Comments on: Armchair Field Trip: Gorging on Fried Foods at the State Fair of Texas

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:19:00 +0000

I’ve been to the TX state fair once of twice, and I have to say…I think there are better fried foods there (at least in the past) than the ones you mentioned.

A couple of years ago I had the fried peach cobbler and it was FANTASTIC.

The fried pickles are always a favorite, as well, if not a bit cliche.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:36:00 +0000

Andrea, I have to agree. At the Alaska State Fair, nothing is better than the Bushes Bunches stand with the fresh veggies. On a cold rainy day (as most of the fair inevitably is) nothing beats their fresh beef stew. And on any day, you can’t go wrong with their fried peanut potatoes with bacon ranch dip. Mmmmm. I’m getting hungry just thinking about them.

And while we don’t have a butter sculpture, I agree that the giant vegetables are worth a look. Where else can you see 900 lb pumpkins?!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:02:00 +0000

At the Big Fresno Fair last year, the best deep friend food I tried was a DEEP FRIED S’MORE!!! 10/10 for sure! They also had a fried chicken breast sandwich that was served on a Krispy Kreme donut instead of a bun! Next I wanna try some chocolate covered bacon…mmmmmmm!

By: Thomas Bragg

Thomas Bragg — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:46:34 +0000

Stay in Iowa.I have been to both and personally I think all thast fried food has gone to your brain.Texas rocks and Iowa socks.
By the way I am from New York

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:02:15 +0000

What you called a porkchop on a stick looked more like a turkey leg to me. Glad you had a good time though!

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:34:00 +0000

I”m a native Texan and live in the Dallas area. True, the Texas State Fair can be tacky… but isn’t that part of the fun? My fave food is the Chili Pie; this year I tried the jalenpo and cheese Fletcher’s Corn Dog – very good! The best part of the Texas State Fair, that most attendees overlook? The art deco architecture.

By: ansav

ansav — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:39:27 +0000

Let’s be honest: the motto of most state fairs is, “If it ain’t fried, it ain’t food.”

I live in Dallas and have attended the State Fair numerous times. Although I lived in 6 other states growing up, my parents hated crowds and we rarely went to anything like fairs, state or otherwise, so I have nothing to compare it to.

I think the fried coke sounds gross, and I wouldn’t touch a fried Twinkie, either. You missed the fried cheesecake, which is also a heart attck waiting to happen, but gets rave reviews from some people. However, those gigantic fried onions (not onion rings) are really darned good, and the fried catfish, Cajun style, is superb. I couldn’t find the taro chips this year at the fair. Taro is a relative of the sweet potato, and it makes great chips.

I think the Minnesota state fair is supposed to be the king of food on a stick, but they don’t have the strangest food I’ve seen: the fried squid on a stick I had in Japan during the August moon festival back in the late 1980s. It looked like an extraterrestrial’s lollipop, but it tasted pretty good.

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:55:02 +0000

The fried pbj+b sandwiches were awful. I liked the friend oreos last year much better.

Also, Big Tex was looking a little thin in the leg area. Maybe he should eat some fried food.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:09:40 +0000

Has anyone here ever tried a fried candy bar? It’s basically just a candy bar (Snickers and Twix are my favorites) wrapped in dough and fried. It is AMAZING!!

By: Firebrand

Firebrand — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:58:24 +0000

As far as culinary touchstones go, the Minnesota State Fair is arguably the most significant. Ostrich on a stick, fried twinkie on a stick, Fried Mac & Cheese on a stick (good call Ginger)- if there is a foodstuff that can be fried and easily impaled – rest assured we have it. Given the close proximity to major food movers and shakers (Target, SuperValu, General Mills\Pillsbury, Northwest Airlines) – if a food item is a hit here, chances are you’ll see it on store shelves or foisted onto you in coach class.