– 25 State Fair Foods We’ll Miss the Most This Year — Eat This Not That

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Kooky, calorie-dense, and often coated in batter or served on a stick , state fair food is as big a draw as all the rides and entertainment. You’ll find staples such as corn dogs and cotton candy just about everywhere, but there are some unique eats that may be worth a drive. Here are some of the tastiest, craziest, and most celebrated fair foods across the country, according to reviews from expert food writers and thousands of hungry fairgoers.

Note: Since some vendors have been affected by the pandemic and supply chain shortages, not every tasty favorite likely will be available this year. Alabama National Fair Krispy Kreme is a fixture in the South, so it’s no surprise to see the iconic doughnut repurposed in a gut-busting way.

This burger sandwiches a quarter-pound beef patty, bacon, and cheese between two full-size original glazed Krispy Kremes. The nutritional price of this sin: somewhere around 1, calories and 67 grams of fat Alaska State Fair Sure, you can get all the typical state fair standbys in Alaska, but the local offerings are so much more intriguing.

They include salmon quesadillas, deep-fried halibut, and spicy reindeer dogs if you can stomach eating Rudolph, that is. Another longtime favorite: Talkeetna spinach bread, smothered in garlic and cheese. For more fun food stories, please sign up for our free newsletters. Arizona State Fair A Navajo taco includes all the classic taco fixings you might expect — beans, beef, cheese, and veggies — tucked inside a puffy, plate-size base of fry bread , a Native American staple.

Other fair favorites with a local twist here include deep-fried tamales and chile relleno dogs. Make sure you bring your Pepto! Arkansas State Fair It sounds gross until you realize there’s nothing sweet involved here: It’s just tender smoked brisket layered with baked beans, barbecue sauce, and mashed potatoes, served up in a cup — perfect for eating while strolling.

Add some coleslaw if you’re feeling adventurous. But if you really want to walk on the wild side, there’s also pizza with toppings such as crickets, grubs, and scorpions. California State Fair Good news: The iconic pineapple-flavored soft serve usually found solely at Disneyland and Disney World will return to the fair or We just hope you don’t have to stand in a Space Mountain-size line to get it.

Indeed, they’re actually deep-fried bull testicles, a well-known local favorite. But that’s not the weirdest thing to ever grace the Colorado fair. If you really have an iron stomach, be on the lookout for a maggot melt sandwich. Berlin Fair Connecticut doesn’t have its own big state fair, but the Berlin Fair is one of the larger community fairs. A favorite here? And it’s exactly what it sounds like: A simple, sugary doughnut that just happens to be the size of a plate. Bon appetit! Delaware State Fair Hot dogs and burgers are state fair staples, but in Delaware, they get a local twist when they’re loaded up with a heaping helping of scrapple.

For the uninitiated, scrapple is a mid-Atlantic dish that’s a little bit like sausage, but includes even the least-savory parts of the pig think snouts, tongue, skin, and even brains.

The meat is usually mixed with a grain such as cornmeal, then formed into a mushy loaf. Er, yum? The catfish sundae is a bowl full of local yum: You’ll get hand-cut fries piled high with southern fried catfish, then drizzled with either a remoulade or a tangy tartar sauce. Chase it with deep-fried strawberry shortcake from the same booth. One of the more unique offerings: fried Kool-Aid. Oh yeah! If you’re more into that classic savory-sweet combo, try out a hot dog dipped in waffle batter.

There were plenty of local favorites to indulge in, such as seared ahi tuna served up on hapa rice — that’s a mix of white and brown — or lau lau, which is pork wrapped in taro leaves to seal in the juicy flavor.

Western Idaho Fair Ice Only in Idaho. Actually, it’s not really a potato — your sweet treat is merely masquerading as Idaho’s most famous food export. Standing in for the potato is an oblong ball of vanilla ice cream rolled in cocoa powder. It’s sliced in half and topped with whipped cream instead of sour cream, then topped off with nuts and crushed Oreos.

Illinois State Fair S’mores are an iconic summer classic, so why not give them the typical fair treatment and fry ’em? But bacon lovers should consider the Pork Hullabaloo for their main entree: That’s pork belly wrapped in bacon, glazed with bacon marmalade.

Indiana State Fair Meat lovers can pay homage to Indiana’s thriving beef industry by chowing down on the Cattlemen’s choice, courtesy of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association. It’s a mashup of smoked brisket and grilled Hoosier ribeye, served up on a bun. Looking for something more inventive? The Indiana Pork Association wants to tempt you with a peanut butter pineapple pork burger.

Iowa State Fair If the summer heat has you ready for a taste of cooler weather, consider hunting down some Thanksgiving balls at the Iowa State Fair. Made with Iowa turkey and traditional harvest veggies, they’re breaded with stuffing and deep-fried, then topped off with cranberry sauce. Kansas State Fair Pickle lovers, rejoice: Kansas has you covered.

Not only can you get a deep-fried, bacon-wrapped pickle or “bickle” , you can get a deep-fried, bacon-wrapped pickle stuffed with hamburger, cheese and onions. Chase it with a glass of strawberry milk or double-dip cone from the fair’s popular Dairy Bar , operated by the Kansas Dairy Association. Kentucky State Fair The hot brown, an open-face turkey sandwich, is one of Kentucky’s most famous dishes. It gets a state-fair spin in the form of hot brown tater tots , which are smothered in gravy, turkey, and bacon bits.

Not a tot fan? You can also get a hot brown on a stick — deep fried, of course. State Fair of Louisiana Boudin is a Cajun standby that just happens to be perfectly suited for the midway. It’s a sausage made from rice and parts of the pig that are typically cast off, plus plenty of spices. More local favorites you’ll see at the fair: fried crawfish, sausage cornbread, and alligator meat. Fryeburg Fair Like many Northeastern states, Maine doesn’t have a big statewide fair, but the Fryeburg Fair comes close.

Local nonprofit vendors serve up Maine favorites such as lobster rolls and fish chowder, though the fair has plenty of traditional fried favorites, too.

Also popular: The massive slices of pizza from Sunflower Farm. Maryland State Fair You can never go wrong with fresh corn on the cob at the fair. At Maryland’s state fair, they take it one step further and sprinkle it with Old Bay, that iconic and essential seafood seasoning.

Hankering for a meatier local delicacy? Look for a crab patty, which loads up a tasty Maryland crab cake with a soft-shell crab on top. The Big E The Big E functions as the major state fair for all of the Northeast, and it has the wide variety of crazy fair food befitting of a regional event.

But for well over a decade, the signature dish here has been the giant Big E Cream Puff , made with massive scoops of cream and topped off with a generous amount of powdered sugar. Of course, there’s plenty of ice cream to be had, too. Minnesota State Fair Minnesota might have some of the nation’s best fair food.

Case in point: Its own state-specific twist on a corn dog, featuring ground sausage tossed with blueberries, apples, wild rice, and maple syrup. Spam sushi — which rolls grilled Spam and fried egg in sushi rice, and nori — has also been known to feed fairgoers. Mississippi State Fair Why stop at simply frying the meat of your burger when you can dunk the entire thing in a frying basket of hot beer batter?

The same vendor has served porkychos , in which pork rinds stand in for tortilla chips and are topped with barbeque, jalapenos, and other toppings. Missouri State Fair Pork is big business in Missouri, and the only evidence you need is the Missouri Pork Association’s standalone state-fair restaurant, The Pork Place , a fixture since Here, fairgoers can sit down in air-conditioned comfort and scarf down pork chops, pulled pork, ribs, pork burgers — you get the idea.

There’s even a pork loin salad. MontanaFair This staple of Montana’s biggest fair is essentially a giant meatball that’s put on a stick, covered in a thick coating of batter, and fried. It’s topped with “an undisclosed combination of Scandinavian spices” — and served in a “boat,” of course.

You can also grab some lefse, a Norwegian flatbread. Nebraska State Fair One of Nebraska’s gut-busting fair foods is the Cowboy Mignon , which is sausage and ground chuck stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon, and served smothered in fried onions and Vidalia onion sauce.

The heart attack continues with deep-fried bacon-wrapped cinnamon rolls. Nevada State Fair Nevada’s state fair rose from the ashes of a couple of years ago after financial woes forced a multiyear hiatus. Though it’s smaller than many other state fairs, you can still find all the fried favorites here. Our vote: Go with a classic fried Snickers. If you can tear yourself away from all the gluttonous food on a stick, it’s hard to beat the region’s famous apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, or apple crisp.

Pat’s is one vendor that hits most of the state’s big fairs, including Hopkinton. On the menu previously? Deep-fried wads of pink bubblegum, courtesy of the perfectly named Crazy Fried Things booth, were available for the brave.

This year, peanut butter and jelly gets a turn in the deep fryer. New Mexico State Fair Chiles are a New Mexico staple, and funnel cakes are a fair staple, so this mashup is a match made in heaven.

While proclaimed the Oreo Ice Cream Taco the winner of the fair’s taste test, the winner packed more of a punch to our thinking, anyway. A chile funnel cake fused mozzarella cheese, green chiles, and pepperoni before being fried and topped with pizza sauce. If that’s not enough, ranch dressing was an ideal dunk. Of course, the meat is usually something pedestrian such as chicken or lamb, but in previous years a camel spiedie and one with kangaroo have been available, too.

North Carolina State Fair North Carolinians love their Cheerwine, a red cherry soda that’s been made locally for more than years. So it’s only natural that Cheerwine won a starring role at the North Carolina State Fair in one of the most iconic fair foods of ’em all: the funnel cake. Also on offer: Cheerwine cake, made with a honey-infused frosting and finished with chocolate shavings. North Dakota State Fair Who wouldn’t love this competitor in the Food Frenzy competition at this year’s fair sadly, it came in second to bacon-wrapped chicken on a stick?

 
 

 

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Sep 07,  · To finish things off, we looked at the national trends to see which was the most popular fair food overall. The top fair food across the country was cotton candy, as it was the most searched treat in eight states across the . With my favorite State Fair food, the Wild Rice Cheeseburger. Whether it is the bacon cheeseburger from Wendy’s or the classic cheeseburger from McDonald’s, Americans love . Jun 06,  · State fair subs are cheesy, oniony, and full of hearty, juicy Italian sausage. All that is piled onto a crispy slice of French bread and seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. .

 
 

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Just a handful of ingredients is standing between you and recreating this classic apple snack at home, starting with crisp apples from the farmers’ market. This is the ultimate fair food: It’s deep fried, served on a stick, and extremely unhealthy. Top the whole thing with mustard or ranch dressing to give it even more flavor.