But make no mistake: this recipe is not diet food! It's junk food with a lot less oil and grease. Since there's a lot of more oil in a deep-fryer than a frying pan(which tends to be shallow), pan-frying food is slightly healthier than deep-frying it. This is obviously not deep-fried candy bars, but this is the closest thing to it I can get without having to buy a deep-fryer- a good ole' frying pan. Yet I've always wanted to know what a deep-fried candy bar tasted like. But that is all it is.I may have been cooking for more than a year now but when it comes to hot oil and frying stuff, I'm scared to use a deep-fryer or putting a ton of oil into a saucepan and heating that oil. Ive never had one, it probably does taste ok. Having a Supper once a week isnt the reason for Scottish ill health, smoking, drinking and sedentary lifestyle, combined with pockets of drug addiction in areas of urban deprivation do.īut what the hey. It has nothing to do with Scotland and everything to do with the Internet. Some chippies no doubt serve them (I have once seen a chippy with it on their price list). It was almost certainly created for Americans and to respond to American myths which began on the Internet and were a response to the variety in Scottish chippies.īecause it became an internet meme, some Scots no doubt eat this now. The actual origin of the "deep fried mars bar" is a myth.
There were still no Candy bars on the menu. Offering variety meant they might sell a bit more through the week but for no Scottish family would a chip supper every become a mainstay of the diet.īy the 70s you could get sausage, black pudding, white pudding, haggis, steak pie, scotch pie (called a mutton pie but actually made from beef!), hamburger and a few others depending on location.Ĭandy bars and pizza were most definately not on the menu.ĭuring the 80s, starting in the West "supermarket pizza" (cheap pizza which when fried correctly does not absorb the fat) started to become a popular choice and spread. This meant there was a market for more chippies in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK but less market off Fridays. "No meat on a Friday" was a long standing Scottish tradition which the chippies exploited but left them with little else to support their business. There's a basic historic reason for this. The variety was wanted, remember the UK didnt have any real fast food other than chippies. Scotlands chippies have always differed from Englands in offering more than a turgid piece of cod and some horrific pies. And don't blame Selim for the Scottish Diet - he's from Istanbul. Not one of these suburb chippies where deep fried Staphiloccocus Doreus is the specialty. Selim Sener, the young owner, is very friendly and his kitchen absolutely spotless. «Eat one a day and die young and happy» (Scottish saying).Ĭafé Piccante is one of the best places in Scotland to try deep-fried specialties. What a treat!Įnjoy and don't forget to drink a glass of whisky for a balanced meal. The batter is crisp and kept all of the juicy contents inside. Local gourmets sprinkle the bar with malt vinegar. Do not drain it to ensure as much oil stays on the bar to ensure nutritional balance under the principles of the Scottish Diet. With a dotted spoon and a little legerdemain, Selim fishes the snack, making sure not to include any fish, chips, pizza or cheeseburger floating in the oil. After a few minutes the batter is crisp and the chocolate tender.