Stray from the usual peach or apple by using pears spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger. A prime example: beignets. Top with country or chicken gravy and serve with mashed potatoes, or dress it up how you please. Each one has a unique vibe offering whimsical food and beverage menus, as well as an arcade, claw machine and photo booth. Its wooden walls are adorned with taxidermied animal heads, a walrus oosik (let’s just say bone) and a collection of antique guns, and sawdust coats the floor. Because we need an extreme temperature to make deep fried foods, we need to carefully consider the type of cooking oil.

Spam may have been created on the mainland, but nowhere in the United States is it as popular or beloved as in Hawaii. Fried chicken is popular around the globe, but Barberton, Ohio, is confident enough in its take to declare itself the Chicken Capital of the World. Most Americans don't know these lucrative Social Security "secrets", Incredible Blanket Puts Humans In A Deep Sleep, Melting Stress Away, 23 Gadgets That Could Sell Out Before the Holidays, © Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Katie Jacobs. I ate there many times in the 70's and this recipe seems authentic. And it’s still an intense source of pride. Unicorn Droppings taste much better than they sound. Sugared apples are stuffed into scratch-made crusts folded into crescents, deep-fried and dipped in a sweet glaze. Figured a casserole would work just as well.

From October through April, reindeer sausage corn dogs are a menu favorite. The creamy, crackling hunks of fruit are wrapped in chewy corn tortillas and topped off with cabbage, crema, salsa and a side of limes. Crunchy sweet coconut coated shrimp is fast and delicious! Leong and his brother Gee developed this famous dish, creating a fried chicken with an Asian flair in the 1960s. Back in the 1920s, coddies were sold at soda fountains and delis all over the city.

This list will give you plenty of ideas re: good things to deep fry. Seriously! That might be more of an acquired taste (though they really are delish with some ranch dressing). This recipe is sheer crunchy perfection. While you might not always be in the radius to hit the once-a-year state fair—though, the legendary State Fair of Texas with its annual competition for most bizarre fried foods is a bucket-list item in itself—you can easily recreate the same dishes at home. Fresh lobster tails are dredged in cornmeal batter, impaled, sent for a swim in the deep fryer and served with drawn butter. And before that, you have to soak them in ice water. Though it often means meats cooked out over an open-flame, Pitchfork Fondue prefers to serve meat cooked on a pitchfork in large cauldrons of hot oil heated by wood fire. In the Land of Enchantment, these doughy cushions are served on the side of entrees or coated with honey for dessert. This is the closest recipe I have ever found to tasting like the original. And hard isn't exactly the right word, either. Fried shrimp just belongs on chewy sub bread with a generous slathering of mayonnaise, and you can't go wrong with this recipe that adds fried okra for good measure. Gravy-coated cheese curd-topped fries appear on the menu at nearly every bar around town. Its chislic is flash-fried to medium-rare with garlic salt on the side and diners’ choice of dipping sauce including ranch, house bleu cheese, house barbecue and chipotle ranch. There are of course the standard fried foods that are so prevalent in fast food, such as French fries and fried chicken, but many cultures and cuisines enjoy deep fried vegetables, tofu and even insects. Idaho’s potatoes are so world-famous, the state has its own potato museum. The folks at Torch Bistro in Norfolk don’t mind straying from pimento tradition. Her La’Kat’s deviled eggs are a perennial deep-fried crowd-pleaser. Georgia’s orchards go well beyond peaches. A local restaurant made a similar breading for shrimp po' boys but we think this version's be… The iconic French Quarter spot is globally renowned for its puffy rounds of fried dough, perfect for dunking in the shop’s chicory-scented coffee.