It's that time of year folks! Over the next 24 days, visitors will spend almost $30 million at the 200 food service locations throughout Fair Park. Might as well get started!
Couldn't wait to hit the Fletcher's stand...this year I started with the jalapeño/cheese variety. I just stand by the mustard dispenser and squirt a fresh glop on each bite...yummm. Of course, Corny Dogs were invented in 1942 by State Fair concessionaires Carl and Neil Fletcher.
No time to 'waist' - on to the fried stuff!
^ Here we have some fried cookie dough... mmm hmmm.
^ OK, we REALLY liked these Waffle Balls (yeah... who knew). These chocolate-covered strawberries dipped in waffle batter where an early favorite to win our ribbon.
^ Fire & Ice – "A pineapple ring is battered and deep-fried, then topped with banana-flavored whipped cream that’s been frozen in liquid nitrogen." Pretty neat, but I dunno - On ours, the strawberries were frozen. In the liquid nitrogen? Refreshing though, with those super cold berries!
^ Fried PB&J, with bananas. Yep.
^ I love Moon Pies, particularly the banana flavor... well, here's one fried up. You can see it kind of just disintegrated in there - leaving molten goodness.
Time for a break from the fryer... Meats on Sticks! and some Turkey Wings.
Back to work:
^ Here was a real surprise: Fried Honey Bun - we fought over the rest of this one.
And finally - the Chicken Fried BACON, winner of Best Taste in the Big Tex Choice Awards competition... and deservedly so - man, GOOD STUFF. They provided all kinds of condiments: mustard, ketchup, ranch, honey mustard, etc. I added some Tabasco to the ranch dressing and just sent this dish over the top. Crazzzy!
That's all we could get in on this trip - but there are many more fried delights to be had. If I recover, I'll head back in a couple weeks.
