Friday, June 22, 2007

I think I have a new favorite food

I thought that I had lived in the South long to see every imaginable food deep-fried - Oreos, pickles, twinkies, Snickers bars - pretty much, if there is a food with little or no nutritional value that can be stuck on a stick, they'll fry it and sell it at the county fair.

Today, though, I was introduced to an entirely new variety of fried deliciousness - the fried avocado.

Yep, fried avocados.

I saw it on the menu at a Mexican restaurant and had to order it. Moments later, I had a platter in front of me with a golden brown ball of fried goodness about the size of a small orange. When I broke into the protective bread crumb coating, I found it to be filled with spicy chicken, melted cheese and a ton of hot delicious avocado.

Now, I love me some avocados - But... fried? I've never seen them anywhere but Texas - it's like someone said "you know, avocados are kind of fatty by themselves, but I feel like they could be a little less healthy. What if we stuff them with cheese and fry them?"

Seriously, though, it was just about the best food I've ever tasted.

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In other, completely unrelated news, I'm losing my mind - this morning, I went to the grocery store, did all my shopping, then realized that I'd left my wallet at home. This evening, we were halfway home from the restaurant when I realized that I'd left my purse there on the floor. I'm pretty sure the next step is me wandering down the street in my underwear and a pair of cowboy boots, shaking a box of cat treats and calling for Jingles, the cat I had when I was a kid.