Never have I been so proud to be Texan.  I thought that deep-fried Coke was the limit. But no. Deep-fried butter. Just one of the many goodies premiered at the Texas state fair.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/09/fair_explores_new_frontier_in.html

Can’t help noticing the creator has a sense of irony as thick as his arteries:

“I mean, butter by itself does not taste good,” Gonzales said. “Nobody just grabs a stick of butter and eats it. That would be gross.”

To be fair, Deep-Fried Butter beat out a large amount of deep-fried competition:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/090209dnmetfairfood.40824cb.html

I think I need now to go jogging or brush my teeth or something.