God bless America — and deep-fried butter!

Americans probably feel like they have a nagging spouse when it comes to the media’s relentless coverage of our face-stuffing spiral into obesity. Most people get it — they’re not fat between the ears. We are overweight as a people.

And yet, sometimes a story appears that reminds us why we are the vikings of plates — we conquer all foods that dare pass before our forks and knives! Please put your sausagey fingers together to welcome deep-fried butter!

The Dallas Morning News notes the newest entry at the Texas State Fair, which consists of golf ball-sized frozen chunks of butter, rolled in dough and then deep fried. Melted butter apparently oozes out when you take a bite of the food-on-a-stick. Texas is officially a hot mess.