Deep fried Mars bar is a snack loosely connected to Scotland. Now and then when I have conversations with foodie friends about food from Scotland, deep fried Mars bar would pop up, though Hubby says that there is nothing really Scottish about it except for its birthplace.
The Carron Fish Bar in Stonehaven is the birthplace of the deep fried Mars bar, said to have been invented here in 1995. We visited The Carron as well as Sandy's in Stonehaven, but they were both closed when we visited. After trying our luck in a few other fish and chips shop (and getting lots of "Sorry we don't do them here"), we finally found it at Captain Jax on the Aberdeen beach front.
Deep fried Mars bar
We were meeting some of our relatives here at the beach, and even they have not tried a deep fried Mars bar before, so we all watched in anticipation as the man behind the counter opened the Mars bar, placed it in the batter and deep fried it.
Aberdeen's No 1 fish and chips shop?
Warm and gooey inside with a crisp batter, it was actually pretty tasty, especially if you are a fan of Mars bars. It was sort of like eating a chocolate molten cake albeit in a different form. :P least I can say now that I've tried a deep fried Mars bar (and so can my relatives ;)).
Woohoo.. finally found a place that does deep fried Mars bar
Warm and gooey within
Captain Jax also does a range of Italian gelatos which look really good. Too bad we've already had some gelato before we stopped by here. A bonus for me is that I got to enjoy my first deep fried Mars bar with a beautiful view of the Aberdeen beach and coast.
Seagulls at Aberdeen beach
How lucky are we.... saw some Scottish pipers at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom for the full Scottish experience :)
Bag pipes in action :)
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