2. Of the myriad of desserts made primarily of fried dough, what is your favorite? - Well, it would be donuts if we were talking about breakfast. But for desert, a good oliebollen is very nice.
3. Most fried foods are best right out of the fryer, but what’s a fried food that you enjoy cold? - See above. Although they get a little tough the longer they sit out.4. What’s the most unusual deep-fried food you’ve ever tried? - I guess it's not so unusual, but I love me some fried calamari.
5. Where can you get really good French fries? - Out of a bulk frozen bag and fried until very crispy in my own fryer. I only like crispy fries. Nobody likes a floppy....fry.
While my brain is often totally fried, I can't eat fried foods. I do enjoy an occasional white russian as therapy. :-) I love fried onion rings, deep-fried skate is really tasty. My son, Squeaky makes the best home-made french fries ever. Sigh... I miss fried foods.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to confess that I had never heard of oliebollen (oil balls?) before! I read a description of them, though, and I'm in :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd, as you already know, I share your view on fries needing a total lack of flop.
Ananda: I'm sure you're better off. I think my growing girth has everything to do with my deep fryer and liquid carbs...
ReplyDeleteLaura B: Ha! They're actually very light and fluffy and pronounced o-lee-bo-len. It's very dutch.
Not only do I like and eat calamari, I also make it too. I recommend using frozen. It tastes a lot better and you don't have to use it immediately.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip Alien. I've never made my own calamari before. I'll have to try it!
Is it breaded and frozen? or do you bread it yourself?
My mom makes french fries on occasion, and they're so good with the skin still on them and a little bit of salt.
ReplyDeleteI've tried calamari twice, and I honestly can't quite stand it. I tried it over at my brother's place in Texas, but he also fried the tentacles and that just turned my stomach. Then he tried to persuade me again when they lived in Canada a few years ago. It wasn't as gross as it was when I had it at his place, but I'm still not converted.