Deep-Fried Twinkies

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Deep-Fried Twinkies

By Robert Paul Reyes
Dec. 28, 2004

I was born in San Francisco, the culinary capital of the United States, where moms pack their children's lunch bags with brie and white Zinfandel. I now reside in the South, the trans- fat capital of the country where the local yokels look askance at anything that can't be fried or barbecued.

In the South state fairs are filled with booths that sell everything from corn on a stick to deep fried chewing tobacco. I'm only kidding about the tobacco -- at least I think I am.

I don't expect to find a booth selling Filet mignon but I'm shocked at the latest fad food sold at the fairs: fried Twinkies.

Fried Twinkies? That's like dipping a cigarette in tar to give it more taste. That's like pouring lard over your hot fries. That's insanity.

Each Twinkie, at 160 calories and five grams of fat, is stuck on a stick and frozen like a popsicle and then dipped in a batter and deep- fried. My blood pressure just shoot up by 60 points after writing that last sentence.

I'll try anything once. I need to blend in with my fellow Southerners. I think I will try a fried Twinkie, wash it down with some moonshine and then relish the moment by smoking an unfiltered Camel cigarette.

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About the author: Robert Paul Reyes is a columnist for the Lynchburg Ledger.

Email: rreyes4966@aol.com

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