Deep-fried Mars bar
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A deep-fried Mars bar is a Mars-brand chocolate bar covered in batter then deep fried in oil. The dish originated at a chip shop in Scotland as a novelty item. Since various mass media began reporting
The cross-section of a deep-fried Mars bar
A banner on the Carron Fish Bar in Stonehaven, reading "Birthplace of the World Famous Deep Fried Mars Bar", December 2007
Deep-fried Mars bar advert Edinburgh 2009
Deep-fried Mars bar and Snickers (medium-sized) with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch sauce
Scottish cuisine
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Scottish cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with Scotland. It has distinctive attributes and recipes of its own, but also shares much with other British and wide
Deep-fried Mars bar
…as a novelty item. Since various mass media began reporting on the practice in the mid-1990s – often as a critical commentary on how unhealthy the Scottish diet was – the popularity of the dish has spread. The origins of the deep-fried Mars bar are disputed. John Davie claimed to have invented it in 1992 in the…
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Arbroath smokies
Cullen skink (right), served with bread
Dundee cake