<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cookbook: Deep - fried Mars bar Media: Deep - fried Mars bar </Td> </Tr> <P> A deep - fried Mars bar is an ordinary Mars bar normally fried in a type of batter commonly used for deep - frying fish, sausages, and other battered products . The chocolate bar is typically chilled before battering to prevent it from melting into the frying fat, despite a cold Mars bar being able to fracture when heated . </P> <P> The dish originated at chip shops in Scotland as a novelty item, but was never mainstream . Since various mass media began reporting on the practice in the mid-1990s, in part as a commentary on urban Scotland's notoriously unhealthy diet, the popularity of the dish has spread . The product has not received support from Mars, Inc who said "deep - frying one of our products would go against our commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles ." </P> <P> The dish is said to have been created in 1995 in the Haven Chip Bar (now the Carron) in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen on Scotland's northeast coast . </P>

Where was the deep fried mars bar invented