Food type: unclassifiable.
There's a snack bar in the back of Mermaids that sells two culinary masterpieces, in the same genre as the Ho Dog: a deep fried Twinkie, and deep fried Oreos. Both were covered in a thick layer of heavy batter. The Oreos had a bit of chocolate flavor. The Twinkie's creamy center helped enhance an otherwise nondescript piece of fried dough. I was a little disappointed. They were neither good enough nor bad enough to be memorable. The bill: $0.99 each.
Oreos on the left, slightly eaten Twinkie on the right:
