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TIL of chicken fried bacon; bacon strips dredged in batter and deep fried. Introduced in Texas in the 90's, the dish's low nutritional value has been described as: "they've taken fat, they've double-coated it in fat, they've fried it in more fat, and then they've served it with a side order of fat."

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