Consolidated "State Fair! Food on a stick and fried things" thread
Sep 29, 2009 | 9:48 am
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Minnesota is also known for "food on a stick" at the state fair....you missed one we have....
Spaghetti on a stick.......
Spaghetti on a stick.......
Sep 29, 2009 | 9:06 pm
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Sep 29, 2009 | 9:12 pm
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My personal favorite: beer on a stick.
http://www.beeronastick.net/
(Basically just a stick-like holder for a cup of beer. Useless? Yes, but on a stick. )
http://www.beeronastick.net/
(Basically just a stick-like holder for a cup of beer. Useless? Yes, but on a stick. )
Sep 29, 2009 | 10:31 pm
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Pic: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009...-butter-right/
Previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/...9-edition.html (post 16 links to a video of the cooking process)
Oct 1, 2009 | 1:45 am
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The butter, of course, is wrapped in dough before frying.
Pic: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009...-butter-right/
Previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/...9-edition.html (post 16 links to a video of the cooking process)
Pic: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009...-butter-right/
Previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/...9-edition.html (post 16 links to a video of the cooking process)
Guess they put sugar in it too (perhaps its a butter/sugar mixture)
From the OMNI article that started it all
Deep Fried Butter – 100% pure butter is whipped till light and fluffy, then specially sweetened with a choice of several flavors. The tantalizing mixture is surrounded by a special dough and quick fried. Served on a stick.
Last edited by beckoa; Oct 1, 2009 at 2:06 am Reason: Added more info
Aug 25, 2010 | 9:58 am
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Fried Beer!!! (2010 State Fair of TX deep fried thread)
The eight finalists for the Sixth Annual Big Tex Choice Awards were announced today, and what that really means: What kind of crazy fried concoctions has the State Fair of Texas come up with this year?
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Here are the eight finalists:
•Deep Fried S’mores Pop-Tart -- Pop• Tart with a sensational chocolate, peanut butter, s’mores flavor is lightly battered & deep fried. Hot out of the fryer the sinfully diet-busting treat is drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream.
•Fried Beer -- Beer-filled pretzel pocket is deep-fried to a golden brown. One bite and the escaping beer serves as a dipping sauce. 21 and over, ID required.
•Deep Fried Frozen Margarita -- Sweet & creamy funnel cake batter is deliciously coupled with margarita ingredients. Fried, dusted with a tangy lemon/lime mixture and lightly spritzed with south of the border flavor, it’s served in a salt rimmed glass. 21 and over, ID required.
•Fried Chocolate -- A white chocolate mini candy bar + a cherry are stuffed into a mouth-watering brownie, dipped into delicious chocolate cake batter & deep fried to perfection. The finished product has a warm just-out-of-the-oven taste! Topped with powdered sugar and a rich cherry sauce and served with chocolate flavored whip cream.
•Fried Lemonade -- Lemon flavored pastry is made from Country Time lemonade. First baked, then fried, this taste tempting treat is glazed with a mix of lemonade, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.
•Fernie’s Fried Club Salad -- Super colossal 12” spinach wrap surrounds generous layers of juicy diced ham & chicken, shredded iceberg, crunchy carrot strips, ripe cherry tomatoes, shredded sharp cheddar and hickory smoked bacon. Deep fried until lightly crispy; topped with deep-fried sour dough croutons on a stick & served on a bed of shredded romaine lettuce. Choice of creamy Ranch, Thousand Island or Caesar dressing.
•Texas Fried Caviar -- Texas version of a southern good luck staple. Black-eyed peas are fried and laced with special spices blended with Old Bay Seasoning and are available in regular or spicy.
•Texas Fried Frito Pie -- A generous portion of savory Texas born chili accented with a hint of sharp cheddar encased in everybody’s favorite corn chip. Lightly battered and fried to a golden brown perfection. With its smooth medley of hot, meaty, crunchy, salty, cheesy, oozing goodness; “Texas Fried Frito Pie” transports you back to the golden age of Fair Food.
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Here are the eight finalists:
•Deep Fried S’mores Pop-Tart -- Pop• Tart with a sensational chocolate, peanut butter, s’mores flavor is lightly battered & deep fried. Hot out of the fryer the sinfully diet-busting treat is drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream.
•Fried Beer -- Beer-filled pretzel pocket is deep-fried to a golden brown. One bite and the escaping beer serves as a dipping sauce. 21 and over, ID required.
•Deep Fried Frozen Margarita -- Sweet & creamy funnel cake batter is deliciously coupled with margarita ingredients. Fried, dusted with a tangy lemon/lime mixture and lightly spritzed with south of the border flavor, it’s served in a salt rimmed glass. 21 and over, ID required.
•Fried Chocolate -- A white chocolate mini candy bar + a cherry are stuffed into a mouth-watering brownie, dipped into delicious chocolate cake batter & deep fried to perfection. The finished product has a warm just-out-of-the-oven taste! Topped with powdered sugar and a rich cherry sauce and served with chocolate flavored whip cream.
•Fried Lemonade -- Lemon flavored pastry is made from Country Time lemonade. First baked, then fried, this taste tempting treat is glazed with a mix of lemonade, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.
•Fernie’s Fried Club Salad -- Super colossal 12” spinach wrap surrounds generous layers of juicy diced ham & chicken, shredded iceberg, crunchy carrot strips, ripe cherry tomatoes, shredded sharp cheddar and hickory smoked bacon. Deep fried until lightly crispy; topped with deep-fried sour dough croutons on a stick & served on a bed of shredded romaine lettuce. Choice of creamy Ranch, Thousand Island or Caesar dressing.
•Texas Fried Caviar -- Texas version of a southern good luck staple. Black-eyed peas are fried and laced with special spices blended with Old Bay Seasoning and are available in regular or spicy.
•Texas Fried Frito Pie -- A generous portion of savory Texas born chili accented with a hint of sharp cheddar encased in everybody’s favorite corn chip. Lightly battered and fried to a golden brown perfection. With its smooth medley of hot, meaty, crunchy, salty, cheesy, oozing goodness; “Texas Fried Frito Pie” transports you back to the golden age of Fair Food.
Once in a while, I really really love this state.
Aug 30, 2010 | 4:54 pm
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Just enjoyed some chocolate dipped bacon on a stick at the Cabbage Do Alaska State Fair outing... $5 for two slices... tasted like chewy chocolate 
Sep 12, 2010 | 7:48 am
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Photos of all the 2010 Texas State Fair fried entries:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/city...d_finalist.php
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/city...d_finalist.php
Sep 12, 2010 | 7:50 am
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I came across this at a local festival last weekend.
Q: How do you make fried bacon even better?
A: Cream Gravy!
Presenting... "Chicken Fried Bacon"
Q: How do you make fried bacon even better?
A: Cream Gravy!
Presenting... "Chicken Fried Bacon"
Sep 22, 2010 | 1:26 am
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Aug 31, 2011 | 9:19 am
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The 2011 list is out!
"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."
(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."
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
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
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."
Aug 31, 2011 | 2:48 pm
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Last year at the North Carolina State Fair I was waiting on some Deep Fried Oreos and I got to talking with the man who made them. He told me how much he loved working fairs and how he traveled all around the country and his boss treated him "real good." and how he "slept in a motel every night and got free dinner". So I said "all the deep fried food you can eat?" to which he replied "hell no! I hate Fair Food!". That cracked me up to no end
Back on topic, I prefer the giant turkey legs and corn on the cob to anything else. Except at the Arizona State Fair where I eat fry bread.
Back on topic, I prefer the giant turkey legs and corn on the cob to anything else. Except at the Arizona State Fair where I eat fry bread.