General: Food Humor »
Insane Bacon Donut Burger Coming To The Big E
Published on: September 17, 2009 – 12:33 pm by Jillian Madison 
Comment
The Big E, New England’s biggest food fair, is coming back to town this weekend. Feast your eyes on the Craz-E burger, one of the more sinful items made to order this year. It’s a burger that’s been smothered in cheese and slathered with bacon, and then sandwiched between two fried donuts.
Forget “This Is Why You’re Fat.” The Craz-E burger is more like, “This Is Why Your Heart Just Failed As You Were Walking Back To Your Car.”
The idea for the burger certainly isn’t new. Paula Deen did the same thing in 2008 on an episode of Paula’s Home Cooking when she and a friend ate greasy burgers on donuts instead of buns. They both lived to tell the story, so go ahead. Indulge. We promise we won’t send Jillian Michaels after you.
(To learn more about the food available at The Big E, click here to check out a stunning photo gallery!)
Other posts on Food Network Humor:
---Food Review: Bobby Flay’s Burger Palace at Mohegan Sun Casino---New TGIFriday’s Ultimate Recipe Showdown Burger
---The Burger King Mascot Is A Real Jerk
---VIDEO: Woman Trashes McDonalds Because She Didn’t Like Her Burger
---SANDRA’S MONEY SAVING MEALS: Coming Soon
THIS WEEK: Ina Garten's "beginner" recipes, new Food Network shows starting in September, thumbing through an issue of Semi-Homemade magazine, Rachael Ray's daytime talk show, Aarti's "accountability group", Claire Robinson on Big Daddy's House, another sensual reading of Alex Guarnaschelli's tweets, sink or swim voicemail, and much more.
Can I get an order of chili cheese fries and a chocolate milk shake with that?
Now that’s a meal that would Homer Simpson proud.
“How did that bacon escape from my freezer?” — Melissa D’Arabian
Looks De-Lish, ya’all.
Every year the Iowa State Fair does a butter sculpture, quite realistically done. Does anyone have knowledge if a Paula Deen Butter Sculpture has ever been created?
http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/08/butter-sculptures-state-fairs-shawn-johnson-elvis-obama-mccain-jesus-vader.html
On the Pauler video, I like the way she licked her fingers, then picked up that ‘thing’, then offered it to her guest to take a bite. How sanitary of you, Poopy. Then your show follows up with yogurt and fresh fruit??!? Are you for real? Nothing like hosting a ‘real’ cooking show, eh Poopy? She’s just out of her freakin mind, y’all.
It looks disgusting.
The bacon is completely unappetizing hanging off like that. I must’ve missed that Paula episode. Makes me want to vomit.
I wonder if the bacon had been previously frozen so it would last longer?
I am from Mass and head to the Big E every year. I can tell you that is not the worst there! The main attraction are the Big E Cream Puffs and the mini donuts you watch slide into the grease before they hand them to you all hot and fatty (but still yummy with cinnamon and sugar!)
“How did that bacon escape from my freezer?” — Melissa D’Arabian
@DesignerJeans: I didn’t see your post and said something about frozen bacon at the same time, I guess. Sorry!
@Liza: As a “Legend-in-my-own-mind” cook, I sometimes wonder what is wrong with me, ’cause some of the best memories and times I’ve had with food involve some nasty-ass stuff while at State/local Fairs/Taste of Chicago, Carnivals, Oktoberfests,etc.
It’s probably due to the ridiculous time I spend in the Beer Garden/Tent.
Ever been to a Renaissance Faire?
@CherryRose
That’s ok. Bacon-nated minds bacon alike.
I hadn’t seen the Paula Deen episode and was grossed out by her sharing the “sandwich” with her guest. WTF was she thinking? Oh, well. Considering that it’s poopy Paula, she doesn’t think!
Looks gross to me, but not for any health reason. I’m from Mississippi (you thought I was going to say Korea, didn’t you?), and we’ll fucking fry anything. The flavors just don’t make sense to me.
“@CherryRose That’s ok. Bacon-nated minds bacon alike.”
There’s bacon in my freezer right now! The international marketplace has their pepper and maple varieties on special, so I bought some after learning from Mel that it would last longer in the freezer. By the time I use it up, it will probably be fossilized!
Pair that with a good stout, and you got yourself a Minnesota breakfast, beer and donuts!!
Dank, I’ve never seen a Paula butter sculpture, but I have seen a very detailed Elvis and a Dolly Parton – both life-size – in Memphis many years ago. As I recall, the Dolly sculpture was a bit top-heavy and required a couple of poles for support in front. Otherwise, it was a dead ringer. That burger thing looks absolutely disgusting. Anyone remember something similar on a Boondocks episode called, “The Itis”?
I love the Big E! I can’t go this year, but it’s probably just as well because if I did, I would be tempted to eat that donut burger and I have the sneaking suspicion that that would be a terrible decision.
My favorite Big E foods are the cheese curds and the Maine baked potatoes!
@CherryRose- If you think her sharing that sandwich was bad, you should have seen her on Paula’s Party with the chocolate fountain. She and a couple of her guests sticking their tongues in the fountain. That’s when I really started to not care for Paula so much.
This is far from new. Its even way before Paula. I pin the origin in a dive bar in Atlanta (forgot the name). I’ve made one myself and its actually quite good.
Announcement at a suburban Walmart SuperCenter,
Attention Walmart Shoppers,
” Please be informed that since all instore personal scooter transportation devices are currently in use, you are urged to wait in the adjacent McDonalds where we are currently offering the Craze-e Burger on special for just $ 4.99. You will be notified by a staff member when a scooter become available. Until then , enjoy your lunch.
On one of the early episodes of Paula’s Party she was given a butter statue of her head and shoulders.
Yes. I just researched and it is actually called the Luther Burger. Not this Craze nonsense.
Thanks, Judith. Did Michael start sucking face (with tounge, of course) with it (f-ing nnnnnnnnaaaaaassssttttyyy)?
“…She and a couple of her guests sticking their tongues in the fountain. That’s when I really started to not care for Paula so much.”
EEEWWW!!! Lord knows where those tongues had been!
I never really cared for Paula or her food and dislike her even more now that she’s become the Diva Deen.
JuicyJ, actually, yes, it is called the Craz-E burger. It was given that name after someone came up with it during a Facebook contest.
http://www.facebook.com/TheBigE?v=feed&story_fbid=152018233658
@Dank Dillweed – lol The foods we will ingest while inebriated are quite scary! I’ll never get over my drunken day at the Woodstock fair in Connecticut and the deep-fried Twinkies and bananas I ate that day. If you fry it, they will eat it. Then complain about how fat they are! (I can say this because I am a big girl and I am in no way picking on the larger set.) The drunker you are, the wierder the foods you will try!
@Liza. LOL!
Ugh, do not say Jillian Michaels. I just did her No Trouble Zones and I hurt all over. I’ve got 27 more days of her plan. This shit better work.
Off topic:
Lifetime’s joining the TV foodie fray, picking up the pilot “Search for the Greatest American Recipe.”
Celeb chef Tyler Florence is hosting the project, which comes from ITV Studios and Parade Publications (the company behind the Sunday newspaper insert).
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118008751.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2565
Tyler Florence Is an EGO-BLOB… it (and he) is everywhere….
Tyler Florence is disgusting. Good, send him to Lifetime (one of the worst networks on television), because he certainly doesn’t belong on the Food Network.
@Gregory: Please, please tell me. If Ty is disgusting, give me some words to describe Fieri. My vocab sucks donkey balls, so I’m looking to you for some linguistic help.
Oh, and “douchebag” is so, like, last month man, so bring your “A” game.
Something synonymous with Dingleberry, or cum-sponge is more inline, if you need a hint.
I don’t dislike Fieri as much as I dislike Tyler Florence so I’ll give you some words to describe him instead.
frog-balled rectumcake
pudding-filled dungsqueeze
clown-assed hamburger fucker
chub-faced dinglepatty
zit-assed bumqueen
slack-dicked fartface
I could go on all day. Can’t stand the guy.
Gregory, Well done, chap!
Remember this is FN HUMOR, and we must always push the envelope.
As they said in “This is Spinal Tap”, we take things to “11″!
Well played, Gregory, well played, I’m impressed.
“Tyler Florence is disgusting. Good, send him to Lifetime (one of the worst networks on television)..”
A few years ago I might have disagreed with this comment about Lifetime because I liked the “ladies’ movies” that were shown during the afternoon and evening. Now there’s the premium Lifetime Movie Network, so pauper Lifetime is showing tired reruns 24/7. Lifetime TV has become a total waste so Tyler Florence will fit in nicely.
@Gregory: Here’s my take of the “Ultimate”, simpatico with your views.
Choad-Swallowing, Cum-Gargling, Schwantz-Sucking Ass-Bandit.
You likey?
His recipies remind me of this Throwdown episode I seen, where our MC of Loserville challenged “Delialah” for best Mac & Cheese. Wife and I thought both looked/sounded good.
Sent out Wifey for needed ingredients, knowing full well wasn’t going to be cheap, but c’mon. Wifey comes home and says “WTF, $70 mac and cheese, fuck that, I’d rather go out.”
Ordered a pie, drank a bottle of Bailey’s, saved $25, still got laid.
Fuck these assholes with unlimited expense accounts and fragile egos.
And try to have some fun while cooking, though the Neely’s take it a little too far (I mean for the public, otherwise, they got the right idea.
@DesignerJeans: Don’t feed the EGO-BLOB. ;)
This is definitely a coronary bypass surgery waiting to happen.
you have to be Craz-E not to be tempted by the Craz-E burger…but I think I would develop some Craz-E heartburn
Gregory, are you saying ty is a cum-guzzling sphincy ranger??
Paula’s home cooking took this idea from the cartoon comedy show The Boondocks. In 2006 an episode featured a restaurant that served “The Luther” burger. Named for Luther Vandross.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burger