Take me to the fair!

It starts here.

When summer  came around, it was a joyous time for all youth in the county. Rides and crazy food were a big part of that .  It didn't matter what  it was, just as long it wasn't what Mom fixed.

Being 4-H country kids, we manned the homemade lemonade stand, and it was good. We were covered with lemon juice and sugar.  Then we ran around looking for food.

Never had seen such in our whole young lives! 

Hamburger topped with fried ice cream

These foods go beyond unhealthy or indecently pleasurable. These deep-fat fried and non-deep-fried foods venture into a realm of absolutely unique. You may not ever see these treasures anywhere else. What might on the list of food items at different fairs?

Deep fried cereal

                     

deep fried kraut balls

Fried mac and cheese; cheese on a burger with cheese, on a Krispy Crème Donut, topped with chocolate covered bacon---it is all there. Give it a go.

Fresh roast turkey, duck confit & fried chicken breast layered with homemade stuffing and gravy, battered and On-a-Stick. The TurDucken is then drizzled with WSB Amber beer gravy and Wisconsin cranberry sauce.”

  

Grill and eat  Rattlesnake

   

gum with marshmallow

Deep fried butter

Mealworm covered caramel apples  Mealworms are not alive anymore.
They are fried and dried. Really tasty, seriously.

             

deep fried beer ravioli

grilled python Kabobs

         

Adventurous food vendors spend years on experimenting with new ideas.  Who knows what will seen at the next fair? And absolutely have to be tried?

What would you seek in this world of heart attack foods?


Just to share this gem:  Catch and Cook Baby Pythons.  Video is about 11 min. but skip around and you will be absolutely amazed.

This video shows the complete process, from catching and cooking.  This is primarily a Florida treat, as there are many pet pythons released by their owners when they grow too large to handle.  Pets go missing regularly. Young children have to be watched at all times. Python-hunting is ongoing. They have disturbed the ecosystem, esp. in the Everglades.

Fry everything, oh yes you can

It starts here.

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, beats a State or County Fair!  Just say those words aloud in a conversation, and see what happens.  Everyone has a memory of a trip to the FAIR.

I believe our memories are firmly anchored by the odors and scents that come with the State/County Fair visit.  Whether it is the walk-throughs of the cow, pig, goat, or sheep stalls or the multiple stops at the food vendor courts, our sense of smell locks in the memories of going-to-the-State-Fair.

So it is with great pleasure, I bring you Fried Foods at the Fair!

Chocolate-Covered Bacon Walking Taco from Coco Flow Chocolate Shoppe

These foods go beyond unhealthy or indecently pleasurable. These deep-fat fried foods venture into a realm of absolutely unique.  Here is a minimum list of currently-on-the-menu at different fairs:

 Fried Cola             Fried Margarita    Fried watermelon 

                                          

                        Fried Energy Drink

deep fried kraut balls

Fried mac and cheese; cheese on a burger with cheese, on a Krispy Crème Donut topped with chocolate covered bacon---it is all there.

thick-cut slices of pork belly bacon, top it with red cabbage slaw and smother it in adobo barbecue beer sauce.

Fried Scorpions   Fried Captain crunch burgers  

          

      

gum with marshmallow

fried butter

             

           

Need I go on?  These adventurous food vendors spend years on experimenting with new ideas.  Who knows what we will see at the next fair, and absolutely have to try?

I have my nose, eyes, and tastebuds ready for Fried Red Velvet Funnel Cake with Cream Cheese topping.

Now, what would you seek in this world of heart attack foods?


This is a blog from 2012.  Since I will be absent from the blog world I decided to dredge some old posts.  I'll see y'all when we return from hugging and kissing my grandsons.

PhotoPrompt: Girl with Big Horse

Hey Tiff,

OMG  We are at this totally like lame county fair, you know.  And it is like all full of animals—ewwww. 

Then OMG there are these like sickest food places.  It is like all crazy and I ate this like totally amazing sick fried butter.  Oh like I won’t be eating for the next like week.

And would you believe this my lame father is making me stand by this like fence while I am trying to like text U this sick pic of this like awesome guy.  So I like am standing here, well duh, and he is taking a photo. 

Now my like totally lame father is laughing and pointing.  I said, “Hey, Dad…you r sooo crazy…” 

And now…EEWWWW