12 Foods You Never Thought to Deep-Fry

by Julia Bainbridge, Bon Appétit

We tend to think of avocados chopped into fresh salads or smushed onto whole-grain breakfast toast. But, thanks to the Internet, we recently learned that they can also be coated in batter and submerged into a vat of bubbling oil until golden and crispy and retaining very little of their nutritive properties. And, you know what, Internet? That's why we love you.

Click through the wacky world of deep-fried food below and you'll find bricks of mac and cheese, molten Cadbury Creme Eggs, and more. It ain't pretty, but it sure is educational. Don't miss the avocado fries.

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