Fried Oreos, Viagra Gum, Other Food Ideas

Jan. 20 -- — If your mom told you not to play with your food, she obviously wasn't clued into the deep-fried world of fast-food technology, where Popsicles now glow in the dark and doughnuts dunk themselves in coffee.

Let's take a look at the food and beverages that could be coming soon to a supermarket or restaurant near you.

Viagra Gum: The folks at Wrigley's won't let sexual impotence burst your bubble.

The chewing gum company received a patent last year for a brand of gum that would deliver sildenafil citrate, the same drug found in Viagra.

Many men brag about how good they are in bed. But now, such gum-flapping may finally pay off. No word yet on when Wrigley's will bring the product to market, and if it does, will Willy Wonka respond with a new, improved Everlasting Gobstopper?

Texas-Fried Oreos: Texans have a tradition of frying up chickens and catfish, but newfangled cuisine cowboys throw just about every imaginable fat-laden food into bubbling vats of grease.

Deep-fried Oreos were one of 14 new foods introduced in September at the State Fair of Texas, where 3.5 million visitors binged on such delicacies as fried Snickers candy bars and fried cheesecake.

The Oreo is dipped in batter, fried for 30 seconds, and served piping hot. Fair organizers didn't offer a calorie count, but next to a fried Twinkie, last year's rage, it might be downright dietetic.