It occupies its own food group in the Tubercle household.
It was first encountered in a restaurant in Charlotte, NC. The Carolinas are famous for deep frying anything that can be battered or skewered on a stick.
Its easy to make; Just make a big pan of mac & cheese (please don’t use that store bought ready made kind in a kit box that has some kind of orange looking plastic cheese chemical, make the real stuff like grandma made, with milk and sharp cheddar). Chill in the fridge several hours until it sets good, scoop out a ball with a big spoon or an ice cream scoop, dip in your favorite batter, hit the 350f grease until G,B &D.
There’s a fancy pants restaurant around here that does that. They make nice fried triangle of mac & cheese crack with a dipping sauce that appears to mostly be a mixture of Crystal and Franks.
That’s almost as good as the Angus chili cheese filled donuts.
I’m more concerned about the term “fancy pants” restaurant that serves fried mac and cheese. :-\ I mean fried mac and cheese is alright in my book but fancy? If one is required to wear pants then I just can’t enjoy my fried mac and cheese. ;D