Fried Twinkies?! I had heard of them but never gotten the guts to actually try them. My Railroad festival budget was shrinking and therefore I was getting picky about my food review choices. Still so much to try and "review". I am NOT a really quick decision maker anyway and my shrinking budget wasn't helping any. My sister Shelly, my brother Matthew and I walked around talking to friends and neighbors like a Smith family posse :) My sister says..."you havent reviewed the Fried Twinkies yet". I kinda shrugged and said, "I dont know if I will like them". My brother to the rescue, his food bravery knows no bounds. He offers to treat his sisters to a fried twinkie with a sly boyish grin on his face. Knowing that I am officially "reviewing" food he knows I cant refuse. We step up to the Twinkie table where the lovely Mrs Royer is battering and frying up twinkies non-stop with a smile and a pretty cool hat I might add. I snap a picture which she is pleased to pose for and chats for a moment while our twinkles bubble and bob in the fryer to a golden brown perfection. She says that they also offer hand battered deep friend oreos and that tomorrow there would be chocolate covered bacon! WOW...this is a strange booth indeed! Mrs. Royer says that the oreos are VERY sweet and VERY rich and that the crispy chocolate covered bacon is a great combination of sweet and salty. I am really interested in trying that bacon...because I love the sweet salty combination in so many other forms. Today we are trying Deep fried Twinkies and she hands us the corn dog looking confections I smell donuts. I take a very small bite off the top and get a small mouthful of fried batter forcing me to go all out, be brave and take a woman sized bite to get the full effect of the friend Twinkie! The creamy and very sweet filling oozed out into my mouth along with the yummy taste of the warm cake and donut tasting batter together bringing music to my mouth. I had another bite and it seemed to taste even lighter and fluffier than the first (not counting my first cowardly baby bite). It was really good. I was surprised because I dont really like twinkies much but this fried Twinkie was more like a donut. I would be interested in trying a fried Ding dong Mrs Royer *laughing* I think anything hand battered and fried had potential at a festival....I mean isn't that where fried dill pickles come from :) I will be going back to try the chocolate covered bacon....if anyone tries the fried oreos...I want to hear your review :)
UPDATE: Tried the chocolate covered bacon tonight and LOVED it! Perfect blend of sweet and salty and economical for a festival food at only $1 a strip! YUMMY! I will be back to Royers rest next year for sure :)
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