Uganda, April 27 -- While many of us are great fans of whole deep fried fish, the average household is ill equipped to cook this kind of fish. The reason mainly being the requirements of a large deep fryer which is not the kind of cooking gadget one would readily find in most Ugandan homes. Deep-fat frying, like a number of other accomplishments in cooking, is an art in itself ----an art in which experience is the best teacher. A serving of French fried potatoes properly cooked may have lower calorie count than a baked potato served with butter! Also, do bear in mind that fat absorption increases with the length of cooking time as well as the amount of surface exposed to the fat.

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