Editing Deep frying (section)

===North America===
In the United States, [[soybean oil]] is often used for deep-frying.<ref name="Rossell 2001 p. 31"/> [[Beignet]]s, originally a French dish, are a popular deep-fried pastry in the U.S. city of [[New Orleans]]. Deep-fried food has been a core part of the culture of the American South with many restaurants solely serving deep-fried foods. The owner of one such restaurant has said of deep-fried food that "in the South it's a way of life".<ref name=bluecollarculture /> Fast food is one of the most common ways to consume deep-fried food in North America.

Novelty deep-fried foods are popular today in American [[fairs]], especially those in the American South.<ref name=bluecollarculture>{{cite book|last1=Booker|first1=M. Keith|title=Blue-Collar Pop Culture: From NASCAR to Jersey Shore|date=9 March 2012|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0313391989|page=253|edition=Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D2BwllvrlxsC&pg=RA1-PA253|access-date=24 May 2015}}</ref> Hundreds of items are served at these fairs. Some of them include deep-fried beer, butter, and bubblegum. Additionally, deep frying can be used as a form of artwork by frying non-edible objects, such as [[electronics]].<ref name="Smith 2012">{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Kevin | title=What Happens When You Deep Fry An iPad? | website=Business Insider | date=4 June 2012 | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/deep-fried-gadgets-2012-6 | access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref> Artists such as Henry Hargreaves have deep-fried replicas of electronic items such as [[iPad]]s, [[Game Boy]]s, and [[laptops]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Deep-Fried Gadgets: Artist Henry Hargreaves Deep-Fries (Fake) iPad, iPhone And More|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/deep-fried-gadgets-henry-hargreaves_n_1568935.html|access-date=24 May 2015|work=The Huffington Post|date=4 June 2012}}</ref>

Deep-fried food contests are frequently held at fairs such as the [[Texas State Fair]], where they hold an annual contest for the most creative deep-fried food.<ref name=mentalfloss>{{cite web|last1=Gamble|first1=Cole|title=25 Deep-Fried Foods From the Texas State Fair|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/31488/25-deep-fried-foods-texas-state-fair|website=mentalfloss.com|date=5 September 2012|publisher=Mental Floss|access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref> Notable past winners have included [[fried Coke]] and [[deep-fried butter]], both invented by [[Abel Gonzales]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Come fry with me|url=http://www.economist.com/node/14587405|access-date=20 May 2015|newspaper=The Economist|date=8 October 2009}}</ref> Since 2013, an American reality competition show called ''deep-fried Masters'', produced by [[Discovery Networks]], holds deep frying competitions at several state fairs across the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deep Fried Masters |url=http://press.discovery.com/us/da/programs/deep-fried-masters/ |access-date=23 May 2015 |publisher=Discovery Networks |date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614035311/http://press.discovery.com/us/da/programs/deep-fried-masters/ |archive-date=14 June 2015}}</ref>