Fat food has reached a new level at the State Fair of Texas.
Since 2005, the State Fair of Texas has invited its vendors to create new and interesting food offerings. In recent years, we’ve seen such artery-cloggers as Fried Twinkies, Texas Fried Cookie Dough and Chicken Fried Bacon.
On Tuesday, State Fair officials released the eight finalists for this year’s fifth annual Big Texas Awards, and on the list is this gem: Deep Fried Butter. It’s exactly as it sounds, butter that’s seasoned, battered up and deep fried. For those counting, a stick of butter has 810 calories— before it’s deep fried.
Other finalists, all of which end up in the deep fryer: Green Goblins (stuffed cherry peppers); Twisted Yam on a Stick (rolled in butter, cinnamon and sugar); Fernie’s Deep Fried Peaches and Cream (this one’s messy); Texas Fried Pecan Pie (drizzled with caramel sauce); County Fried Pork Chips (dip ’em in gravy); Sweet Jalapeno Corn Dog Shrimp (don’t mess with corn dogs); and Fried Peanut Butter Macaroon (just like it sounds).
Judges will announce the winners Monday.
Bypass surgery to follow.
-Lee Williams
I've listened for several days to folks making excuses for these folks. Here's an excuse, on the house (well, on The Fort Worth Star Telegram).
I like Spacin's thinkin'. If ever there was a reason to work harder at the gym, it's fried cookie dough. I have no issue with people who eat this stuff, I take issue with the 16 hours a day they spend sitting on their asses.
I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I think the health care industry sees itself as a service rather than a basic human need. I would think that if some " services " were not seen as quid pro quo then perhaps the basic standard of living would begin to be on the rise. then again, I may just be a something-ist for my views. * shrugs *
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I don't think anyone in these forums is actively looking to pick at someone else for their life choices.
I think it has more to do with the amazement that things like this exist.
While I respect the point I believe you were trying to make I would argue the second part of your statement is flawed:
Isn't bringing this stuff to light the first step in aiding against it?
You can't fight this battle against obesity, if I may take the liberty of expanding on what you wrote, if you don't first identify the battleground (sorry for the melodramatic tone... couldn't think of better wording).
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I think the health care industry sees itself as a service rather than a basic human need. I would think that if some " services " were not seen as quid pro quo then perhaps the basic standard of living would begin to be on the rise. then again, I may just be a something-ist for my views. * shrugs *
Ouch!
Problem is "Being Fat" is not natural which is why people push the need to address the obesity crisis.
This deep fried butter, although somewhat a novelty, is not helping the health of the general public.
Service or not, this is about Deep Fried Butter!!!!
People in Texas do this sort of thing to thumb their noses at conventional wisdom. It is a joke. People aren't sitting around and eating deep-fried butter.
Never heard of deep fried Twinkies or eeep fried candy bars. And yuck deep fried butter?
Why do people market such products? Yes, companies can make millions but think of the health effects on the population.
This is a sad country... morality has left certain areas of capitalism—just because a product is marketable does not mean it should be marketed.
If someone can make millions off of a restaurant burger that is 1000 calories.... they'll do it. No matter how bad it is for people... they will market it. And people will buy it.
No one if forcing people to buy burgers like this... but poor eating habits, learned food addictions, and fancy deceptive marketing schemes greatly messes with the mind of many Americans.
This country is slowly dying from obesity. I am trying very hard to reverse my own issues.
I think Americans need to reexamine how they view food. We tend to view food as a socialization tool... rather than a source of energy for the body.
I've been working in Tx for quite a few months now... There is a restaurant named Pluckers. They have fried Twinkies. Only one word... AWESOME!!! Can only eat 1 though. Just too much sensory overload I guess...
cjcartist1984 said I think Americans need to reexamine how they view food. We tend to view food as a socialization tool... rather than a source of energy for the body.
Every culture views food as a socialization tool. What's different about the US is the sheer volume and easy availability of food and the astounding fat and sugar content.
cjcartist1984 said I think Americans need to reexamine how they view food. We tend to view food as a socialization tool... rather than a source of energy for the body.
Every culture views food as a socialization tool. What's different about the US is the sheer volume and easy availability of food and the astounding fat and sugar content.
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. ...
if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside...
Oh hell no! It is time to turn up the heat and burn the fat-assess from this land. My being skinny is NOT going to keep my fat neighbor from costing the system- his being skinny will.
How is butter deep-fried? I understand it's breaded, but doesn't it melt? I'm just curious, sort of like slowing down to look when I drive past a traffic accident.
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I think the health care industry sees itself as a service rather than a basic human need. I would think that if some " services " were not seen as quid pro quo then perhaps the basic standard of living would begin to be on the rise. then again, I may just be a something-ist for my views. * shrugs *
Ouch!
Problem is "Being Fat" is not natural which is why people push the need to address the obesity crisis.
This deep fried butter, although somewhat a novelty, is not helping the health of the general public.
Service or not, this is about Deep Fried Butter!!!!
Sparkycat saidHow is butter deep-fried? I understand it's breaded, but doesn't it melt? I'm just curious, sort of like slowing down to look when I drive past a traffic accident.
You freeze the stick of butter. Before you deep fry the butter wrap bacon around it and dip it in pancake batter. When deep frying is complete you can put a toothpick in it and call it an hor dourve.
Mmmmmm......toothpick
When McDonalds puts it on their menu it will be called the McStick
cjcartist1984 saidI think Americans need to reexamine how they view food. We tend to view food as a socialization tool... rather than a source of energy for the body.
Yes, but so does pretty much every other culture/society on the planet. The difference is, we eat crap and make endless excuses about it instead of eating something else. Or less. Or both. The real problem is the modern American's inability to take responsibility and his need to blame outside forces (aka "society") for his challenges. Americans don't like to look in the mirror. It's always someone else's fault.
We all have a choice. Every day. Make the right one.
The notion that you can find almost anything you want battered and fried at the State Fair is more novelty than anything. It's not like people sit around eating fried butter/cheesecake/twinkies/etc everyday. I think some of you are taking this way to seriously.
Nothing beats fried alligator and french fries though! Personal favorite of mine...
I like fried alligator as well.
Funny cuz while I was at the gym running I was watching that show Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (which I enjoy)....and he was at the Texas State Fair. He was eating with a guy that won 4-5 awards over the last few years. The ones I remember are
2-Deep fried Coca Cola. Basically he infused tons of coca cola into batter then created doughnut out of them. He poured coke infused cherry slime into it then topped with coke infused whipped cream....CRAZY. 3-Something else I wish I could describe better...but it had dough, whipped cream and freeze-dried coconut that made you breathe smokey water vapor out your nose!
I went to the fair outside Beaumont, Tx this year w/ friends of mine who live in the area. It was such a cultural shock everything was deep fried and I think the fair actually banned healthy food. Plus the majority of the people weighed over 200 lbs and not in a good way.
1. become a "teabagger" and fight universal health care 2. go to the State Fair, eat as much fat in concentrated form as possible 3. breed 4. get Type II diabetes, heart attack, stroke 5. beg for healthcare
Poor Texas is taking a beating in this thread. We don't all go around eating fried butter all the time. It's a novelty item at the State Fair, in keeping with the state fair tradition of novelty food that nobody would dream of eating in real life. We do have an obesity problem and the heavy local diet is a major cause. Tex-Mex and deep-fried everything come down to us from an agrarian past when every man, woman, and child had to put in hard physical work. The physical work is mostly gone but people still prefer Tex-Mex to sushi and cuisine nouvelle.
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I think the health care industry sees itself as a service rather than a basic human need. I would think that if some " services " were not seen as quid pro quo then perhaps the basic standard of living would begin to be on the rise. then again, I may just be a something-ist for my views. * shrugs *
Ouch!
Problem is "Being Fat" is not natural which is why people push the need to address the obesity crisis.
This deep fried butter, although somewhat a novelty, is not helping the health of the general public.
Service or not, this is about Deep Fried Butter!!!!
getfitrick said I think this fat vs. not fat war should stop. call me all the names you'd like, but: let people live their own lives. if you're secure in yourself, why wake up each day looking to pick at someone else for their life choices?
the health care issue: if you're so concerned with health care prices rising because you think there is a causal relationship between obesity and rising health care prices, then do your part! get out there and use your knowledge of weight lifting, cardio training and the like and keep judgments aside.
I think the health care industry sees itself as a service rather than a basic human need. I would think that if some " services " were not seen as quid pro quo then perhaps the basic standard of living would begin to be on the rise. then again, I may just be a something-ist for my views. * shrugs *
Ouch!
Problem is "Being Fat" is not natural which is why people push the need to address the obesity crisis.
This deep fried butter, although somewhat a novelty, is not helping the health of the general public.
Service or not, this is about Deep Fried Butter!!!!
How is it not natural? I see fat animals all the time. I hear that humans, if they eat more calories than they spend will also get fat. That is a natural process. Nature designed us to do that.
MunchingZombie saidHow is it not natural? I see fat animals all the time. I hear that humans, if they eat more calories than they spend will also get fat. That is a natural process. Nature designed us to do that.
It works great when food's scarce. Too bad evolution can't keep up with modern society, huh?
cjcartist1984 saidI think Americans need to reexamine how they view food. We tend to view food as a socialization tool... rather than a source of energy for the body.
Yes, but so does pretty much every other culture/society on the planet. The difference is, we eat crap and make endless excuses about it instead of eating something else. Or less. Or both. The real problem is the modern American's inability to take responsibility and his need to blame outside forces (aka "society") for his challenges. Americans don't like to look in the mirror. It's always someone else's fault.
We all have a choice. Every day. Make the right one.
MunchingZombie saidHow is it not natural? I see fat animals all the time. I hear that humans, if they eat more calories than they spend will also get fat. That is a natural process. Nature designed us to do that.
Most animals in the wild that get fat do so as part of an annual process of hibernation, or they're generally skinny.
Domesticated animals are overfed by the chief enabler: humans. We do that because we can, but, even then, fat cats (literally) don't smoke on top of it. We also fatten animals for slaughter.
It's not, however, a natural state for, say, most animals to be fat. Quite the contrary, in fact. Of course, bears, and so on, have a layer of fat, but, they're not fat in the sense of fat people.
RuggerATX said(Non-Central) Texans guide to healthy living:
1. become a "teabagger" and fight universal health care 2. go to the State Fair, eat as much fat in concentrated form as possible 3. breed 4. get Type II diabetes, heart attack, stroke 5. beg for healthcare
Spawn repeat.
Dallas, Texas has several distinctions beyond having the highest wrongful conviction rate in the country, and highest HIV infection rate in Texas. Dallas is also the stroke capitol of the world. Houston is the heart attack capitol of the world.
Both cities demonstrate the pandemic of obesity and its costs not just in human lives, and family suffering, but also in Red State $.
MunchingZombie saidHow is it not natural? I see fat animals all the time. I hear that humans, if they eat more calories than they spend will also get fat. That is a natural process. Nature designed us to do that.
Most animals in the wild that get fat do so as part of an annual process of hibernation, or they're generally skinny.
Domesticated animals are overfed by the chief enabler: humans. We do that because we can, but, even then, fat cats (literally) don't smoke on top of it. We also fatten animals for slaughter.
It's not, however, a natural state for, say, most animals to be fat. Quite the contrary, in fact. Of course, bears, and so on, have a layer of fat, but, they're not fat in the sense of fat people.
chuckystud saidMost animals in the wild that get fat do so as part of an annual process of hibernation, or they're generally skinny.
Domesticated animals are overfed by the chief enabler: humans. We do that because we can, but, even then, fat cats (literally) don't smoke on top of it. We also fatten animals for slaughter.
It's not, however, a natural state for, say, most animals to be fat. Quite the contrary, in fact. Of course, bears, and so on, have a layer of fat, but, they're not fat in the sense of fat people.
Still, how is it not natural? All you have given me are examples of animals who happen to pack on a few pounds now and again or somehow their fatness is explained. That doesn't mean that fat humans are somehow unnatural.
Is it unhealthy? Oh yes, absolutely. But fat people aren't werewolves. They aren't some Lovecraftian creature slipped between the cracks of our world to eat at Bob's Big Boy.
I am not sure what your rational is for calling them unnatural, but I suspect for many people it is a cheap attempt to dehumanize them.
And some people wonder why they are fat-arsed slobs!?! Why in the world would anyone with even the smallest amount of self-respect eat this slop?!? (Or be a fat-arsed slob for that matter. (But that's another flame-war.)) Cheers, Keith
This is truely ironic!! Over the years the original poster has gone on and on about what he eats. While attacking and making fun of others on here especially new guys! He might as well eat deep fried butter because his favorite place, in his own words, is an all you can eat TX buffet. Buffet food TX style, and in many other states is made with tons of butter and the cheapest dirtiest rancid oils known to man!! LMAO
Most of us have seen you in your singlet where you look like a marshmellow roid/fat belly stuck in it. We have also seen your one pic where you starved yourself with your participant trophy from a less than amatuer joke body building contest. Stop giving any advice on food. At your short height you are obese at that weight.
I heard about chocolate covered bacon for the first time the other day. Apparently it's a fair food, though I can't imagine the two being a good combination.
everything was deep fried and I think the fair actually banned healthy food. Plus the majority of the people weighed over 200 lbs and not in a good way.
