Here in America it is state and county fair time, and that means all kinds of weird fried food. I have seen fried oreo cookies, cheesecake, fried coke cola, well I have seen it all now. Here in Sacramento a vendor at the state fair is serving up.......fried maggots on a bun with cheese. I was soooo grossed out when I saw that. Has anyone seen anything fried that was completely out there?
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Fair food
Down here in orange county they have fried kool aid!
Here in Colorado the "Rockey Mountain Oyster" is a cooked bulls testicle
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How about:
*A burger on a Krispy Kreme doughnut
*Chocolate-dipped bacon
*Deep fried butter
*Frozen, chocolate-dipped S'more on a stick
*Pork chop on a stick
And the (albeit non-edible) piece de resistance.........
The life-size Heifer cow sculpted entirely of butter, flanked the life-size Neil Armstrong also sculpted entirely of butter.
Gawd, I love the Midwest!!!
Although, I have to say, I've never experienced a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg]scotch egg and I don't think I want to.
The Krispy Kreme burger looks soooo amazing. I saw it on man vs food!
Just on a sidetrack, but what is a "fair" in these terms?
I thought of a city marketplace where temporarily you can ride bumper cars, rollercoasters and Ferris wheels; where you can eat cotton candy, candy canes, oversized lollipops and whipped-cream-filled-cakes; where you can waste your money on gambling or trying to win a stuffed animal, while the place is filled with flickering lights in every color and upbeat music and the screams of enjoyment pop your ears :) But I've never seen peculiar food around there... :confused:
I have seen large fried locusts on a cultural festival and been wanting to try them (it's a delicacy in Africa if I'm correct :)). However; it was the butcher next to it that had made me lost my appetite by displaying severed heads of several animals... :(
Start with your picture, Red, and add in agricultural, horticultural and handicraft showcases: biggest boar, biggest bull, best needlework, best fresh flower arrangement, biggest pumpkin, you get the idea. Also concerts, some free and some not; stage shows for kids; dirt track car races; and versions of just about any food that you can think of, having been adapted so you can walk around with it (hence putting the pork chop on a stick), and often (but not always) coated in batter and deep fried. I know of one local radio DJ who every year, tries to eat more foot-long hotdogs in the 11 days of the State Fair than he did the previous year.
i have heard of those weasel and want to try one. int we have had all of those things here. i dont understand the fried butter though. frying pure fat with fat does not sound appealing. and instead of a pork chop they served raccoon on a stick. people said it tasted like pork.
perhaps that kk burger would be good. i usually dont like sweet meat and prefer it to be savory and spicy.
We just got back home from the Calif. State Fair, having spent most of the day there. The food concessions were good. I especially like the cinnamon rolls. That is #2 on my yearly list. #1 is riding the monorail.
We went to the bug exhibit. That was weird enough. Big, wasn't there tarantula sushi or something last year? I'm off to bed, no nightmares for me.
RR, that and more. Here is a copy of the definition from one of our dictionaries.
–noun
1.
an exhibition, usually competitive, of farm products, livestock, etc., often combined in the U.S. with entertainment and held annually by a county or state.
2.
a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers in an appointed place.
3.
an exposition in which different exhibitors participate, sometimes with the purpose of buying or selling: a science fair.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English feire < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin fēria religious festival, holiday ( Medieval Latin: market), in L only plural; akin to feast
Here in the good ol U. S. of A., counties have annual local fairs in which carnival rides are a major part of the approximately two week event. In addition, and depending upon region, farm equipment (new and historical) will be displayed. Add to this the birthing of various farm animals so that people can witness how how begins. Add to this music. (Big, did you catch the Mexican orchestra? WOW!
At this year's state fair, several automobiles were on display and you could even test drive one manufacturer's products.
Arts and crafts are a major part of these events, often being submitted by school children.
Add to all this the "County exhibits" in which each county has one exhibit that showcases their area's particular uniqueness such as: Water sports, aviation, winter sports, wines, etc., et cetera, etc.
In order to feed the hoards of fair-goers, there are scads of food concessions offering all sorts of cuisines from snack foods to complete meals--usually American, Mexican, Chinese, and others.
One must not forget the commercial exhibitors. Cookware (pots 'n pans) gadgets, leather products, massage chairs and equipment, jewelry, etc, et cetera, etc.
...and, so it goes, all these things and more!
Local schools hold annual "science fairs" in which students can build or create and exhibit an often novel concept and/or device. Winners go on to regional and then a national competition.
Fried butter - Apparently eaten in some parts of the midwest and Germany.
funnel cakes, corn dogs and lemonade are still my downfalls. If they serve cakes, watch out red velvet, carrot and cheese cakes.
We fry pretty much everything here too. Even put ice cream into fried bread :)
Maguey worm sauce on tostadas and guacamole with fried crickets in it. That was here in Mexico. Egg yolk moon cake during the moon festival in China.
Try vegetarian,It's comen in all parts of the world.
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