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Has anyone ever had a Deep Fried Mars Bar

tarotangeltarotangel Posts: 1,090
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I've lived in Scotland for all of my life (admittedly most of it in Shetland and only 9 on the mainland) but I have never seen anywhere that does a Deep Fried Mars Bar. Indeed I don't know anybody that has eaten one either. I've been to quite a lot of chip shops to have a look (mainly on the East Coast) but have never seen it.

Does this actually exist? Have you had one? Were you sick afterwards? Eating a normal Mars bar is bad enough for me.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,091
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    the chippy across the road from school used to do them, but that was in blackburn :confused: we had this american dance teacher come over to help us with a competition routine once and he was obsessed with trying them, saying that everyone had told him they were huge in england, majority of us hadnt even heard of them!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,091
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    oh, and i had one (same day as american guy) it was ok but i could feel my arteries clogging up. i dont think i was sick though.
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    jonapovajonapova Posts: 621
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    The town where I live does them.. (near Liverpool)
    you pay 50p and they cover it in batter and do it for you, takes about 10 mins

    but they're gorgeous, very sickly though
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,898
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    I really want to try one. I imagine that it goes all soggy and melted :D
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    ianxianx Posts: 9,190
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    I've seen them for sale in chip shops. They looked a bit like a turd in batter.
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    Yes, but not for yonks.
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    TYCOTYCO Posts: 5,891
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    They are gorgeous, but you wouldn't want a whole one.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,140
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    I have tried them before and there is nothing special about them all it is is just a melted mars bar in batter.

    Also tried deep fried Snickers and Twix.

    I would recommend it if you haven't tried it but it isn't that special.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,382
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    tarotangel wrote: »
    Does this actually exist? Have you had one? Were you sick afterwards? Eating a normal Mars bar is bad enough for me.
    It is real. I was pioneered (for want of a better word) by the Carron chippy in Stonehaven.

    I've never had one but I have had a deep fried Cream Egg.

    Yum.

    But I couldn't have more than one at a time....
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    ShrikeShrike Posts: 16,610
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    I've seen 'em in Glasgow - also deep fried pizza which, imho, is an even greater abhorrance!:eek:

    I do rather like deep fried haggis & black pudding though - wish they did it down here:D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,890
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    I'm in the Glasgow area and I don't know anywhere that sells them.
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    timeytimey Posts: 19,379
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    They were apparently invented in a chip shop down the road from us. But I've never had one or seen one and I don't fancy one either.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,140
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    foogirl wrote: »
    It is real. I was pioneered (for want of a better word) by the Carron chippy in Stonehaven.

    I've never had one but I have had a deep fried Cream Egg.

    Yum.

    But I couldn't have more than one at a time....

    Thats where I had my first one as well, and it was great.
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    Sun_BeamSun_Beam Posts: 11,600
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    Nope, never tried one of these, but was only talking about them the other day and how I want to try one. I know someone who owns a chip shop - maybe I can ask them to throw a bar in and see what it's like? :p
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,890
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    I don't get why anyone would want to mix chocolate and batter :confused:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,093
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    Never, ever seen them for sale in a shop.

    BUT, for a wee posh dinner party I made deep fried Bounties a la Jamie Oliver. They were bloody delish but I dread to think how many points they'd have been if I'd translated them to WW-speak.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,093
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    Sun_Beam wrote: »
    Nope, never tried one of these, but was only talking about them the other day and how I want to try one. I know someone who owns a chip shop - maybe I can ask them to throw a bar in and see what it's like? :p

    I'd do it at home with fresh oil.

    I don't think I'd want it to be fishy or haggisy tasting.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,526
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    I never have, but I really want to try one! I'm not really sure about the idea of chocolate and chip shop batter, but could still fancy trying one :)
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    tarotangeltarotangel Posts: 1,090
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    foogirl wrote: »
    It is real. I was pioneered (for want of a better word) by the Carron chippy in Stonehaven.

    I've never had one but I have had a deep fried Cream Egg.

    Yum.

    But I couldn't have more than one at a time....

    Looks like there will be a few folk heading to Stoney then ;)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,825
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    Yes, I tried one once in Cornwall. It was disgusting and I only had one bite.

    Deep fried pizza though is blimmin delish!
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    ÆnimaÆnima Posts: 38,548
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    Not anyone that's still alive! :D
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    coopermanyorkscoopermanyorks Posts: 21,215
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    Daft question maybe , but do you have chips and Salt and Vinegar with them
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    tarotangel wrote: »
    Looks like there will be a few folk heading to Stoney then ;)

    Just across the road from where I was dragged to church week in week out. What a lovely treat on the way home that would have been!
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    I think Elvis would have liked them.

    His favourite snack was apparently deep fried thick cut bread with lashings of peanut butter, jam and crispy bacon.
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    tarotangeltarotangel Posts: 1,090
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    coopermanyorks wrote: »
    Daft question maybe , but do you have chips and Salt and Vinegar with them

    That would be getting into the Chips & Salt & Vinegar or Chips and Salt & Sauce debate lol.

    We just have S&V Up here.
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