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Had one a few years ago in Glasgow,quite sickly after a belly of beer but they are popular.I think it was about eight years ago.Just read this......
The deep-fried Mars bar is alive and well in Scotland with more than a fifth of chip shops serving up the delicacy.
A study by NHS Greater Glasgow found 22% of Scottish take-aways had the foodstuff on its menu and another 17% used to sell them.
Researchers surveyed 500 chip shops and found children are the main buyers, with one shop selling up to 200 a week.
The first report of battered Mars bars being up for sale appeared in the Scottish Daily Record in August 1995.
Scotland has had a reputation as the home of the deep-fried chocolate for many years and it has become something of an urban myth outside of the country.
We can now confirm that there is no doubt, the deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth
Dr Morrison
Greater Glasgow Health Board
But the findings of the health board has proved they are actually for sale.
The shops they interviewed also reported they have been asked to deep-fry Snickers, Creme Eggs, and pizzas in the past.
Dr David Morrison, consultant in public health medicine, said, \"We live in Scotland but we\'d never actually seen deep-fried Mars bars for sale.
\"We thought they might be fictitious. But the Scottish diet is a major health issue and it\'s important to know what the facts are.
\"We can now confirm that there is no doubt, the deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth.\"
American mention
Dr Morrison and his colleague Dr Mark Petticrew decided to conduct the survey after they received a recent mention on US television\'s NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Their study is published in the December issue of the medical journal the Lancet.
The Mars bar was first produced in 1920 by Frank and Ethel Mars in Tacoma, Washington, in the US.
It was locally named the Milky Way bar but called the Mars bar in Europe.
The deep-fried Mars bar is alive and well in Scotland with more than a fifth of chip shops serving up the delicacy.
A study by NHS Greater Glasgow found 22% of Scottish take-aways had the foodstuff on its menu and another 17% used to sell them.
Researchers surveyed 500 chip shops and found children are the main buyers, with one shop selling up to 200 a week.
The first report of battered Mars bars being up for sale appeared in the Scottish Daily Record in August 1995.
Scotland has had a reputation as the home of the deep-fried chocolate for many years and it has become something of an urban myth outside of the country.
We can now confirm that there is no doubt, the deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth
Dr Morrison
Greater Glasgow Health Board
But the findings of the health board has proved they are actually for sale.
The shops they interviewed also reported they have been asked to deep-fry Snickers, Creme Eggs, and pizzas in the past.
Dr David Morrison, consultant in public health medicine, said, \"We live in Scotland but we\'d never actually seen deep-fried Mars bars for sale.
\"We thought they might be fictitious. But the Scottish diet is a major health issue and it\'s important to know what the facts are.
\"We can now confirm that there is no doubt, the deep-fried Mars bar is not just an urban myth.\"
American mention
Dr Morrison and his colleague Dr Mark Petticrew decided to conduct the survey after they received a recent mention on US television\'s NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Their study is published in the December issue of the medical journal the Lancet.
The Mars bar was first produced in 1920 by Frank and Ethel Mars in Tacoma, Washington, in the US.
It was locally named the Milky Way bar but called the Mars bar in Europe.
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