Have you seen Fancyfastfood.com? The concept is simple. Take your favorite junk food and turn it into haute cuisine. Twinkies. Oreos. Hot dogs - whatever.

Inspired, we enlisted a top chef here in Hong Kong to turn a few junk food favorites into fine dining dishes.

The result? Caviar made of Coca Cola and, wait for it, nachos for dessert.

At the Mandarin Oriental, Executive Chef Uwe Opocensky doubles as a food scientist, transforming humble nibbles into haute gastronomy.

First up? Cotton candy.

Uwe turns a ball of cotton candy into a powder puff to dip into a compact powder made of freeze-dried oranges and raspberries. It’s accompanied by a tube of chocolate lipstick.

Voila, a childhood favorite tailor-made for a preening female snacker like me.

Next up, a classic transformed into caviar.

Uwe explains the concept: “Basically, when we eat caviar normally, it bursts. Coca-Cola also sparkles, so I incorporate both of that into Coca-Cola caviar.”

The Coca-Cola is distilled in an evaporator for several days and then syringed into seaweed water to form the gelled balls - creating that caviar look.

I place a spoonful in my mouth and they break up with a refreshing, effervescent burst. Yep, it’s Coke. But delivered in an entirely new way.

And for the grand finale? Nachos.

Uwe, a self-proclaimed geek, recreates the cheese by grating mango sorbet into liquid nitrogen. It hardens, taking on the appearance of cheddar.

Tortilla chips are caramelized with a cheesecake and sour cream mixture, kiwi fruit is pureed to look like guacamole and crunchy chocolate bits take the place of ground beef.

It’s a bit disorienting to eat a plate of nachos that are more chocolaty than cheesy. But my compliments to the chef.

The ultimate geek food has been given the ultimate geek treatment.

Posted by: CNN Anchor, Kristie Lu Stout
Filed under: China •General •Hong Kong