Type Dessert | Place of origin United States | |
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Main ingredients Batter, Oreo, Water, Vegetable oil, Confectioners sugar Similar Funnel cake, Deep‑fried butter, Fried pickle, Deep‑fried Mars bar, Corn dog | ||
A Deep Fried Oreo is a dessert or snack consisting of an Oreo which is dipped in batter and deep-fried. It can be served with different toppings or simply with no toppings. Deep Fried Oreos are generally made using the Oreo cookies by the Nabisco division of Mondelēz International, but also can be made of other chocolate sandwich cookies.
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Deep fried oreos
Origin
Deep Fried Oreos were first introduced by Charlie Boghosian, a 46-year-old Armenian settled in San Diego, in 2002 at Los Angeles County Fair. Charlie Boghosian is also known as “Chicken Charlie” or “The Man Who Fries Everything.” Charlie is a specialist in deep fried food: "There are many other fried foods at the fair, but I specialize in it. I make it my life," --- said by Charlie Boghosian.
In 2002, Charlie invented the Deep Fried Oreo by dipping it in pancake batter, deep-frying it, drizzling it with chocolate syrup and serving it with powdered sugar. Since the debut of Deep Fried Oreo, it has now become the carnival mainstay and cult favorite.
Apart from the Deep Fried Oreo, he has also introduced new types of deep fried food every year in different state fairs, for instance, Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich, Zucchini Weenie, fried Coke, frog legs etc.
Typical Recipe
Deep Fried Oreos are made with buttermilk pancake mix, Oreo cookies, water, vegetable oil and sugar.
Before any procedures, the oreo cookies are frozen for 3 hours and the oil is preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. After that, stir the buttermilk pancake mix with the water in a mixing bowl. Dip the oreo cookies in the mixture, make sure the oreo is fully covered with the batter. Drop the coated oreo cookies into hot oil until the cookies turn golden brown. Remove the oreo cookies from the oil and place them on a sheet pan with paper towels for draining the excessive oil. In the meantime, dust the top of the fried oreos with confectioners sugar.
Variations
Numerous variations of Deep Fried Oreo have been derived from the typical recipe since the debut of Deep Fried Oreo. For example:
Bacon Deep Fried Oreo which the classic Deep Fried Oreo is wrapped by a slice of bacon;
Marijuana Deep Fried Oreo which an ounce of weed trimmings is melted down in a pound of butter used, and the typical butter is replaced by a butter with candy bits (usually Funfetti cake mix);
Deep Fried Oreo ice cream which the ice cream covered with egg mixture and Oreo cookies crushes is deep fried;
Deep Fried Oreo Burger which the Deep Fried Oreo is put in the burger with other fillings like meat and bacon.
Reception
In 2013, Deep Fried Oreo won the Annual Big Tex Choice in the state fair at Texas.
Furthermore, Deep Fried Oreo was also introduced on TV shows and viral videos by some celebrities. A popular Taiwanese variety show which is called "Kangsi Coming" also introduced the Deep Fried Oreo in 2012. In the programme, an American introduced Deep Fried Oreo. He said it is one of the most popular food in the Taiwanese night market.
In 2013, Kim Kardashian appeared on The Jay Leno Show and she introduced the Deep Fried Oreo. On the program, Kardashian cooked her Deep Fried Oreos with Food Network chef Guy Fieri and said of the goodies: "It's like a once-a-year snack."
Besides, a famous Japanese Youtuber named Yuka Kinoshita, who is also known as a gurgitator, filmed a video of eating over 30 fried oreos in 2016. The video has exceeded 1.1million views.
Location
The Deep Fried Oreo has become worldwide since its debut in 2002 at Los Angeles County Fair and Texas State Fair. Apart from the original place for tasting --- United States, the Deep Fried Oreo has been available in different countries all over the world. For instance, United Kingdom in Europe; Hong Kong and Taiwan in East Asia; Singapore, Philippines, and Thailand in Southeast Asia; Canada in North America; Australia in Oceania; and Dubai in Middle East.
Controversy
As a deep fried fair food, Deep Fried Oreo has also aroused health controversies. Deep-fried foods are usually high in the calories, total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol. Five Deep Fried Oreos contain 900 calories and have a total of 51 grams of sugar, 950 mg of sodium, and 48 grams of fat. Deep fried foods have been criticized for tying to various health problems. For instance, the saturated fat and trans fat in deep-fried foods increase risks for high cholesterol, heart disease, cancers and obesity.
In addition, Deep Fried Oreo is included in a junk food encyclopedia which titled <Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat> by Andrew F. Smith.