The Awesome Blossom - It’s an onion and it’s a flower
Chili’s Awesome Blossom has been named the Worst Starter in America - number 2 on The list of Worst Foods in America - by the fascists at Mens Health magazine who must take all the fun out of life.
2,710 calories
203 g fat
194 g carbs
6,360 mg sodiumIt takes a special talent to turn a single oversized onion into the fat equivalent of 67 slices of bacon, but the line cooks at Chili’s manage this horrific feat with the help of a thick batter, a calorie-loaded dipping sauce, and a vat of bubbling fat.
The distinction reminds me of one of my favorite characteristics of Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, exemplified in this exchange:
Andrew Wells: I-I bet even covert operatives eat curly fries. They’re really good.
Spike: Not as good as those onion blossom things.
Andrew Wells: Ooh, I love those.
Spike: Yeah, me too.
Andrew Wells: It’s an onion and it’s a flower. I-I don’t understand how such a thing is possible.
Spike: Oh, see, the genius of it is, you soak it in ice water for an hour so it holds its shape. Then you deep-fry it, root-side up, for about five minutes.
Andrew Wells: Masterful.
Spike: Yeah. Tell anyone we had this conversation, I’ll bite you.
Andrew Wells: Right.
[via FriendFeed and IMDB]