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| Type | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Oreo cookies, batter, vegetable oil, powdered sugar |
A deep-fried Oreo is a dessert or snack consisting of a chocolate sandwich cookie which is dipped in batter and deep fried. It may be served with different toppings, most commonly powdered sugar. Deep-fried Oreos are generally made using Oreo-brand cookies, hence the name, but other chocolate sandwich cookies can be used.
Deep-fried Oreos were introduced in 2001 by Charlie Boghosian, also known as "Chicken Charlie" or "The Man Who Fries Everything," a 16-year-old Armenian settled in the United States, at the L.A. County Fair. [1] [2] Boghosian dipped Oreos in pancake batter, deep fried them, drizzled them with chocolate syrup and served them with powdered sugar. [1] "There are many other fried foods at the fair, but I specialize in it. I make it my life," Boghosian said about deep-fried food. [1] Aside from the deep-fried Oreo, he has also introduced new types of deep-fried food every year in different state fairs. [3]
Since the debut of the deep-fried Oreo, it has now become very common at carnivals and is a "cult favorite." [3]
The deep-fried Oreo has become worldwide since its debut in 2002 at the Los Angeles County Fair and Texas State Fair. Outside of its birthplace, the United States, the deep-fried Oreo has been available in different countries all over the world, including Australia, [4] Canada, [5] Hong Kong, [6] the Philippines, [7] Singapore, [8] Taiwan, [9] Thailand, [10] the United Arab Emirates, [11] and the United Kingdom. [12]
Deep-fried Oreos are made with Oreo cookies, batter (usually made from buttermilk pancake mix and water), vegetable oil, and powdered sugar. [13]
Numerous variations of deep-fried Oreos have been derived from the typical recipe since its debut, including bacon deep-fried Oreos (deep-fried Oreos which are wrapped in slices of bacon); [14] [15] deep-fried Oreo ice cream, in which ice cream covered with egg mixture and crushed Oreo cookies is deep fried; [16] and deep-fried Oreo burgers, which take the form of a deep-fried Oreo within a burger (including the patty) alongside other fillings, such as bacon. [17]
In 2013, the deep-fried Oreo won the Annual Big Tex Choice in the State Fair of Texas. [18]
Deep-fried Oreos were also introduced on TV shows and viral videos by some celebrities. In 2012, a popular Taiwanese variety show by the name of Kangsi Coming also publicized the deep-fried Oreo. In the programme, an American talked about deep-fried Oreos, referring to it as one of the most popular foods in Taiwanese night markets. [19]
In 2013, on The Jay Leno Show, Kim Kardashian cooked deep-fried Oreos with Guy Fieri and said about it: "It's like a once-a-year snack." [20]
Yuka Kinoshita, a famous Japanese competitive eater, filmed a YouTube video of herself eating over 30 deep-fried Oreos in 2016. The video has exceeded 3 million views. [21] In February 2023, Adam of the BeardMeatsFood channel finished 61 deep fried Oreos in a restaurant in Tennessee. [22]
Deep-fried Oreos are included in a junk food encyclopedia titled Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat by Andrew F. Smith. [23]
