Deep fried butter at the State Fair of Texas: Delicacy or de

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Okay I know Texas loves it's deep fried food but I think this is going a little too far even for me.

Star-Telegram report

Fat food has reached a new level at the State Fair of Texas.

Since 2005, the State Fair of Texas has invited its vendors to create new and interesting food offerings. In recent years, we’ve seen such artery-cloggers as Fried Twinkies, Texas Fried Cookie Dough and Chicken Fried Bacon.

On Tuesday, State Fair officials released the eight finalists for this year’s fifth annual Big Tex Choice Awards, and on the list is this gem: Deep Fried Butter. It’s exactly as it sounds, butter that’s seasoned, battered up and deep fried. For those counting, a stick of butter has 810 calories— before it’s deep fried.

Other finalists, all of which end up in the deep fryer: Green Goblins (stuffed cherry peppers); Twisted Yam on a Stick (rolled in butter, cinnamon and sugar); Fernie’s Deep Fried Peaches and Cream (this one’s messy); Texas Fried Pecan Pie (drizzled with caramel sauce); Country Fried Pork Chips (dip ’em in gravy); Sweet Jalapeno Corn Dog Shrimp (don’t mess with corn dogs); and Fried Peanut Butter Cup Macaroon (just like it sounds).

Judges will announce the winners Monday.

Bypass surgery to follow.

iRun4wine

:sick:

Some junk food... even the really bad stuff sounds sooooo good :devil: ... but that doesn't even sound the least bit appealing to me! :embarassed:

rtmama

Yikes!!!

I admit, I just love the taste of butter! When i was younger, I would just take a big ole spoonful and eat it. yum, salty yummy butter.

anyway, I digress...

that fried pecan pie and yummy peanut butter macaroon sound yummy too.

It's all deadly to eat though. :noway:

ittybittybadonkadonk

Okay I know Texas loves it's deep fried food but I think this is going a little too far even for me.

Star-Telegram report

Fat food has reached a new level at the State Fair of Texas.

Since 2005, the State Fair of Texas has invited its vendors to create new and interesting food offerings. In recent years, we’ve seen such artery-cloggers as Fried Twinkies, Texas Fried Cookie Dough and Chicken Fried Bacon.

On Tuesday, State Fair officials released the eight finalists for this year’s fifth annual Big Tex Choice Awards, and on the list is this gem: Deep Fried Butter. It’s exactly as it sounds, butter that’s seasoned, battered up and deep fried. For those counting, a stick of butter has 810 calories— before it’s deep fried.

Other finalists, all of which end up in the deep fryer: Green Goblins (stuffed cherry peppers); Twisted Yam on a Stick (rolled in butter, cinnamon and sugar); Fernie’s Deep Fried Peaches and Cream (this one’s messy); Texas Fried Pecan Pie (drizzled with caramel sauce); Country Fried Pork Chips (dip ’em in gravy); Sweet Jalapeno Corn Dog Shrimp (don’t mess with corn dogs); and Fried Peanut Butter Cup Macaroon (just like it sounds).

Judges will announce the winners Monday.

Bypass surgery to follow.

All of that sounds purty nasty ....

astridfeline

that's just gross :sick:

yodacho

I'm reading a book called, "The End of Overeating". It talks about how fat, sugar, and salt in supersaturated amounts hits the same pleasure hormones of dopamine and opioids, much like drug addiction, and this has been capitalized on by the food industry.

In reference to how hard mice will work for foods high in both sugar and fat, the researcher says this:

"The breaking point at which the animals will no longer work for the reward, she told me, is slightly lower than the breaking point for cocaine."

Yikes.

Please pass the butter?

emorym

Allrighty, I think I have to go for a run to burn off some calories after just reading that.

toots99

I'm reading a book called, "The End of Overeating". It talks about how fat, sugar, and salt in supersaturated amounts hits the same pleasure hormones of dopamine and opioids, much like drug addiction, and this has been capitalized on by the food industry.

In reference to how hard mice will work for foods high in both sugar and fat, the researcher says this:

"The breaking point at which the animals will no longer work for the reward, she told me, is slightly lower than the breaking point for cocaine."

Yikes.

Please pass the butter?

Are you enjoying that book? A friend of mine mentioned it and it sounded interesting.

Texas Fried Pecan Pie (drizzled with caramel sauce) sound deliiiiiiiiiiiicious!