Fried Coke or Deep Fried Soda is a frozen
Coca-Cola
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-flavored
batter that is deep-fried and then topped with Coca-Cola
syrup
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,
whipped cream
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,
cinnamon sugar
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It is also used to flavor apples, cereals, and ...
, and a
cherry
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Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...
. It was introduced by inventor
Abel Gonzales Jr. at the 2006
State Fair of Texas
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;
Gonzales is also the creator of recipes for
deep-fried butter
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and deep-fried beer at later Texas State Fairs. The concoction won the title of "Most Creative" in the second annual judged competition among food vendors.
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.
[ It is unavailable in most European countries though. In 2009, Fried Coke was featured on the ]Travel Channel
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's ''Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
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''. Fried Coke is estimated to have 830 calories (3,500 kJ) per cup.
Variations
Since its introduction in 2006, several variations have appeared, using different types of soda and different toppings. A ''New York Times
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'' article published in 2007 about the Indiana State Fair
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mentions deep-fried Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961.
History
Pepsi was ...
as being an innovation. In that particular variation, the balls were served with toothpicks and were described to taste "like a doughnut hole
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but with a noticeable Pepsi undertone."
See also
* List of regional dishes of the United States
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Regional dishes of the United States
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* List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties.
Variations and specialties by region
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local la ...
*List of fried dough varieties
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut varieties.
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References
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