Your favorite fried food?

[Billy Burnett]

Mine = fish and chips (British style) w/vinegar. mmmmm

Yours?


:hi:

[WinkyDink]

1. French fries. Lots o' salt.

[Swede]

2. bacon.

or pork chops.

[flvegan]

3. Ditto yours.

I can't/won't eat it anymore, but it IS the best.

[malta blue]

4. hush puppies, arepas, surullos...

anything that is fried cornmeal. :9

[AlCzervik]

5. arancini and fried dough.

[Mika]

6. 2 eggs, over easy.

Salt & pepper.

:hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Cheese curds

Once a year at the Minnesota State Fair :7

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Freedom fries and fried chicken.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

30. There you go

:hi: ^5

Can't beat it.

[ailsagirl]

9. Once in a great while, onion rings...

[Redstone]

10. How the hell can I pick just one? EVERYTHING is better when it's fried!

PS: Seconded about the vinegar on the fried fish. Especially when you ALSO slather it with tartar sauce.

Redstone

[Billy Burnett]

12. LOL. How true.

Even a fried twinky is good. :hurts:

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Quoth my friend when I bought a deep fryer...

"Everything tastes the same, but it all tastes delicious."

[Patiod]

18. Agree!

But fried mushrooms might edge out other fried deliciousness by a smidge

[w8liftinglady]

11. funnel cakes at th Texas State Fair

[jobycom]

40. Oh God, everything is good fried at the Texas State Fair. Did you try the Fried Coke?

Fried Twinkies? Fried Macaroni and Cheese? I drive up there from Austin just to feel the arteries harden.

[Ava]

14. okra

:9

[Tangerine LaBamba]

15. Oysters

Big, fat, juicy oysters - with tons of homemade tartar sauce.

<thud>

[MissMillie]

16. whole bellied clams and scallops

w/ fries and onion rings.

[abbeyco]

17. The Bennigan's Monte Cristo Sandwich - RIP

[Critters2]

19. Deep fried ravioli. I know it's not good for me,

but I'm only human!!

[femmocrat]

20. Chicken....

although I haven't eaten it in eons.

[yellowdogintexas]

35. Gotta be fried chicken, specifically HOT SPICY fried Chicken as in Popeye's

after that, it's all relative.

Fried delicacies that I love and will occasionally order in a restaurant include:

fried potatoes...of course
fried dill pickles
fried okra
fried green tomatoes
fried squash or zucchini
fried cauliflower
fried eggplant
those jalapeno poppers
fried shrimp
fried scallops
fried fish.

Oh yeah, I did grow up in the South and yes we will fry almost anything.

[amerikat]

52. I wish I could order from popeyes..........

a big bucket of spicy chicken skin.........yummy and a couple of biscuits and maybe a side of red beans and rice. But that crispy, crunchy, tangy hot skin is the best.

[yellowdogintexas]

53. you KNOW it. I want to find a way to duplicate the flavor so I can do them in

the oven, or the grill, not fried. It's all about the heat

[amerikat]

54. Well they deep fry it.

I don't think it could be accurately replicated without deep frying. Jeez now you've done it......I'll have to drive Troy(nearest Popeys) to get some of that chicken.

[Connonym]

21. Potato, hands down

but fried eggplant strips come a close second. Actually fried eggplant might come in first because nothing is grosser than a poorly fried potato whereas fried eggplant is always good even if you reheat it in the microwave.

[TK421]

22. Your choice, of course....

nothing on this earth like good fish and chips.

Thankfully, a local bar has some of the best I have ever tasted....however ( don't know your feelings on this one ) they serve it with malt vinegar, which I happen to love dearly.

[LiberalEsto]

23. Tempura

Shrimp and vegetable tempura

[1]

43. omg yes! tempura is the greatest food ever created...

give me sushi and tempura every night for the rest of my life and i would be a happy man.

wasabi!

[Z_I_Peevey]

24. Stuffed jalepenos.

Stuffed with Underwood chicken spread, not cheese. Oh, lawdy.

[begin_within]

25. Fried eggplant slices

[Blue Diadem]

26. yumm

Now I have to put eggplant on my grocery list. :)

[begin_within]

28. It's easy - my Dad taught me.

The long skinny Japanese or Chinese type eggplants work best. Peel and slice into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle heavily with salt and let them sit for 20 minutes. Then rinse off the salt and pat dry. Dip in beaten egg, then in seasoned breadcrumbs. Fry quickly in hot oil until golden brown, then drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with "Spike" seasoning or any seasoned salt. Serve with a ranch dip or blue cheese dip.

[Blue Diadem]

31. Ahh..now that sounds right. Thank you for the instructions.

My Mom used to fry em up but she left out the salt step which draws out the moisture, no wonder hers were well..(sorry Mom!) soggy. But darn the flavor was good.

I haven't had any in probably 35 years or more. That's a must have this weekend.

Thank you Bob Weaver, you made my day!

:hi:

[begin_within]

34. You're welcome. And my Dad never did the salt step either.

I learned that from some cooking show. The salt draws out the moisture so the eggplant fries better and is less soggy. They claimed it makes the eggplant absorb less oil too. It's not really necessary to do the salt step. I think the key is to fry them quickly; when I do it they are only in the oil for about 1 minute on each side. And another key is to sprinkle them with seasoning salt, even if you are going to use a dip. Enjoy!

[Texasgal]

27. Curry puffs..

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo GOOD!

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

29. Deep fried calimari w/marinara sauce for dipping

as made by this little drive through place called "It's Greek to Me" in Tacoma WA.

They make good gyros and spaghetti too.

[Lyric]

32. Fried chicken, if it's done right,

With a buttermilk wet dredge and properly seasoned flour, fried in melted lard or shortening (not vegetable oil.)

Needless to say, I don't have it very often, lol.

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44. Would those be chicken-fried brains?

Come ON, Grovelbot! Stay on-topic for frak's sake! Where do you think you are? GD:thbbbbppppt? This is the LOUNGE! Get your act together! :grr:

[cordelia]

36. Chicken livers.

[LeftyMom]

37. country fried seitan

:drool:

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

49. Country fried Satan??

Do you have to cut the horns off first? :evilfrown:

[MichiganVote]

38. Chicken or fries, any way, any day.

[lost-in-nj]

39. Fried... THIS, THAT and EVERYTHING!!!!

:rofl:




lost

[jobycom]

41. Beignets

[LostinVA]

42. That's one of mine

I had some great fish (halibut) & chips from a little shack in Sitka, AK last month on vacation. They were tres yummo.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

45. Fried Chicken.

I, like you, also enjoy fish and chips w/vinegar.

[Adsos Letter]

46. Like jobycom said ..beignets...YAY!!!...Gotta be careful, though...

when mama is makin 'em...










:9


:D

[philosophie_en_rose]

47. Deep fried mochi

:9

[Fox Mulder]

48. Fried onions.

:)

[Kali]

50. ...

yes

[Amerigo Vespucci]

51. Fried flounder & onion rings from The White Cap in Ipswich, Massachusetts...

...which I haven't had since I moved to California many years ago. The White Cap may possibly be the single greatest restauarant on the planet. It's family owned, and they catch some of their own fish and buy the rest. "Cleanest" fried food I've ever seen. They must change the oil frequently and keep it at the perfect temperature.

[galledgoblin]

55. fried bananas served with ice cream