Fried Coke

{{Short description|Fried Coca-Cola flavored batter}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Fried Coke | image = Fried Coke.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = United States | region = | creator = | course = | type = Dessert | served = | main_ingredient = Batter, Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, cherry | variations = | calories = | other = }}

'''Fried Coke''' or '''Deep Fried Soda''' is a frozen Coca-Cola-flavored batter that is deep-fried and then topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2006/10/16/New_way_to_get_fat_in_Texas_Fried_Coke/UPI-62481161019883/ New way to get fat in Texas: Fried Coke], UPI, October 16, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2007</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2634369120061027 "Because we don't already have enough fried foods...,"] Reuters, October 27, 2006</ref> It was introduced by inventor Abel Gonzales Jr. at the 2006 State Fair of Texas;<ref>[https://www.economist.com/united-states/2009/10/08/come-fry-with-me "Gourmandising in Texas: Come fry with me"], ''The Economist'', October 9, 2009.</ref><ref>Alice Laussade, [http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/09/abel_gonzales_jr_our_fried-stu.php "Abel Gonzales Jr: Dallas' Fried-Stuff Savior"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219045507/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/09/abel_gonzales_jr_our_fried-stu.php |date=2014-12-19 }}, ''Dallas Observer'', September 2, 2011.</ref><ref name=inventorspot>{{cite web|title=The Apex of American Ingenuity- Fried Soda|url=http://inventorspot.com/fried_soda|publisher=Inventor Spot|access-date=17 February 2012|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212191617/http://inventorspot.com/fried_soda|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gonzales is also the creator of recipes for deep-fried butter and deep-fried beer at later Texas State Fairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hold on to your hearts, It's Deep-Fried Butter!|url=http://www.today.com/id/32665106|work=Today|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213102854/http://www.today.com/id/32665106|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vine|first=Katy|title=I Believe I Can Fry|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/i-believe-i-can-fry|work=Texas Monthly|date=21 January 2013|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> The concoction won the title of "Most Creative" in the second annual judged competition among food vendors.<ref name="bigtex06">{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigtex.com/newsroom/stories/2006/0918fairfood.html |title=Working on Labor Day pays off for State Fair concessionaires |publisher=State Fair of Texas |date=2006-09-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017033739/http://www.bigtex.com/newsroom/stories/2006/0918fairfood.html |archive-date=October 17, 2006 }}</ref> It proved very popular in Texas, selling 10,000 cups in the first two weeks. It quickly spread to other states, appearing in at least 47 state fairs in 2007; and now it is sold worldwide.<ref name=inventorspot/> It is unavailable in most European countries though. In 2009, Fried Coke was featured on the Travel Channel's ''Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern''. Fried Coke is estimated to have 830 calories (3,500 kJ) per cup.<ref name="dmn1022">{{cite news|first=Katie |last=Menzer |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/102206dnmetBigLove.5f9061f8.html |title=End of the ride for fairgoers: As the State Fair wraps up, the devoted savor their memories of another year |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=2006-10-22 |access-date=2007-07-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505075210/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/102206dnmetBigLove.5f9061f8.html |archive-date=May 5, 2007 }}</ref>

==Variations== Since its introduction in 2006, several variations have appeared, using different types of soda and different toppings. A ''New York Times'' article published in 2007 about the Indiana State Fair mentions deep-fried Pepsi as being an innovation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monica|first=Davey|title=Yes, Deep-Fried Oreos, but Not in Trans Fats|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/us/21fat.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 17, 2012|date=August 21, 2007}}</ref> In that particular variation, the balls were served with toothpicks and were described to taste "like a doughnut hole but with a noticeable Pepsi undertone."<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest at the Fair: deep-fried Pepsi|url=http://heraldbulletin.com/homenews/x518788282/Latest-at-the-Fair-deep-fried-Pepsi|work=The Herald Bulletin|access-date=17 February 2012}}</ref> They were served with either cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or whipped cream.

==See also== * List of regional dishes of the United States * List of doughnut varieties *List of fried dough varieties *{{portal-inline|Food}}

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Category:Food and drink introduced in 2006 Category:Deep fried foods of the United States Category:Coca-Cola Category:American desserts Category:Cuisine of the Southern United States Category:State Fair of Texas Category:American doughnuts