"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 19:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>Did y'all know there are something like 2,500 calories in one Bloomin'
>>Onion? LOL. Of course they taste good! But I don't think one person
>>eats the whole thing by themselves, do they?
>>
>>You can probably find a batter recipe at "copycat recipes," or the
>>like...just
>>Google for a recipe.
>>
>>There is even a cutting gadget for sale that you can use to cut the onion
>>into
>>its blossom shape.
>
> Wikipedia says it is American in origin, this is the first I've heard
> of them.

They are nasty. I could swear that I got one at Chili's some years back. I
know that we ate at a Chili's once. Can't remember what state it was in.
Might have had another name to it but was an onion cut up like a flower,
battered and deep fried. Very, very greasy.