62352 Thu Aug 19 12:24:01 -0700 2004 16 2 Los Angeles Area 0 332769 Does anyone know of a restaurant in L.A. that serves deep fried Snickers and other snack foods? I've got to try 'em - the curiosity is killing me. Thanks. Thu Aug 19 12:24:01 -0700 2004 0 Birdynumnum 1 332770 I think you have to wait for one of the fairs, either OC or LA county. That's where you can find all sorts of things that will damage your digestive track, your central nervous system and your waist line. (g) I do recall Tyler Florance, (I think it was) doing these on one of his shows, so you can probably go to foodnetwork.tv and find the recipe. Thu Aug 19 12:29:57 -0700 2004 332769 0 WLA 1 332771 If it's just deep-fried sweets you crave, I've heard that Lulu's Blue Plate on Sawtelle (just south of SM Blvd.) serves deep-fried twinkies with your choice of strawberry grandmarnier sauce or caramel sauce with chocolate chips. Thu Aug 19 12:43:12 -0700 2004 332769 0 foodfiend 2 332773 I am falling into an insulin coma just reading your post. Thu Aug 19 12:44:43 -0700 2004 332771 0 Peter 1 332772 I don't think you'll find this in a restaurant. It's most likely a fair (as in county fair or state fair) food or street vendor food. As this is county fair season, you may want to try one of the county fairs. Thu Aug 19 12:43:29 -0700 2004 332769 0 Peter 1 332775 last summer i had deep-fried oreos at the sunset junction street fair, and it's coming up again this weekend. and the twinkies should definitely be available at the l.a. county fair. Thu Aug 19 12:53:32 -0700 2004 332769 0 felicia d. 2 332801 What did they taste like, and how did they prepare the cookies for frying? Thu Aug 19 15:40:33 -0700 2004 332775 0 Spoony Bard 3 332807 The batters for the oreos are generally made from flour, eggs, and vinegar, with no added sugar because the oreos are sweet enough and need the balance. I've seen one recipe that used beer and one that used club soda... Thu Aug 19 16:14:01 -0700 2004 332801 0 Emme 3 332869 Having worked the company that makes the key ingredient in most deep fried candy bars, I just had to try them and the Oreos at Sunset Junction as well... I loved the Oreos the best... And they are indeed... HEAVEN... Like described, the batter is light and they are basically fried VERY quickly... BUT, the heat and oil seep through the cookie... so the cookie inside gets warm and melty... They served it with a sprinkling of Powdered Sugar to make it all pretty and, I'd totally do it again... calories be damned! Thu Aug 19 23:02:48 -0700 2004 332801 0 Dommy! 1 332776 ahhh... for a decent fish & chips shop. They'd have deep fried Mars bars at least. And LuLu's Alibi does serve the deep fried Twinkies. Thu Aug 19 13:01:12 -0700 2004 332769 0 igj 2 332778 my favorite idea for deep frying comes from the ChipShop in Brooklyn - they deep fry Atkins bars! Brilliant. Anything like this to be had in LA? It would surely enhance the flavor of those things :) Thu Aug 19 13:15:18 -0700 2004 332776 0 igj 3 332794 That would be a moot point. The carbs in the batter would cancel out the benefit of the low carb bar. Hmmm... interesting. Thu Aug 19 15:05:58 -0700 2004 332778 0 Spike 4 332796 ChipShop will also add extra sugar to this concoction to really cancel out the low-carbness. It is just somebody's notion of being perverse, I suppose. Link: http://www.chipshopnyc.com/delivertome.html Thu Aug 19 15:13:07 -0700 2004 332794 0 igj 2 332811 Hi... I do believe Lulu's Alibi changed its name to Lulu's Blue Plate a good while ago. I prefer Alibi. Thu Aug 19 16:30:15 -0700 2004 332776 0 silence9 1 332780 This lovely snack generally "credited" with being created in my original home town Glasgow,Scotland has now been surpassed. (Un)Luckily i am going back to visit next week and may attempt to at least photograph the beast. Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2004/08/10/deepfried_kilocalori.html Thu Aug 19 13:24:36 -0700 2004 332769 0 Stuartmm 2 332851 Maybe it's the weather in the northern part of the British isles but I seem to read about an inordinately high number of intensely calorific (not to mention heart-stopping) foods coming from there - like a chip sandwich that is basically filled with fries - ie carbs and carbs??!! Also remember reading James Heriott in my youth and he talked about Yorkshire farmers who would breakfast on pure fat (admittedly this was about a hundred years ago). Elvis would have loved it. Thu Aug 19 20:40:03 -0700 2004 332780 0 vidia 1 332804 You might try: Robin Hood British Pub 13640 Burbank Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91401-5216 Phone: (818) 994-6045 I haven't been, so I can't say if they deep fry any candy bars, but I'll go and report back! Btw, it's the venerable and reliable Jerome's favorite for Fish and Chips, so it can't be bad. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/52129#265820 Thu Aug 19 15:52:21 -0700 2004 332769 0 Spoony Bard