KFC changed its image by retiring the slogan Kentucky FRIED
Chicken. Instead, they became known as serving up Kitchen Fresh
Chicken. Long are the days of Wesson Oil commercials that
proudly encouraged yummy fried chicken for dinner. When was the
last time you saw a splatter screen? How about a Fry Daddy? It
must be a pretty big sin to eat fried foods these days. Or is
it?
Look at the menu at Long John Silvers; nothing but fried foods.
Look at any menu for that matter, deep fried beer battered
shrimp, fried clams, french fries, fried potatoes, fried eggs.
Outback restaurant has the Blooming Onion, that puppy is soaked
in oil. Fried Fried Fried.
So perhaps no one is trying to say that fried foods are good for
you, but nations sure are indulging in the grease laden foods,
especially Americans. Perhaps this isn't a good time to bring up
the Obesity statistics. But here's the kicker, "It tastes so
good!" Granted, some fried foods are just too greasy, but a
majority of them just taste delicious. That's why loads of
indulgers treat themselves to a so many artery-closing
delicacies!
First there were the french fries, now there are deep fried dill
pickles and deep fried Oreos? How did THAT leap happen? Don't
forget deep fried ice cream and deep fried peaches. Of course
what menu isn't complete without the deep fried mushrooms, deep
friend cheese sticks, and deep friend cauliflower? Perhaps if
you deep fry vegetables, it's a little healthier? Is that how it
works? Or if you deep fry already fattening nibbles, such as ice
cream and Oreos, then it doesn't really matter because you're
already cheating?
Nevertheless it continues. There's deep fried strawberries,
Snickers, potato salad, zucchini, tofu, cheesecake, rice balls,
bananas, corn, shrimp, and even deep fried turkey. Product
flyers claim the winged bird is "so much juicier when cooked in
a deep fryer!" So we got rid of the little table top Fry Daddy
and went for the floor model turkey fryer. Umm, ok.
Then there's the big decision about what kind of oil to use?
Olive, peanut, vegetable, canola, lard, butter, margarine or
Valvoline 10-40? Certainly don't forget to check out your
saturated fats against your polyunsaturated fats versus the
monounsaturated fats.
Maybe you should say fats. Did we ever decide if fried was a bad
word? Perchance the better word is Sautéed. Indeed. Sautéed
Oreos - much healthier!
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