Many people tend to associate deep-fried food with American culture. Take state fairs, for example, what would they be without deep-fried Twinkies, or a greasy funnel cake doused in powdered sugar?

These studies look at deep-fried foods, which are submerged in oil to create a crisp crust, says Nate Wood, MD, director of culinary medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. With a few smart moves ...

Food is the most delicious when it's deep fried – that's an indisputable fact. What is disputable, though, are the origins of deep-fried foods. So, how did we get from fish 'n' chips to deep ...

Narrator: Fried dough may be one of the most ubiquitous foods in the world ... a cross between a croissant and a doughnut. After being deep-fried, Cronuts are stuffed with ganache or another ...