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The practice of Deep Frying a Mars Bar in Batter , producing a deep-fried Mars bar (DFMB), is one reported in various media from the mid 1990s . Largely confined to Chip Shop s in the west of Scotland (although it is said that it was invented in a chip shop in Stonehaven, on Scotland's North-East coast) , the " Dish " was never a mainstream item, and its popularity with the media is in part an ironic commentary on urban Scotland's notoriously unhealthy Diet . A deep-fried Mars bar consists of an ordinary Mars bar dipped in the batter usually used for preparing fish. This is then fried in the same Deep Fat Fryer as the chip shop's usual fare (including fish, Chips , Black and White Pudding , Sausage , and often Haggis ). Doing this successfully poses the fry-man something of a delicate challenge - if the Mars bar gets too hot it will melt, and the whole assemblage will disintegrate, contaminating the fryer with an inappropriate chocolate flavour. For this reason the Mars bar is typically chilled, but this too leads to problems, as an overly cold bar can also disintegrate (in this case from stresses imposed upon it by the differences in internal temperature when it is plunged into the hot Oil ). Many (perhaps the majority of) Scottish chip shops still fry in Beef Dripping ; this lends the exterior of the battered bar something of a beefy flavour. For a time the DFMB was a popular lunch for schoolchildren (particularly those rebelling against the Healthy Eating messages they were shown at school), who joked that the savoury exterior and dessert interior made the DFMB a complete, balanced meal. With the decline of the Fad , and the waning of media attention on it, actual frying of Mars bars has become less common. It can however still be found in some chip shops around the country, and in England and Northern Ireland . At least three chip shops in Dublin City , the capital of the Republic Of Ireland , also offers the DFMB to its customers. A number of chip shops catering to tourists (particularly the legions of backpackers who visit Edinburgh 's Royal Mile ) still proudly declare they sell deep-fried Mars bars, along with other treats such as deep-fried Pizza s and haggis Pakora s. Irn-Bru is a common drink accompanying Scottish Fish Supper s and their kin. The deep-fried Mars bar has also given rise to the frying of other Confections ,such as a deep-fried chocolate sandwich or (especially at Easter ) the Creme Egg . Such deep-fried Candy Bars are often available at State Fair s in the United States. It is known that the deep-fried Mars bar was preceded by the Deep-fried Pizza . It was common practice in Angus to deep fry frozen pizza from as early as 1980 . This practice has found its way into Canadian culture. Canadians often serve this deep fried treat with Ice Cream , and large quanities of beer. Deep-fried Mars bars are also available in Sydney , Australia at a few local beaches predominately at the famous Bondi Beach . Also in Australia, Deep-fried Mars bars are availiable in Wagga Wagga , at Montezuma's mexican restaurant. In New Zealand, deep fried Moro Bars are available, along with a variety of other deep fried chocolates. In addition, in some places in other European countries such as Spain, Deep Fried Mars bars were sometimes served as a dessert for British tourists. SEE ALSO Deep Fried Twinkie EXTERNAL LINKS |
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