Lycaon Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Fried Coke a big hit at US state fairs Fried Coke has become the latest artery-clogging hit at US state fairs, local media reports. The gooey Coke-battered nuggets topped with cola syrup won the "most creative" title at the Texas state fair in Dallas last month. Since then, the deep-fried phenomenon has spread to North Carolina and Arizona. "We've been getting calls from everywhere since we introduced it," Elizabeth Martin, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina fair, told the Dallas Morning News. "Everyone wants to know where they can get it." Fried treats are as big of a draw at state fairs as the rides and prize-winning farm animals. Twinkies, cookies and even pickles are stuck with a stick, dipped in batter and then seared in the deep fryer. Fried Coke's inventor, concessionaire Abel Gonzales Jr., is a creative fryer whose experiments have proven popular. Last year he sold 20,000 fried peanut butter, jelly and banana sandwiches, the Morning News reported. Fried Coke looks to be an even bigger hit: he sold 16,000 cups of the sticky balls in the first two weeks of the fair, which runs through Oct. 22. Gonzales has also had more success with changing his recipe than Coca Cola did. He reworked the recipe to make the dough less cakey and more spongy so it would soak up more of the cola syrup. "They were good before, but they are even better now," Gonzales said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/lf_af...at_061016200041 Oy vey... I'm kinda reminded of a Simpson's epsiode by this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 that sounds about as appealing as testicular cancer and the loss of anal virginity all rolled into one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CjDucky Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 i can HEAR my arteries hardening at the sheer thought of that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 not to mention your name being chiseled onto a headstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpunkyMonkey Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 jesus christ... that's like suicide food right there Why don't they just lace it with arsenic and cut the middle man out... and by middle man i mean, the 4 years of intesnive hospital care they'll require before their excrutiatingly painful death from artery explosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 why not just hand you the gun? I think it would be less painful that way. why not just hand you the gun? I think it would be less painful that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpunkyMonkey Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 yeah, it should just go like this: Hi, can I have some fried coke that'll be $2.99 here you go *clerk grabs harpoon* SLAM!!!! RIGHT THROUGH THE CHEST ...thank you, come again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I have to admit that at the Fair this year, it intrigued me and I bought it...and then almost threw up on the spot...to say it was disgusting is an understatement.... You can ask DK, The Chancellor & Meia, they all tried the disgusting concoction as well... If you could imagine, it tastes like an elephant ear that was mistakenly left in a warm cup of flat soda...I shudder to remember it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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