Deep-fried Mars bar
A chocolate bar battered and deep-fried
Think of it as: Like a chocolate lava cake from the chip shop
Scotland looked at a candy bar and said: fry it.
What does it taste like?
Wildly sweet molten chocolate and caramel in a crisp, greasy shell.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrisp outside, molten inside
What is it?
A Mars bar dipped in batter and deep-fried. It's said to have started at a Scottish chip shop and became famous as a bit of a national joke.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Ordered at chip shops and eaten hot, sometimes with ice cream.
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Ingredients
- 2 Mars bars
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 150 ml sparkling water or beer
- Oil for frying
Can't find it? Any caramel-filled chocolate bar works.
How to make it (one way)
- Freeze the bars for about an hour
- Whisk flour, cornstarch and sparkling water into a batter
- Coat the bars completely
- Fry at 180°C for 1–2 minutes until golden
- Drain and eat while hot
⚠️ The molten center is scorching hot.
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