Their's new fair food this year: Deep Fried Butter. It's at the Texas State Fair now. I don't know if it will make its way to NC.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106/

10/7/2009 11:17:22 AM

grape and cherry flavors, but no cinnamon?? wtf

10/7/2009 11:22:05 AM

It's at the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem as we speak.

It's all they've been talking about on the news for 2 weeks. They even talked about it during the NCSU/Wake Forest game

10/7/2009 11:27:35 AM

Why don't we just go ahead and inject lard straight into a vein?

10/7/2009 11:31:31 AM

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10/7/2009 11:34:20 AM

i draw the line at this

10/7/2009 11:41:20 AM

sounds awesome.

10/7/2009 11:52:35 AM

i think paula deen just had an orgasm

10/7/2009 12:39:06 PM

disgusting!!

10/7/2009 12:42:25 PM

probably goes well with:

10/7/2009 12:54:22 PM

^ if that comes with grilled chicken instead of fried, then it would be perfect for people on Atkins.

10/7/2009 12:59:32 PM

I thought this was a joke satirizing how bad things have gotten.

Now I fear for America's future.

10/7/2009 1:43:41 PM

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"Why don't we just go ahead and inject lard straight into a vein?"

That was the same joke I thought of when I saw this at the Dixie Classic fair on Sunday.

10/7/2009 1:48:55 PM

so, those of you that have been to the dixie classic - i am going thursday afternoon because the future in laws have to sell peanuts and christopher wants to see the pig races. what should i look for? i need to know what foods are super awesome (besides deep fried butter of course) and what exhibits kick ass!


thanks!

10/7/2009 2:28:11 PM

i saw on WRAL that the new fair food this year is CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON

10/7/2009 2:32:14 PM

now, i enjoy drizzling a little syrup on my bacon, and putting grape jelly on my sausage biscuit. i even enjoy the bacon/cinnamon roll (/fattie) but chocolate?!?!

10/7/2009 2:34:14 PM

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"^ if that comes with grilled chicken instead of fried, then it would be perfect for people on Atkins."

It still is you noob. Atkin peeps are required to eat more fat than a regular diet

10/7/2009 3:15:22 PM

nice pwn One, since it couldn't possibly be breading that's covering those chicken patties, but the natural crust of the meat

10/7/2009 3:33:27 PM

I want this in my fucking mouth.

10/7/2009 4:10:35 PM

^thats what she said.

10/7/2009 6:13:38 PM

^^^ ahahah zing!

10/7/2009 7:29:49 PM

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"so, those of you that have been to the dixie classic - i am going thursday afternoon because the future in laws have to sell peanuts and christopher wants to see the pig races. what should i look for?"

Love the Dixie Classic Fair. I actually just got back a few hours ago. Food wise, here's my recommendations:

-Elephant ears. These might be the quinessential fair food. Get them right next to the midway entrance (where WXII news sets up)
-Deep-fried oreos. Screw the fried butter ... these things are much sweeter.
-Roasted corn. Best spot is along the food row right behind to the grandstand. Stuff is awesome, and almost feels healthy. Almost.
-Candy apples. There's a stand near the petting zoo that's buy one, get one free. Best candy apple I've ever had.

Really though, it's just typical fair food. For the main course, you can't go wrong with an Italian sausage or giant turkey leg. Exhibits -- the pig races are always fun, the old-timey village place is great (live bluegrass and free wine tastings), and you've got to see the prize-winning pumpkin. It's the biggest in State history ... something like 1300 pounds. Insane. Don't forget the fireworks are every night at 9



[Edited on October 7, 2009 at 11:58 PM. Reason : ]

10/7/2009 11:48:40 PM

candy apples are my favorite! thanks for the tips.

we are taking my bf's bro to see the pig races, he loves them. went last year and it was raining and they wouldn't let swifty race, but the guy let chris come back and pet him because he was pitching quite a fit. (he is severely autistic with several other brain damage issues and if he is set on something you had better do it, damnit.)

10/8/2009 12:00:53 AM

I want a deep fried reese's

10/8/2009 12:07:50 AM

dAMMIT !

10/8/2009 4:42:11 AM

aren't they candied apples?

10/8/2009 8:31:52 AM

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"Candy apples, also known as toffee apples, are whole apples covered in a hard sugar candy coating. While the topping varies from place to place, they are almost always served with a stick of sorts in the middle making them easier to eat. Candy apples are a common treat at autumn festivals in Western culture in the Northern Hemisphere, such as Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest."

10/8/2009 8:53:51 AM

Here's a picture that'll make you want one:



If you've ever wondered what eating an alien egg would be like. Deep fried butter ranks right up there with donut cheeseburgers.



They should just put in a booth where you get liposuction and they deep fry your own fat and sprinkle some powdered sugar on.

[Edited on October 8, 2009 at 9:28 AM. Reason : -]

10/8/2009 9:25:08 AM

anyone know if they offer those krispey kreme burgers at the nc fair? i want to try one of those just to say i did...and because they look awesome.

10/8/2009 9:49:12 AM

We got drunk and made them at my house once

They were terrible, and we thought we had fucked them up

Then we had them at the SC fair last year and realized that we had made them right, but they were just disgusting regardless

10/8/2009 9:52:19 AM

i could probably eat a few and then burn it off the next day


its no big deal really, not much worse than some of the other crap we eat daily...but how can they not have cinnamon?

10/8/2009 12:08:19 PM

^^^that 1st pic makes me

[Edited on October 8, 2009 at 12:19 PM. Reason : hj]

10/8/2009 12:19:18 PM

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"They even talked about it during the NCSU/Wake Forest game"

10/8/2009 10:25:57 PM

i did not try the deep fried butter, i keep teetering on if i should get it or not. now i wish i had. i got apple fries which were excellent, not too sweet, and the apple was just tart enough. they came in a waffle cone, too! also got a ribeye sandwich, and ben got a porkchop sandwich. we shared an onion blossom. ben's sandwich was better than mine. bought the two for one candy apples, cotton candy, and some fudge to bring home. everyone who goes to dixie classic need to buy peanuts for the exchange scan, to help stop child abuse!!!

10/9/2009 12:53:15 AM

Deep fried butter sounds good in terms of flavor, but at the same time it makes my stomach churn in this vom type of way.





I like it.

10/9/2009 1:00:59 AM

And this is why our healthcare system is in the shitter.

10/10/2009 8:09:38 AM

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"It still is you noob. Atkin peeps are required to eat more fat than a regular diet"

fucking dumbass

10/10/2009 11:59:07 AM

^^I guess we can't ever expect a good healthcare system if we can't keep people from eating deep fried butter. this shit is goddamn disgusting. donut cheeseburgers???

10/10/2009 1:05:05 PM

Anyone who would eat this shit deserves to have their heart quit right on spot.

10/10/2009 1:07:49 PM

Finally tired of hearing people freak out about it, I did some math and research.

An 8.3-ounce funnel cake has 760 calories, 44 grams of fat and 80 grams of carbs, and that's without toppings.

1/4 stick of butter (granted, without the batter and frying oil) is 202 calories, 23 grams of fat 0 carbs.
Let's assume there's 1 tbsp of oil involved (I have no idea of the actual numbers), that's
119 calories, 14g fat, also 0 carbs.
Then, assume the batter is something like pancake batter, and assume 1/4 cup. Again, no idea if that's correct, but
122 calories, 1.5 g fat, 23g of carbs

That's a total estimated 443 calories, 38.5g fat, 23 g carbs in fried butter. In other words, 1/2 the calories, less fat, and 1/4 the carbs of 1 funnel cake. Even if my estimates are off, it's no worse than a funnel cake, and probably better.

Whopper w/ cheese: 790 calories, 48g fat, 53g carbs
Burger King dessert: Ice Cream Shake, Chocolate (syrup added): 619 calories, 33g fat, 70g carbs
Large McDonald's Fries: 487 calories, 25g fat, 60g carbs

So, in case all of you who are being all holier-than-thou don't eat anything like those mentioned items, I'd stfu, not to mention we should probably all watch our diets.

[Edited on October 11, 2009 at 9:57 AM. Reason : .]

10/11/2009 9:31:18 AM

http://www.digtriad.com/news/most_popular/article.aspx?storyid=131173&provider=top

doesnt have butter but this seemed like an appropriate place to post it

10/11/2009 9:53:33 AM

So, maybe you should freak out over that fried butter, but don't pretend it's somehow worse than what most Americans eat constantly. No, you shouldn't eat it, but you shouldn't eat that Whopper, either.

Fair disclosure (haha, get it?): I enjoy an occasional Whopper or other fast food, say once every other month, but have never tried fried butter. I did, however, have half a funnel cake and a fried Reese's cup at the fair. The Reese's cup alone is 88 calories, 5g fat, 9g carbs, 1mg cholesterol. Using the same frying estimates as the butter, it was 329 calories, 20.5g fat, 32g carbs, 7.75g ch

10/11/2009 10:18:59 AM

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"That's a total estimated 443 calories, 38.5g fat, 23 g carbs in fried butter. In other words, 1/2 the calories, less fat, and 1/4 the carbs of 1 funnel cake. Even if my estimates are off, it's no worse than a funnel cake, and probably better."

So all the numbers you mentioned... are they made up? Is that for 1 deep fried butter ¿nugget? or the 3 or 4 they'd probably serve you?

Hell, at least the Whopper has some kind of nutritional value to it. At least when compared to deep fried butter. And yeah, this is fried butter we're talking about here. People shouldn't at the suggestion of eating it because there might be something else out there that they are currently eating that approaches being as bad for them.

10/12/2009 7:59:39 AM

I beat the game. I just hooked up a liposuction machine to my gut and then output it straight into my mouth. All the fat I can eat and no weight gain! SCORE!

10/12/2009 8:21:48 AM

Certainly better than my suggestion

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"They should just put in a booth where you get liposuction and they deep fry your own fat and sprinkle some powdered sugar on."

Liquid form would be better though. No sense in burning off those calories from all that chewing.

10/12/2009 8:30:02 AM

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"Is that for 1 deep fried butter ¿nugget? or the 3 or 4 they'd probably serve you?"

The stand I saw them at was only handing out singles.

And no, not made up. Estimated, but not made up. Links at my article here

http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2299

And yeah, as far as "nutritional value," a Whopper has Iron (35%), Protein (35g), Fiber (13%) and Calcium (26%). It also has 60% of your daily sodium and only 1% Vitamin C. However, I think the insane amounts of fat and cholesterol make up for that.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9281/2

[Edited on October 12, 2009 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

10/12/2009 9:22:43 AM

10/12/2009 9:23:44 AM

i had fried green beans for the first time this weekend. they were awesome!

10/12/2009 9:57:29 AM