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MAN DEEP FRIES BRITISH CLASSICS FROM CAVIAR TO COLIN THE CATERPILLAR
WITH PIX AND VID
By Shuk Yee Tsang
A Scottish content creator has turned classic British treats into deep-fried curiosities, putting everything from Colin the Caterpillar cakes to caviar to the test.
Darren Dowling, 29, from Galsglow, Scotland, filmed the unusual experiments as part of his long-running “Will It Deep Fry?” project.
This time, the focus is on British favourites and unexpected luxury items including an Irn-Bru French Fancy, retro sweets, Lidl bakery goods, Aunt Bessie’s products, a 12-inch sausage and even caviar.
Darren has made a name for himself by frying foods most people would never dream of putting in hot oil.
From nostalgic supermarket treats to high-end delicacies, the series highlights just how unpredictable and sometimes bizarre deep-frying can be.
He said: “I’ve never worked out how many calories I consumed… mostly because I’m too scared to and also because I’m very lazy.”
“It must be in the hundreds of thousands at this point though.”
“I’m mega proud of coming up with a format that clearly STILL resonates with people.”
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00:00Hi, my name's Dazza
00:02And today I've got some caveats
00:05And what I want to know
00:06Is does it fry?
00:09Are you cutting me up that
00:10Oh my god
00:11There's like nothing in there
00:12We spend all that money
00:15That's like half of the can
00:17What I can't see
00:20It's genius
00:21Then just
00:26I think this will work
00:30Defoe smells fishy
00:31I'm not gonna lie
00:39Mmm
00:40Rebecca French Fancy, I ain't brew one
00:43Good luck to your friars
00:44I wish they're not the best
00:49Oh my god
00:50Cheers
00:55Oh that's a lot isn't it
00:57Oh yeah
00:59I may need to sit down
01:00But what we want to know
01:02Is does it fry?
01:04There he is
01:05A birthday party staple
01:09There you go, there you go
01:10Oh no
01:13Cleaning fear right out of the window
01:14And then
01:16Like that
01:19He's bubbling right there
01:22Oh no
01:26That burnt my finger a little bit
01:27But let's pretend it never happened
01:28And I'm a big strong boy
01:30And it didn't make me sore
01:31Aw look Colin's back
01:33Back his holidays
01:34Oh my god that looks awful
01:35Eating a Colin the Caterpillar
01:37Where is it?
01:39This has got to be turned into a mean minute
01:40That's fine, don't worry about it
01:45I'll take that bit
01:46See how far we can go
01:49There we go
01:50Oh my god look at that man
01:53Today we've got a beef dinner here
01:54We're gonna deconstruct it and deep fry it
01:56Right go, right
01:59Sugar, I'm dead sugar
02:01That's it
02:03I'll use an oil spoon and I'll spoon it after a teaspoon
02:08Oh god
02:09That was
02:11Fair play
02:13It's not fucking good
02:14What the **** is it doing?
02:18Oh it's oily
02:18I'll finish drinking it first
02:20That bit
02:21Oh I'll have the bit with all the peas in it
02:23There's one pea in here
02:24Well
02:25Cheers
02:25Drink
02:29I had one in that tasting man
02:32It's taken too long to cut
02:33It's made me worried
02:34Oh mate that's
02:36Soggy
02:36Oh
02:37Oh
02:37With like deep fried a hair attached to it
02:39Have you seen it?
02:40Ready?
02:42Are you eating the whole thing?
02:43Aight
02:43Oh my god
02:51That looks mignon
02:52Nooo
02:53That's undercooked
02:54Tozzy
02:54It's got a soggy bottom
02:56Look at the layers
02:56It's not like Paul Hollows
02:58It looks like a cake
02:59But not a cake
03:00And it's annoying me
03:02Now dare you not make a cake
03:03Ready?
03:04Yeah
03:04Here we go
03:07Oh
03:10That's a lot of oil
03:11I put it like that
03:12Once you get a bite of the oil
03:14The next taste
03:14See a wee bit of gravy for that
03:16It would de-elevate it
03:17Retro Sweeties
03:18But what I'm about to know
03:18Woo it does it fine
03:21Oh
03:21Floor
03:21Floor
03:22Floor help
03:24Do they?
03:25I can see them
03:25I did see them before they put floor on it
03:27But they're definitely there
03:28But they're definitely there
03:29But they're definitely there
03:30What are you?
03:31A wee cheeky bit of chewing nougat
03:32Let's get right about it
03:33Come on follow me
03:35A wee cheeky wamba here mate
03:37Gently
03:41Gently
03:43Pffft
03:43Man
03:45Okay
03:45Here you go
03:47What?
03:48I don't have an issue with anything
03:52Apart foe the bottle
03:53Which I think means it didnae work
03:55I did dab lollipop
03:56Does it friend?
03:59No
04:02Oh
04:02Oh
04:03Oh.
04:06We've got a pan of chocolate.
04:08A pan of chocolate.
04:09And then we've got...
04:10I've got down the road.
04:12Oh, that's big.
04:15It's not because it doesn't taste nice, right,
04:17what I'm about today, but it's just,
04:19it's the only way that I think I can describe
04:21what it's like inside my mouth.
04:23A croissant.
04:25It's kind of a wee bit old, and you press it down,
04:27and it's like...
04:29That's minging.
04:30That's what it feels like.
04:31Look at it.
04:32Look at it.
04:33I don't get it.
04:34What has this got to do with the leather couch?
04:36Can you press down?
04:36Well, if you'd have a leather couch,
04:37you would know what I'm talking about.
04:39Oh, God, dude.
04:40That is...
04:40Oh, man.
04:41It looks raw.
04:46Oh.
04:47That is really sweet.
04:48That first wince of pain was a nervous pain.
04:51I don't know if it's going to be good or no.
04:53We did.
04:54Deep-fried apple turnover from McDonald's.
04:56Is that not an apple pie?
04:57Apple pie.
04:58Basically, it's the same thing.
04:59But with that,
04:59I think it's kind of encrusted with sugar.
05:01Yeah.
05:02Like this wasn't it.
05:02You can get apple turnover and bare sugar on it.
05:04And if this did,
05:06it would not have worked.
05:08But the fact that this is just a plain pastry,
05:11apple turnover,
05:13turned.
05:13turned.
05:16Over.
05:18That's the only way this has worked.
05:19The bar on it,
05:21it's performed pretty well.
05:22I'm here with my Aunt Bessie,
05:24but what I want to know,
05:25it doesn't fry,
05:26does it?
05:26Never hit this point in the hole.
05:28So,
05:28it's like,
05:30it's like pastry.
05:31That is just melted away.
05:33Just a little bit.
05:34That's a bit.
05:35Ooh,
05:36you'd have all seen that,
05:36but I've seen it.
05:39Ooh.
05:40No way.
05:44Dude.
05:47Wait,
05:47I think that's weird.
05:49Did you not get into that?
05:50What?
05:51Bagus.
05:51Dude.
05:53Mac.
05:54I.
05:55I.
05:56I.
05:59I.
06:00I.
06:01it's done.
06:04I.
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