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WTF What Texas Fried - at the 2012 State Fair

Details: Category: Global Cuisine; Published: Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:00; Written by Dinesh; Hits: 48211

The Texas State Fair is an annual event held in Dallas during the Fall, usually held some time in September and October. The Texas State Fair is the largest state fair in the US with over 2 million attendees in2010. The fair has a number of things that people of all ages can do such as see new auto products, learn about wine, learn about farming, enjoy of few rides and of course sample some great food, not just anyfood but "Fried Food". One of the biggest things at the fair over the last few years has been the various types of fried foods. We had only heard about the various fried foods but were quite amazed to see thatthey fry anything.

The fried food is available all over the place but if you want to sample something specific, you may have to figure out where exactly that is being sold. We took pictures of the food stands and came up with all thefried products we could find. Turns out, you can have a complete fried meal - from drinks to desserts. We found so many fried things but no Fried Rice. :-)

Warning - your cholesterol and blood sugar levels may go up just by reading the list below.

Drinks

Fried Beer
Fried Lemonade
Deep Fried Frozen Margarita

Appetizers

Fried Pork Wings - See pigs can fly
Nachos Fried Chicken
Deep Fried Chicken Waffle
Fried Butter
Chicken Fried Cactus Bites
Picnic on a Stick

Main Course

Fried Jambalaya - Winner of Best Taste 2012
Deep Fried Mac and Cheese Sliders
Fried BBQ Ribs
Fried Cheese Burger Balls
Fried Mexican Firecrackers
Fried Burger

Desserts

Fried Bacon Cinnamon Roll - Winner Most Creative 2012
Deep-Fried Divine Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
Funnel Cake Fries
Fried PB & J - Fried Bread Pudding
Fried S'mores
Red Velvet Fried Cup Cake
Fried Pecan Pie
Fried Moonpie
Fried Autumn Pumpkin Pie
Fried Cheesecake
Texas Fried Frito Pie

Last but not the Least

Fried Bubblegum - almost tempted to buy this just to see what this could be.

What did we sample you ask? Well, we stayed away from the fried food and found a nice truck called the Good Karma Kitchen that served some good vegan and organic food (who let these guys in?). It was very tasty.

Unfortunately on the final weekend, the biggest fried thing at the state fair was Big Tex. Big Tex was a 52 ft statue and marketing icon of the state fair. Unfortunately, he caught fire and burned down.