For all the horrified reaction to last year's blog entry on deep-fried butter, my culinary adventure seems so quaint compared to the "upgrade" in deep-fried butter at this year's Iowa State Fair.
Where I consumed four small balls of deep-fried butter that was mostly coated batter, the entry in Iowa is a stick of butter that is battered and deep-fried. I had a pat or 1½ pats of butter tops.
I have to admit the golden brown coating sure beat what I bought about a year ago. Color draws us to food, and that dark brown coating (above) looks good enough to eat by itself, much less with melting butter. Certainly looks better than last year's model (below).
If you go, you might be in line with America's #1 non Michelle Obama fan, Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor is not currently running for president, but likes hanging out near those that are. "I'm excited to try some of that famous fried butter-on-a-stick, fried cheesecake-on-a-stick, fried Twinkies, etc.," Palin sent in an e-mail. "I'll enjoy [the fried food] in honor of those who'd rather make us just 'eat our peas.'" The last line was a nudge at the president as opposed to the First Lady.
Since I won't be getting to Iowa this year, the question I want to know is "How much of the fried stick of butter would you actually eat?"
Sure if you are with a bunch of friends and you like them enough to share their saliva on your deep-fried butter, the serving size is much more reasonable.
I did share my deep-fried butter with my brand new friends in Toronto. And years ago, when I tried a deep-fried Twinkie, I shared that with friends. But neither of these portions were as huge as a whole deep-fried butter stick.
Earlier: Eating deep-fried butter at last year's CNE in Toronto.
What if your SO doesn't want to try it, and you're stuck eating it all or wasting the rest?
Would eating a whole stick of deep-fried butter actually taste good?
The first few bites are good, as I can swear to doing. However, after half a stick of deep-fried butter, do you stand there and say, "more" or "moo"?
Do understand that if I were on the fairway at the Iowa State Fair at Ames, I would line up to order one, even if I didn't finish it all. I did this in Toronto; why wouldn't I do so in Iowa?
A little bit is more of a novelty: "Look, I tried deep-fried butter." A whole stick is more of a "I have the ambulance on speeddial."
We are taught not to waste food, but if you try a deep-fried butter stick in Iowa, don't be afraid to waste some. Or have a lot of daring friends around. And if you went against the advice, and ate it all, let us know. Iowa isn't that far away.
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