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The North East of Scotland delicacy of the deep fried mars bar and where it was invented:
The Deep Fried Mars Bar was invented in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland by the chippie, or chipper as we say in Grampian, Carron Fish and Chip Shop at Allardice Street in 1995.
In 2007 it was named as the 10th most unhealthy food ever. Other foods thought to be bad for the health included Spam, Cheesesteak and quiche. This hasn't stopped many regulars at the Carron Fish and Chip Shop from ordering their favourite snack. The owner, John Wilson, still sells about 100 deep fried mars bars each week.
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Variations have appeared throughout Scotland and the UK. Examples are deep fried snickers bars and deep fried creme eggs at Easter time.
In December 2004 the doctor's magazine The Lancet published a study by Glasgow doctors Dr David Morrison and Doctor Mark Petticrew into the phenomenon of the deep fried mars bar and found that 22% of chip shops in Scotland sold them. Three quarters were sold to children whilst fifteen percent were sold to adolescents. The average price was 60 pence.
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An easy deep fried mars bar recipe that you can try at home, though it really is not good for your health, is to beat a raw egg. Dip the mars bar chocolate into the egg and ensure all of it gets covered in egg. Then put this into a batter mix and deep fry until the batter turns golden. In parts of Scotland you can also get deep fried ice cream or creme eggs.
Gordon Ramsay treated his guest, Edith Bowman, on his channel 4 programme The F Word to one on Tuesday 1 July 2008. Whilst a pregnant Edith Bowman, the radio 1 DJ and presenter, happily munched her slice Gordon Ramsay spat his into a bin. They then went head to head with a cook off where Edith Bowman cooked haggis neeps and tatties whilst Gordon Ramsey made a hash brown with haggis. Edith Bowman won 5 to 0.
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Since writing this article we have heard from a Glaswegian reader who grew up in the Hillington area of Glasgow and recalls that all the chip shops locally sold battered mars bars during the 1970's.
Deep Fried Mars Bar
The North East of Scotland delicacy of the deep fried mars bar and where it was invented:
The Deep Fried Mars Bar was invented in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland by the chippie, or chipper as we say in Grampian, Carron Fish and Chip Shop at Allardice Street in 1995.
In 2007 it was named as the 10th most unhealthy food ever. Other foods thought to be bad for the health included Spam, Cheesesteak and quiche. This hasn't stopped many regulars at the Carron Fish and Chip Shop from ordering their favourite snack. The owner, John Wilson, still sells about 100 deep fried mars bars each week.
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The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
Variations have appeared throughout Scotland and the UK. Examples are deep fried snickers bars and deep fried creme eggs at Easter time.
In December 2004 the doctor's magazine The Lancet published a study by Glasgow doctors Dr David Morrison and Doctor Mark Petticrew into the phenomenon of the deep fried mars bar and found that 22% of chip shops in Scotland sold them. Three quarters were sold to children whilst fifteen percent were sold to adolescents. The average price was 60 pence.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
An easy deep fried mars bar recipe that you can try at home, though it really is not good for your health, is to beat a raw egg. Dip the mars bar chocolate into the egg and ensure all of it gets covered in egg. Then put this into a batter mix and deep fry until the batter turns golden. In parts of Scotland you can also get deep fried ice cream or creme eggs.
Gordon Ramsay treated his guest, Edith Bowman, on his channel 4 programme The F Word to one on Tuesday 1 July 2008. Whilst a pregnant Edith Bowman, the radio 1 DJ and presenter, happily munched her slice Gordon Ramsay spat his into a bin. They then went head to head with a cook off where Edith Bowman cooked haggis neeps and tatties whilst Gordon Ramsey made a hash brown with haggis. Edith Bowman won 5 to 0.
More Scottish Desserts.
Since writing this article we have heard from a Glaswegian reader who grew up in the Hillington area of Glasgow and recalls that all the chip shops locally sold battered mars bars during the 1970's.
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