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What Is a Deep-Fried Restaurant?
A deep-fried restaurant is an establishment that specializes in serving deep-fried foods, in which foods are battered and dipped in boiling oil for a few minutes. Most of these restaurants sell things that go far beyond the traditional deep-fried foods like chicken or french fries. Serving everything from deep-fried macaroni and cheese, to cookies, these restaurants are steadily increasing in popularity despite health recommendations. In many cases, a deep-fried restaurant will not just offer what is on the menu, but will also be willing to deep-fry foods that customers bring in themselves. This can lead to some pretty strange taste combinations.
Deep-frying has long been a popular way to cook many different types of foods. French fries, breaded chicken, and various types of seafood are often dipped in batter and deep fried in oil, leading to a crispy coating of breading while the inside of the food stays soft. It is also one of the unhealthiest ways to prepare food, however, as the food absorbs the oil, making it extraordinarily high in fat and calories. Nevertheless, the popularity of these deep-fried foods led to the idea of a whole deep-fried restaurant specializing in frying some unlikely foods.
The foods found at a deep-fried restaurant vary depending on its location and the preferences of its clientele. Generally, these restaurants will offer a variety of main dishes and desserts. Deep-fried mac and cheese is a popular staple, though some restaurants will deep-fry everything from pizza, to hot dogs and hamburgers, or even an entire steak. Sliced vegetables are a popular side dish, though these are really no healthier than anything else on the menu. Desserts range from the basic fried dough to cookies, muffins, or cake. Cream-filled snack cakes or other pastries are also common favorite menu items at many different deep-fried restaurants.
Frequently, these restaurants will experiment with deep-frying anything they can find in order to see what works and what doesn't, and to develop new menu items. To assist with this, a deep-fried restaurant may allow customers to bring in different items that they want the chef to deep-fry. The restaurant will typically make no guarantees about the success of these attempts, but patrons of the restaurant usually don't care. Despite this, a deep-fried restaurant may actually advise its customers not to eat there too frequently, as a diet high in deep-fried foods can be quite detrimental to overall health, especially cardiovascular health!
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By: Bombaert PatrickRestaurants that specialize in using deep fryers often include vegetables and desserts on their menus.
Discussion Comments
I find it very interesting that these places experiment with what foods to fry and such.
Not only does it enhance the experience, but it also shows how people are always willing to try new things. In fact, does anyone know of some (failed) experiments they have tried at their restaurants? In other words, what could have been a success but turned out to be a failure?
On a final note, I really like how the restaurants encourage customers to bring in (experimental) items that can be tested out.
Just wondering, but is a deep fried restaurant the same thing as a greasy spoon? Especially since they seem to have some similarities, mainly with serving fatty fried foods.
Despite that fact that a deep fried restaurant does what it does best (deep frying), not only do I like the fact that they're aware of the health risks associated with eating too many fatty foods, but even more so, how they advise their customers not to eat there too often. Unlike other similar places, which actually encourage the customers to come back often, this does the exact opposite. We need more restaurants and fast food chains like these.
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