What was the conclusion a commenter made again? Something about the common denominator between all societies is danger sticks and tasty doughs.

Deep fryer owner here. Nothing I've fried has been made worse by the deep fryer - and most things are substantially better. I do not regret the purchase.

Really? Those blind shrimp aren’t deep frying their food on the undersea volcanos? Are we sure?

Trying to figure out what separates us from other animals is a unique human trait.

That and the cool S.

"But, I don't like..."

"Ah, ah, ah--but, have you tried it deep-fried?"

"Hmm... Ooo!"

"Yep."

Why do I feel like I've been insulted at the same time as praised?

This just in: Scotland new capital of Humanity!

Beer, bread, and deep frying. Deep fry bread in beer to achieve the ultimate Human Experience™

I've always said something similar, but not about deep frying.

I've always said it's sticking weird things up your butt.

You never see a bear out in the woods find a live mouse, and decide to stick it up it's own ass. You just don't see it. Exactly 0 bears have stuck a living mouse up their own butt.

I can't say the same for humans.

O really?

Only in warm climates, definitely not "almost all" cultures.

So that's how human beings are different from all animals! Wow!

Billy the Beef Tallow Boy lives in us all

I'd argue barbeque. Cultures the world over have some form of cooking things slow, frequently underground to break down tougher foods.

Deep frying is a result of excess while some form of barbeque would have been a very logical step for anyone cooking on coals.

Y'all got any papers on one of the Australian Aboriginal societies deep frying?

The dividing line between civilization and beast is the Cornballer.

greasy fry bread

Deep frying pizza is what makes British cuisine superior

(Or at least is the saving grace after shepherd's pie, English breakfast, and all their other tripe)

what other animal cooks their food at all?

United by high cholesterol!

Well no other animal has mastered Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography either.

Also this one time I shot up heroin whilst peaking on acid and MDMA whilst sucking a bulb of nitrous whilst having sex (fine it was a blow job)

Even some of the more intelligent apes haven't mastered that either

It's a combination of tool use, community/society, and opposable thumbs

specifically, fried chicken is near universal

Anyone who has tasted good karage will never argue with the assertion that fried chicken is the greatest accomplish of human civilization.

nah. it's cooking