of the roll above room temperature levels.

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There is actually a website for deep frying Oreo cookies .. complete with photographs ... but I like my Oreos plain on a plate ...  :hmmm:

eG thread on deep fried cheesecake  :shock:  actually, it looks quite good!

I especially like the part where the author doubts the existence of extreme culinary nerds who would actually measure the temperature of oil when deep-frying! I guess she or he hasn't been to egullet lately.

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There is actually a website for deep frying Oreo cookies .. complete with photographs ... but I like my Oreos plain on a plate ...  :hmmm:

eG thread on deep fried cheesecake  :shock:  actually, it looks quite good!

I don't know if they still are, but deep-fried oreos were quite ubiquitous in NYC street fairs a few years ago.

I love anything deep-fried. I think if you coat shoe leather in batter or bread crumbs and stick it in hot oil it would also taste good.

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There is actually a website for deep frying Oreo cookies .. complete with photographs ... but I like my Oreos plain on a plate ...  :hmmm:

eG thread on deep fried cheesecake  :shock:  actually, it looks quite good!

My boyfriend's fraternity "chef" would deep fry oreos before parties and whatnot......talk about sinfully good :wub:

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Hmmm deep fried smores would be great (disclaimer: never tried it!).

chocolate covered marshmallow rolled in graham cracker crumbs, frozen then fried?

These sound really good.

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There is actually a website for deep frying Oreo cookies .. complete with photographs ... but I like my Oreos plain on a plate ...  :hmmm:

eG thread on deep fried cheesecake  :shock:  actually, it looks quite good!

This may be my favorite line from that site...

The original recipe told me to preheat the oil to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. But honestly, do people actually measure the temperature of their cooking oil?? Do these culinary nerds actually exist?

Um, yes.

And here we are. :laugh:

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One of the Japanese restaurants here has an item called a Monkey Brain on its sushi list - it's half an avocado stuffed with spicy tuna mixture, cut in half, then lightly breaded and deep fried. It was very, very good - expensive, but good.

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