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Which gets to stay--Fried Chicken. French Fries. Fried Onion Rings, or Fried zucchini. Mine is fried onion rings (Original Post) debm55 Sep 2024 OP
Do you mean onion rings? wryter2000 Sep 2024 #1
yes I will change debm55 Sep 2024 #2
I'll keep the chicken EYESORE 9001 Sep 2024 #3
Thank you EYESORE 9001. That does make sense, debm55 Sep 2024 #5
I was just trying to be funny EYESORE 9001 Sep 2024 #7
French fries biophile Sep 2024 #4
Thank you biophile debm55 Sep 2024 #6
Fried 🍗 chicken 🐓 Polly Hennessey Sep 2024 #8
Thank you Polly Hennessey debm55 Sep 2024 #9
Fried dill pickles! broiles Sep 2024 #10
Thank you broiles. You can fry a pickle? debm55 Sep 2024 #11
Yes! Just do it like onion rings. broiles Sep 2024 #14
I'll take the onions. sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #12
Thank you sinkingfeeling, Love them debm55 Sep 2024 #13
All of them! Dave in VA Sep 2024 #15
HAHAHAHAHA, Dave in VA you can only pick one.fried food debm55 Sep 2024 #16
All 4 but if..fish..had..wings Sep 2024 #17
Thank you if..fish..had ..wings. But can you pick one fried food that stays, You don't have to eat it but it is better debm55 Sep 2024 #18
Fried Zucchini if..fish..had..wings Sep 2024 #19
Thank you If...fish..had ..wings. debm55 Sep 2024 #20
Unless fried in the good fats - Ghee, womanofthehills Sep 2024 #34
Unfortunately, thanks to my GI issues I cannot really have fried foods. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #21
I am so sorry OldBaldy1701E. Taking the fried skin off sound like a good idea. debm55 Sep 2024 #23
Fried onion rings 👍 yummy 😁 TommieMommy Sep 2024 #22
Agree. Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Sep 2024 #24
French Fries arkielib Sep 2024 #25
Thank you arkielib. That sounds wounderful. debm55 Sep 2024 #53
Hard choice between French fries & onion rings. CrispyQ Sep 2024 #26
Thank you CrispyQ. another poster mentioned it. I thought the eggplant would be too soft to fry. I ' ll have to check it debm55 Sep 2024 #55
Onion rings, but with a caveat - k55f5r Sep 2024 #27
Thank you k55f5r. I totally agree with you or the onion rings with tiny diced onions. Yuk debm55 Sep 2024 #50
French fries! HeartsCanHope Sep 2024 #28
Thank you HeartsCanHope. They sound delious debm55 Sep 2024 #48
What about fried eggplant? GPV Sep 2024 #29
I didn't know you could fry eggplant. I just bake mine. What does the fried eggplant taste like? It sounds like a debm55 Sep 2024 #49
I was just little, but my nene sliced the eggplant into spears, GPV Sep 2024 #64
Thanks GPV I usually stuff them I am going to try and fry. debm55 Sep 2024 #65
You got it! Let me know hot it turns out? :) GPV Sep 2024 #66
French fries on occasion 😉 poli-junkie Sep 2024 #30
Thank you poli-junkie. I limit my fried foods but I would get rid of the chicken and eat the other three. debm55 Sep 2024 #57
I'll keep the French fries! Nice and hot and crispy. sueh Sep 2024 #31
Thank you m sueh , Love fresh cut French fries. but haven't found a frozen brand that tastes fresh. debm55 Sep 2024 #47
Tough call, but I'll have to go with fried onion rings. Different Drummer Sep 2024 #32
Thank you Different Drummer. Both good choices. debm55 Sep 2024 #46
French fries Delarage Sep 2024 #33
Fresh cut fries are the best. Thank you Delarge. debm55 Sep 2024 #45
Fried chicken !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Sep 2024 #35
Thank you very much. Trueblue1968. Very good choice. debm55 Sep 2024 #44
French fries or onion rings, only really good ones Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #36
Thank you Clouds Passing. In college they used to have "onion rings" that were all dough with these diced onion. Yuck debm55 Sep 2024 #43
I'm going to say fries, but I do like Luciferous Sep 2024 #37
Thank you Luciferous. I agree with you. Onion rings made the right way are heaven. debm55 Sep 2024 #42
Probably fried chicken bc you get the heft of the chicken, along with the tastiness, and crispiness, of the fry! electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #38
Thank you electric_blue68. Secret I pull of the fried part of the chicken first and eat and then eat the chicken. debm55 Sep 2024 #41
If I pulled off the fry - i'd eat that last. 😄 electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #60
Air fryer French Fries Submariner Sep 2024 #39
Great Idea, Submariner. It sounds very good. thank you. debm55 Sep 2024 #40
I'll go with onion rings as well Shermann Sep 2024 #51
Thank you Shermann. LOVE the blooming onions. Yes, fish must have cole slaw and fries. debm55 Sep 2024 #56
Cornmeal battered okra fried in bacon grease. ntp AnnaLee Sep 2024 #52
Thank you AnnaLee. My mouth is watering. debm55 Sep 2024 #58
Fried chicken gademocrat7 Sep 2024 #54
Thank you gademocrat7. I like how different regions have their own way making it. debm55 Sep 2024 #59
Onion Rings For Me, Too ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #61
Thank you , ProfessorGAC. And it has to be real onion rings not the tiny diced onion bits. debm55 Sep 2024 #62
Totally On Board ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #63
Tough but fried chicken. Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #67
Thank you Elessar Zappa, The chicken sounds great, I will give it a try. debm55 Sep 2024 #68
Definitely fried chicken, preferable Popeyes Extra Spicy Sandwich yellowdogintexas Sep 2024 #69
Thank you yellowdogintexas. debm55 Sep 2024 #71
French Fries. Is potato. n/t sarge43 Sep 2024 #70
Thank you sarge43. debm55 Sep 2024 #72

EYESORE 9001

(29,736 posts)
3. I'll keep the chicken
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:02 AM
Sep 2024

It has more nutritional value than the others, as a fat-to-nutrient ratio. Fries are definitely out. I’ll eat my onions and zucchini RAW if I have to! Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

EYESORE 9001

(29,736 posts)
7. I was just trying to be funny
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:08 AM
Sep 2024

The ‘sensical’ part was purely accidental, I assure you

debm55

(60,646 posts)
18. Thank you if..fish..had ..wings. But can you pick one fried food that stays, You don't have to eat it but it is better
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:45 AM
Sep 2024

then the rest

womanofthehills

(10,988 posts)
34. Unless fried in the good fats - Ghee,
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 05:30 PM
Sep 2024

Coconut oil or grass fed beef tallow.

Frying in beef tallow - everything especially delicious and good for you.

Never fry in seed oils - very toxic.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,151 posts)
21. Unfortunately, thanks to my GI issues I cannot really have fried foods.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:40 PM
Sep 2024

Of those listed, I would pick the chicken, mainly because I can remove the fried skin.

arkielib

(437 posts)
25. French Fries
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 01:13 PM
Sep 2024

Mainly because my husband always cooks wonderful ones on his Blackstone when he makes hamburgers most Saturdays.

CrispyQ

(40,972 posts)
26. Hard choice between French fries & onion rings.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 01:16 PM
Sep 2024


I'm not a big zucchini fan but I went to a party where I couldn't stop eating the deep fried zucchini it was so good. I had some at a restaurant a few weeks later & it wasn't nearly as good & I should have gone with the onions.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
55. Thank you CrispyQ. another poster mentioned it. I thought the eggplant would be too soft to fry. I ' ll have to check it
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:48 AM
Sep 2024

out.

k55f5r

(520 posts)
27. Onion rings, but with a caveat -
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 01:20 PM
Sep 2024

Can't stand the ones with heavy breading and a wisp of onion in the center.
The Artic Roadrunner drive-in in Anchorage Ak made the best onion rings I've ever had. Every time I order onion rings I measure them against that standard in my mind.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
50. Thank you k55f5r. I totally agree with you or the onion rings with tiny diced onions. Yuk
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:21 AM
Sep 2024

HeartsCanHope

(1,680 posts)
28. French fries!
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 01:47 PM
Sep 2024

I don't allow myself to have them as much anymore. Has to be the right fires, too. My favorites are the little Mediterranean resturant. Perfect--crispy, but not too crispy and perfect blend of spices, and batter. Love them!

debm55

(60,646 posts)
49. I didn't know you could fry eggplant. I just bake mine. What does the fried eggplant taste like? It sounds like a
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:19 AM
Sep 2024

Last edited Sun Sep 8, 2024, 02:59 PM - Edit history (1)

possibility Thank you GPV

GPV

(73,393 posts)
64. I was just little, but my nene sliced the eggplant into spears,
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 02:56 PM
Sep 2024

coated with a rich batter and then deep fried. If I remember, it was savory and sweetish? Good enough for a very picky six yr old girl to try.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
57. Thank you poli-junkie. I limit my fried foods but I would get rid of the chicken and eat the other three.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:53 AM
Sep 2024

debm55

(60,646 posts)
47. Thank you m sueh , Love fresh cut French fries. but haven't found a frozen brand that tastes fresh.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:14 AM
Sep 2024

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
32. Tough call, but I'll have to go with fried onion rings.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:00 PM
Sep 2024

If I had a second choice, it would be fried chicken.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
43. Thank you Clouds Passing. In college they used to have "onion rings" that were all dough with these diced onion. Yuck
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 09:58 AM
Sep 2024

electric_blue68

(26,873 posts)
38. Probably fried chicken bc you get the heft of the chicken, along with the tastiness, and crispiness, of the fry!
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:39 PM
Sep 2024

But onion rings are very close, bc I love onions.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
41. Thank you electric_blue68. Secret I pull of the fried part of the chicken first and eat and then eat the chicken.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 09:42 AM
Sep 2024

Submariner

(13,365 posts)
39. Air fryer French Fries
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 09:33 AM
Sep 2024

At my age docs orders have been NO FRIED FOODS in my diet EVER.

But with today's space age technology and my convection oven air fryer, I am now able to have French fries cooked oil-free and they taste as good, or better, than Wendy's (hand-cut with skin) fries imho.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
40. Great Idea, Submariner. It sounds very good. thank you.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 09:40 AM
Sep 2024
I am glad you are listening to you doctors orders.

Shermann

(9,062 posts)
51. I'll go with onion rings as well
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:27 AM
Sep 2024

I try to avoid fast food, but when I get a combo, I'll substitute onion rings for fries whenever possible.

Frozen French fries made at home tend to come out better than frozen onion rings though.

Those blooming onion things are great too when you eat out and really want to splurge.

With "fish" it has to be "chips" though.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
56. Thank you Shermann. LOVE the blooming onions. Yes, fish must have cole slaw and fries.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:51 AM
Sep 2024

AnnaLee

(1,393 posts)
52. Cornmeal battered okra fried in bacon grease. ntp
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:34 AM
Sep 2024

Cornmeal battered fresh water white perch isn't bad either.

ProfessorGAC

(76,713 posts)
61. Onion Rings For Me, Too
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 02:16 PM
Sep 2024

Not a fan of fried chicken, could take or leave the zucchini.
I'm good with fries, but if I have to pick one, it's rings all day.

debm55

(60,646 posts)
62. Thank you , ProfessorGAC. And it has to be real onion rings not the tiny diced onion bits.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 02:25 PM
Sep 2024

Elessar Zappa

(16,385 posts)
67. Tough but fried chicken.
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 05:41 AM
Sep 2024

Soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk for 12 hours. Mix salt, pepper, MSG, garlic powder, and a little cayenne into the flour and coat chicken pieces with this flour. I then use a 50/50 mix of bacon grease and lard to fry it. Completely unhealthy but oh so tasty!

yellowdogintexas

(23,696 posts)
69. Definitely fried chicken, preferable Popeyes Extra Spicy Sandwich
Tue Sep 10, 2024, 12:30 AM
Sep 2024

Second choice probably french fries.

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