"It's Christmas Day for fried food fans, the day The State Fair of Texas announces its annual "Big Tex" Choice Awards for the best fried foods."
Finalists named for Big Tex® Choice Awards
Buffalo Chicken in a Flapjack
Deep Fried Pineapple Upside Down Cake (!)
Deep Fried Texas Salsa™ (!!)
El Bananarito
Fried Autumn Pie
Fried Bubblegum (!!!)
Hans' Kraut Ball
Walking Taco
(exclamation marks added by me)
Details & descriptions in the full article:
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2011...?refscroll=627
The autumn pie actually sounds tasty, and not just for the novelty factor: "Fairgoers will fall for this hard to resist puff pastry infused with a scrumptious combination of pumpkin, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and fall spices. Deep fried and rolled in ginger, cinnamon, and sugar."