Top 3 Unusual Deep Fried Snacks You Have to Try

COMMENTARY | Last weekend saw the term "Deep Fried Kool-Aid" trending massively on the Web. As Monday rolled around, Web surfers were given the story of chef Charlie Boghosian's viral new snack. According to Mail Online, simply add Kool-Aid drink mix to flour and water, then deep fry the concoction until golden brown.

I haven't tried this new sensation, but I think that its popularity has more to do with the unlikely combination than superb taste. People say they taste a lot like donut holes, and I can see how that could be true given the two main ingredients are flour and water. Here is a list of my three favorite unusual deep-friend treats.

Deep-Fried Oreos

Nabisco's cream filled cookies go great with milk, but who knew they would go great in vegetable oil? I first tried deep fried Oreos at a small chicken restaurant inside a Citgo gas station near my home. They are basically an Oreo rolled in a sweet cookie batter, deep-fried and coated in powdered sugar. They are much better hot, and I have to admit I fostered an addiction to them for several weeks after I first discovered the unique menu item. I would definitely recommend deep-fried Oreos, but make sure you get the batter right or you are wasting your time.

Deep-Fried Pickles

Pickles have become a popular deep-fried treat after Snookie placed an order for them at a small southern restaurant on season 2 of "Jersey Shore." Deep-fried pickles have long been a fried food staple in the South, and are a perfect mate to the same batter you would use for onion rings. The texture of thinly slice pickle spears dipped in batter then fried will remind you of an onion ring. I have also seen them served as chips, cut thick in the fashion of pickles served on burgers. We mostly eat them as appetizers, and they get a lot of play at Super Bowl parties.

Deep-Fried Snickers

After eating deep-fried Oreos and Twinkies, I believed you could deep fry just about anything if you knew how to make a complementary batter. Nothing could have prepared me for a deep-fried Snickers bar. A booth was set up at my town's annual Hillbilly Days festival selling the treats, and I wouldn't believe friends until I saw it for myself.

I love Snickers in ice cream, so I had to try it no matter how unappetizing it sounded. I ended up liking them, but the batter on the one I tried did not match the cookie-like batter the Oreos were dipped in. They were also coated in powdered sugar, and you could get them served with ice cream as well. Thinking back, I wish I would have tried it with ice cream, because the warm Snickers would definitely complement vanilla ice cream.