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Young World
Compiled by ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN
Finger-licking good?
PHOTO: AP
INNOVATIONS: Fried to a crisp.
Fried Coke has become the latest artery clogging hit at U.S. State fairs. The gooey Coke-battered nuggets topped with cola syrup won the "most creative" title at the Texas state fair in Dallas recently. Since then, the deep-fried phenomenon has spread to other states. Fried treats are as big a draw at state fairs as the rides and prize-winning farm animals. Twinkies, cookies and even pickles are stuck with a stick, dipped in batter and then seared in the deep fryer. Fried Coke's inventor, concessionaire Abel Gonzales Jr, is a creative fryer whose experiments have proven popular. Last year, he sold 20,000-fried peanut butter, jelly and banana sandwiches, the Morning News reported. Fried Coke looks to be an even bigger hit: he sold 16,000 cups of the sticky balls in the first two weeks of the fair. Gonzales reworked the recipe to make the dough less cakey and more spongy so it would soak up more of the cola syrup.
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