Foods not intended for Frying

Kitsune · 02-17-2004, 11:23 PM

I paid a visit to Pete and Shorty's -- a restaurant right next door to the original Hooter's (the two were founded by the same people) and rather enjoyed what they served, which is general comfort food and is rightly advertised as dinner "like dad made".

The sandwhich wasn't bad with the standard beer, but then the time came to order dessert, something I usually don't do, but text on the menu caught my eye: "The Big O -- we're not telling, just try it." Three bucks? Sure, I'll chance it.

The menu didn't lie, as even the waitress wouldn't tell me what ingrediants made up the sweet dish. But I found out soon enough when a pile of vanillia ice cream was placed before me. This dish seemed to threaten and I think I know why -- it had a secret. Under the melting mess were three hidden oreos that had been battered and deep fried.

Sweet Jesus.

Some foods weren't meant to be fried and you may now add Oreo cookies to that list. The taste is something truly strange, as the batter tastes just like any ordinary batter you would use on fish, maybe even chicken strips, and the concoction tasted as if it had been dunked in the same fryer used for those other foods. The second layer just didn't mix well, either, as what was once a pleasant chocolate cookie had become an oily, melted mess of goo with only the center of the cookie containing any remaining familiar structure.

Dad never deep fried cookies.

mrnoodle · 02-17-2004, 11:58 PM

After we all nuke each other to melted glass, the only thing remaining on earth will be cockroaches. They will subsist on the little white paddies of Oreo centers that are scattered across the landscape. There's some nightmare fuel for you.

Got milk?

headsplice · 02-18-2004, 01:59 PM

Come up to the Minnesota State Fair. Not only do they fry things that shouldn't be fried (a Snickers bar), but then they put said fried things on a stick!

jinx · 02-18-2004, 03:25 PM

Dill pickes. I shit you not.

kerosene · 02-18-2004, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by jinx
Dill pickes. I shit you not.

Ew! Those are gross before they are fried.

Tomatoes should not be fried...doesn't matter what color they are.

Kitsune · 02-18-2004, 03:52 PM

Monte Cristo (crisco?) sandwich -- and entire sandwich fried and served with, yes, fries. A co-worker was once able to consume the entire sandwich, all the fries, two pints of beer, and an entire fried cheese stick appetizer. Later, while feeling close to death, he noted that he could "feel it in his pores".

kerosene · 02-18-2004, 04:18 PM

Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those?

Kitsune · 02-18-2004, 04:26 PM

Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those?

Yeah, although, like parsley, you aren't supposed to actually eat it.

wolf · 02-18-2004, 11:22 PM

Up north, here, the Monte Cristo comes with Imitation Maple Syrup™.

I've actually only had that in one place where they make it "right", i.e., by battering and frying the bread, ham, turkey, and cheese. Most places just make a french toast sandwich kind of dealie out of it.

BrianR · 02-19-2004, 08:38 AM

wolf...try the Clubhouse Diner on Street Road in Bensalem

They have a damn good everything, but the cheesecake is the only one in the world (so far) that I'll admit to being superior to mine.

Brian

wolf · 02-19-2004, 08:43 AM

I did love it that time we went there ... Didn't try the cheesecake, though. I was probably too stuffed on the Chicken and Sausage thingy ...

Bensalem, however, is just one of those places I prefer to avoid, even if the food is really good.

Why? It's just nasty.

Broomall, without the charm.

That Guy · 02-19-2004, 08:19 PM

There was a place in Corpus Christi that served deep-fried fajitas with a side of queso or gravy. I've seen guys get both and double-dip each bite.

Bacon

elSicomoro · 02-19-2004, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by wolf
Bensalem, however, is just one of those places I prefer to avoid, even if the food is really good.

Why? It's just nasty.

It's a nice enough suburb and all, but it's poorly designed...pure suburban sprawl. One of these days, I'm going to hit one of the illegals crossing Knights Road...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-20-2004, 12:14 AM

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Originally posted by wolf

Broomall, without the charm.

Broomall? Charm????
My God!!

wolf · 02-20-2004, 12:50 AM

In comparison to Bensalem, absolutely.

02-17-2004, 11:23 PM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Foods not intended for Frying I paid a visit to Pete and Shorty's -- a restaurant right next door to the original Hooter's (the two were founded by the same people) and rather enjoyed what they served, which is general comfort food and is rightly advertised as dinner "like dad made". The sandwhich wasn't bad with the standard beer, but then the time came to order dessert, something I usually don't do, but text on the menu caught my eye: "The Big O -- we're not telling, just try it." Three bucks? Sure, I'll chance it. The menu didn't lie, as even the waitress wouldn't tell me what ingrediants made up the sweet dish. But I found out soon enough when a pile of vanillia ice cream was placed before me. This dish seemed to threaten and I think I know why -- it had a secret. Under the melting mess were three hidden oreos that had been battered and deep fried. Sweet Jesus. Some foods weren't meant to be fried and you may now add Oreo cookies to that list. The taste is something truly strange, as the batter tastes just like any ordinary batter you would use on fish, maybe even chicken strips, and the concoction tasted as if it had been dunked in the same fryer used for those other foods. The second layer just didn't mix well, either, as what was once a pleasant chocolate cookie had become an oily, melted mess of goo with only the center of the cookie containing any remaining familiar structure. Dad never deep fried cookies.

02-17-2004, 11:58 PM	#2
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	After we all nuke each other to melted glass, the only thing remaining on earth will be cockroaches. They will subsist on the little white paddies of Oreo centers that are scattered across the landscape. There's some nightmare fuel for you. Got milk? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

02-18-2004, 01:59 PM	#3
headsplice Relaxed Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 676	Come up to the Minnesota State Fair. Not only do they fry things that shouldn't be fried (a Snickers bar), but then they put said fried things on a stick! __________________ Don't Panic

02-18-2004, 11:22 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Up north, here, the Monte Cristo comes with Imitation Maple Syrup™. I've actually only had that in one place where they make it "right", i.e., by battering and frying the bread, ham, turkey, and cheese. Most places just make a french toast sandwich kind of dealie out of it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-19-2004, 08:38 AM	#10
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	wolf...try the Clubhouse Diner on Street Road in Bensalem They have a damn good everything, but the cheesecake is the only one in the world (so far) that I'll admit to being superior to mine. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-18-2004, 03:25 PM	#4
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Dill pickes. I shit you not.

02-18-2004, 03:52 PM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Monte Cristo (crisco?) sandwich -- and entire sandwich fried and served with, yes, fries. A co-worker was once able to consume the entire sandwich, all the fries, two pints of beer, and an entire fried cheese stick appetizer. Later, while feeling close to death, he noted that he could "feel it in his pores".

02-18-2004, 04:18 PM	#7
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those?

02-18-2004, 04:26 PM	#8
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those? Yeah, although, like parsley, you aren't supposed to actually eat it.

02-19-2004, 08:43 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I did love it that time we went there ... Didn't try the cheesecake, though. I was probably too stuffed on the Chicken and Sausage thingy ... Bensalem, however, is just one of those places I prefer to avoid, even if the food is really good. Why? It's just nasty. Broomall, without the charm. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-19-2004, 08:19 PM	#12
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	There was a place in Corpus Christi that served deep-fried fajitas with a side of queso or gravy. I've seen guys get both and double-dip each bite. Bacon

02-20-2004, 12:50 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	In comparison to Bensalem, absolutely. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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