Deep fried mars bar

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Well the conversation came up on IRC and to my shock some people have never even heard of this before , well guys its YUMMY and i long to try it again. What are peoples views on this ? Have people tried it ? Do people know where to get them in ireland ?

I asked in my local chippy for it and i was given a look of amazement and shock!
Here is the wiki on it.

Karoma

Thank you, Fatty Fat Fat.

scojones

I've only ever had them when I was in Northern Ireland.

RandolphEsq

mars delights are deep fried

I heard about them, they just sound horrible!

slocanny

I presume you're talking about what I know of as a "battered mars"... a mars bar covered in chipper-batter and deep fried. Delicious, even if you can feel every your artery begin to implode!

Used to be able to get them done in the Seashell chipper at the end of Townsend Street. Not sure if it's still open even. Also, though I've only heard of this, they'd batter-and-fry a Magnum ice-cream for you - melted on the outside, frozen on the inside. How sick is that!

Sparky

A chipper on Capel St does them.

Squaddy

I think its getting mainstream, a lot of chippers are doing it now.. Theres one in Drogheda and theres one in Dublin but dont know where abouts....

deimos

BrightEyes wrote:

mars delights are deep fried

They're the business alright, I remember eating a load of these in a mates gaf over the summer.

Nightwish

the chippers opposite the Ambassador on Parnell Square, Cinnelli's sell them. In Scotland, they were selling them in my local chippers, 4 years ago.

Niall123

They don't look particularly appeasing

Never tried them but I'm for the whole never judge a book thing.

Squaddy

Ive never actually tried one! Are they nice?? Would they not make you really thirsty??

Wertz

They were invented in scotland, no?

Closest I've come is deep fried ice cream.
Mars is a dish best served cold...definitely enough crap in a mars without covering it in tempura and dipping it in boiling animal fat...

Squaddy

Why do they have to be mars bars, y cant they be snickers or a bounty or something?

Hermione*

Ugh. IMO, they look and sound vile. Thast much saturated fat can't be good for you either!

Piste

Yum I think they sound heavenly, I'd like to try one some time, just the once, I wouldn't make it a regular habit. If you went into a regular chippers with a Mars bar would they do it?

Nightwish

Squaddy wrote:

Why do they have to be mars bars, y cant they be snickers or a bounty or something?

In Scotland they sold deep fried Mars Bars, Bountys, Curly Wurlys and Creme Eggs.

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

Seashells is about 3 mins walk from Pearse St. DART station and has been the venue for many a feast after a session in Mahaffy's pub - battered Mars bar is €1.40 and they do Bounty, Curly Wurly, Snickers and the like as well. Fantastic onion rings and battered sausages too. Go there now!

netwhizkid

Wertz wrote:

Closest I've come is deep fried ice cream.

WTF ? Wouldn't the Ice cream melt, made me lol anyway.

**Timbuk2**

Ugh!! That sounds disgusting!! Mars bars have enough crap in them anyway without adding more crap

2 craps don't make an uncrap

rainbow kirby

I'd love to try one, but I'm scared of the artery consequences!

Nightwish

netwhizkid wrote:

WTF ? Wouldn't the Ice cream melt, made me lol anyway.

I always eat deep fried Ice cream. Its divine. Seriously, I love it...its my favourite dessert.

OLDYELLAR

yA THERE actually pretty nice , a bit freaky but nice , chipper near us used to do battered twix mars bar and some other kind a bar the mars bar was nice , not too healthy Id imagine though.

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I dont care if they arent good for you , its delcious and i wanted to share this with everyone.

The Free Man

yep, theyre great imo, but i think they have an acquired taste!
my local chipper in finglas does them, marsellas i think its called.

Wertz

netwhizkid wrote:

WTF ? Wouldn't the Ice cream melt, made me lol anyway.

Never had baked alaska? Same concept; the egg white in the tempura batter is a great insulator, so the heat of the oil doesn't transfer to the ice cream and melt it....plus it only gets dipped for like, 30 seconds. I think the mahs bah (for our Drogheda readers ) is cooked for longer so it melts and goes all gooey....yum.

Odysseus

Had one about four years ago they are nice to try, but the first time should be the last time. They just can't be healthy!

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Odysseus wrote:

Had one about four years ago they are nice to try, but the first time should be the last time. They just can't be healthy!

Who cares ! We could list a number of things that we do daily that arent good for us. This is about the sex that is a battered mars bar

Btw :

Wetz love the comment and also bag of TAETOE MR

Odysseus

Sorry mate, you don't seem to care. Just posting my opinion, Its hardly an offensive opinion. Was that reaction not a tab severe?

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Odysseus wrote:

Sorry mate, you don't seem to care. Just posting my opinion, Its hardly an offensive opinion. Was that reaction not a tab severe?

Welcome to the interweb !

Patricide

Deep fried mars bars and deep fried ice cream is lovely, as long as you dont care bout going to an early grave, They do em both out in dingle.

Odysseus

Fair enough, if your next goal in life ls to have a deep fired mars bar, go eat, be happy.

Cheers

melekalikimaka

Niall123 wrote:

They don't look particularly appeasing

Never tried them but I'm for the whole never judge a book thing.

ugh i just saw hostel yesterday...that image looks like something found on the floor in that hostel ugh...

Basq

**Timbuk2** wrote:

2 craps don't make an uncrap

Whoa whoa whoa... let me do the maths!

1 crap.... add another.... denominator.... ** mumbles **


... by gum, you're right!

Piste

You know ONE deep fried Mars Bar will not kill you, especially if you have a naturally low saturated fats diet (which very few people have i will admit)

Mossy Monk

battered haggis ftw

djmarkus

Nightwish wrote:

the chippers opposite the Ambassador on Parnell Square, Cinnelli's sell them. In Scotland, they were selling them in my local chippers, 4 years ago.

Yup, had one, absolutly gorgeos.. cant be good for u tho, like anything with grease laden batter

Bottle_of_Smoke

Nightwish wrote:

I always eat deep fried Ice cream. Its divine. Seriously, I love it...its my favourite dessert.

Anywhere in dublin that does this?

blu_sonic

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote:

Anywhere in dublin that does this?

The Westbury Hotel, tastey, i want battered bounty bar

Dooom

Battered Crunchy.
It's just brilliant. The mars bars are alright, but crunchy's are just teh win tbh.

Wait..is it crunchy or crunchie? Haven't had one in ages..

stevenmu

Funny how people would happily eat a mars bar and something battered seperately, but put them together and suddenly it's soooo unhealthy. No wonder there's an obesity problem.

foggy

**Timbuk2** wrote:

Ugh!! That sounds disgusting!! Mars bars have enough crap in them anyway without adding more crap

2 craps don't make an uncrap

Normally I would agree with this maths but as someone who doesn't like mars bars but loves them deep fried I would have to differ.

The inside is gooey, and the outside crisp. tastes lovely with a little ice-cream.

and obviously it would be a very occasional treat, not an every day occurance.

Pigman II

My local chipper does them. I've never even thought of getting one until now but on the back of this thread was figuring 'what the hell' .... that was until I saw THAT pix! Looks like something someone vomited

http://www.telescreen.org/puddinparty/IM000195.JPG

rubadub

foggy wrote:

tastes lovely with a little ice-cream. .

yes lovely, they are basically just like fruit fritters really. pineapple fritters and ice cream are lovely.

Dingatron

Squaddy wrote:

I think its getting mainstream, a lot of chippers are doing it now.. Theres one in Drogheda and theres one in Dublin but dont know where abouts....

What chipper in Drogheda does them?

gline

i heard about these years ago, i'd love to try one. Though i hate mars bars, so I might try and deepfry a different bar

Is it possible to eat more then 1 at a time or are they WAY to filling???

fuzzywiggle

The link that someone gave to a picture of it was disgusting looking.. how could anyone eat that!?

gline

fuzzywiggle wrote:

how could anyone eat that!?

Easy i suppose

open your mouth, pop it in and chew, yummy

just because something looks bad, doesnt mean it tastes bad

Dooom

gline: They're filling as hell, but I've downed 2 before

fuzzy: It's the taste of it..they're just brilliant.

**Timbuk2**

Deep Fried Mars Bar looks like something it shouldn't

Dermington

stevenmu wrote:

Funny how people would happily eat a mars bar and something battered seperately, but put them together and suddenly it's soooo unhealthy. No wonder there's an obesity problem.

your such a racist



On another note. I agree with you.