# Deep-Fried Sauce Balls Chicken Charlie's Created a Deep-Fried Food Dish with Frank's RedHot Sauce By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-09-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deepfried-food References: [foodbeast](http://www.foodbeast.com/news/5-heart-stopping-new-la-fair-foods/) Hot sauce is often used to add extra flavor to a number of deep-fried dishes, but it is the basis for this deep-fried food dish from this year's LA County Fair. The creation from [Chicken Charlie's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fried-chicken-sauce) is made from a combination of [Frank's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taco-bell-and-franks-redhot) [RedHot Sauce](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuffed-buffalo-crunchers) and batter, which gives the mixture enough substance to be formed into balls and dropped into the deep fryer. Once formed, the Deep-Fried Hot Sauce balls are served with a side of spicy ranch and a piquant jalapeño pepper. While deep-fried foods often make consumers think of a coating that surrounds a solid food item, in recent years, there have been a number of deep-fried treats made with liquid substances, including Kool-Aid, Pepsi, sweet tea and coffee as a base. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Deep-fried Liquid Treats:** Expanding deep-fried treats to include liquid substances presents an opportunity for innovation in the food industry. - **Innovative Use of Hot Sauce:** Finding new ways to use hot sauce, like Deep-Fried Hot Sauce balls, can create disruptive opportunities in the condiment industry. - **Novelty Food Items:** Continuing to create unique food items like Deep-Fried Hot Sauce balls can offer disruptive opportunities in the novelty food industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food:** Expanding deep-fried treats to include liquid substances and finding new ways to use hot sauce presents disruptive opportunities in the food industry. - **Condiments:** Innovative use of hot sauce presents disruptive opportunities in the condiment industry. - **Novelty Food:** Continuing to create unique food items like Deep-Fried Hot Sauce balls can offer disruptive opportunities in the novelty food industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Spicy Fried Fish Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franks-redhot-and-harry-ramsdens.md) - [Branded Sauce Tex-Mex Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taco-bell-and-franks-redhot.md) - [Spicy Southern Cuisine Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franks-redhot-nashville-hot-seasoning.md) - [Spicy Mozzarella Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuffed-buffalo-crunchers.md) - [Pickle-Flavored Hot Sauces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dill-pickle-hot-sauce.md) - [Versatile Hot Sauce Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franks-redhot-1.md) - [Chili Pepper Chicken Sauces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hot-honey-sriracha-sauce.md) - [Tangy Heat Snack Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lays-hot-sauce.md) - [Holiday-Themed Hot Sauce Dispensers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wing-sauce-dispenser.md)