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Thought that was Scotland.
I like to think that our common love of frying things that probably shouldn't be fried is an unseen connection with our cousins across the pond
I think the true bond is the recognition that almost everything edible is improved by deep frying, and usually by breading it first.
In the US, a rookie mistake in making french fries is not realizing that they need to be breaded. Yes, it's not obvious until you compare the results, but it's true.
There are about half a dozen US chains that have battered fries.
On average they don't fare very well here.
We batter potato wedges here too but they don't sell all that great either.
Only if it's candy. When I visited Edinburgh I found a fastfood shop where you could choose candy (mostly chocolate) from a menu, and they'd batter and fry it for you. I managed to eat half a deep fried Mars bar before I couldn't ignore the agonizing screams my aorta anymore.
The shops between Edinburgh station and the castle are like some overwrought parody of Scottish stereotypes - it's like walking through a discworld city.
I don't remember where in Edinburgh this was, as this was almost 20 years ago, but it was probably in the area you mentioned because the street my hotel was at was filled with tiny shops selling whisky glasses and playing some sort of awful techno-bagpipe music.
The fast food shop was further away, though. I knew someone local who took me there.
Or the Netherlands.
I'm American and I actually don't like fried food very much. To me it's fairly flavorless without spices.
For me, it tastes very samey. I remember going to the States a while back and ordered a seafood platter and was quite excited. When I realized it was just all deep fried I was really disappointed.
Yeah exactly, it's like a flavor muter