State Fair Fried Food Favorites?

Well the Texas State Fair just ended and there was an article about the fried food this morning. What's your favorite fried food from the fair? What's the strangest you've tried? What would you never try?

Sweet jalapeño corn dog shrimp




Country-fried pork chips



Chicken-fried bacon



Fried peanut butter, jelly, and banana sandwich



Fernie’s deep-fried peaches and cream



Deep-fried butter


I don't know about you but that Fried peanut butter, jelly, and banana sandwich is calling my name!

My two grandaughters had their first experience with fried Oreos this week end at the MS State Fair. They pronounced it wonderful!

Cool stuff! But not for me. On the other hand our local Wally's is a Supercenter with a deli and they have the best cheapo onion rings and potato wedges around. Yeah, I know they come frozen and breaded but if you time it right and buy 'em when they come out of the fryer they are really good. Four big potato wedges and six good size onion rings (not pieces, genuine whole rings) under two bucks. Just don'teat 'em very often.

I went to the Texas State Fair this year, so I have opinions about the fried food possibilities there.

I first had a Spicy Fried Beef Pie with Cheese. This was really very tasty; I'd have that again.



A non-fried food that I didn't try was Pig Candy, sausages with a sweet glaze.



I tried the Sweet Jalapeño Corn Dog Shrimp. The batter and glaze worked well together--it was a sweet cornbread (like that served by Boston Market) with a spicy apricot glaze. But the shrimp were very overcooked and very tough. I'd think twice before getting that again.



I then tried the Country-Fried Pork Chips. The breading was pretty nice, with a strong peppery flavor. But the meat was very tough and stringy. I'd think twice before having those again.



The Fried Boudain Balls (Boudain is apparently much like dirty rice) were delicious. One of my favorite foods from the fair.



The Fried Peaches and Cream were probably the winner on taste of everything I tried. They were delicious, in a crunchy streusel-like batter. And they were served with the most attention to plating of anything I tried:



Last, I had the Deep-Fried Pecan Pie. It was something of a disappointment--it mostly tasted of crust, without much of the hot gooey pecan pie filling I had hoped for:
 

The Texas State Fair does seem to be a mecca for people with a deep fryer and the sort of mad genius more traditionally devoted to training a legion of hyperintelligent voles to conquer Sheboygan. Among the other options I didn't try:
Deep-fried butter
Deep-fried latte
Deep-fried ribs
Deep-fried s'mores

Those peaches look delicious and that Pig Candy sounds intriguing. Very nice summary and photos. Have you tried others before, like deep-fried Oreos or Snickers?

I like the sound of this deep-fried peanut butter & jelly French toast from Highland Bakery in Atlanta.

I have tried deep-fried Oreos, but not recently. The Oreos turned into molten goo inside the batter, which was very tasty.

I know that I've tried deep-fried Snickers, but I don't remember much about the experience.

I've tried deep-fried Twinkies, and they were okay.

The WI State Fair started this week.  They hand out a list of foodonastick when you enter.  The list is greatly expand from last year.  I'm dying to try the Deep Fried Chili Cheese Dog Onastick.

Apple Pie (Deep Fried)
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Tempura
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
BBQ Pork Chop
BBQ Pork
Brat
Candy Bar (Frozen)
Caramel Apples
Caramel Apples
Cheddar Cheese
Cheese & Hot Dog
Cheesecake
Cheese Steak (Deep Fried)
Cherry Pie
Chicken Nuggets Chicken Wings (Boneless) Chicken Wings (Boneless)
Chili Cheese Dog
Chipstix Chocolate Covered Bacon
Chocolate Dipped Frozen Bananas
Coconut Shrimp
Cookie (butter, iced) Cookie Dough
Corn Dogs
Corn Nuggets
Cotton Candy
Cow Pops
Cream Cheese (Deep Fried) Cream Cheese with bacon (Deep Fried) Crueller (Chocolate Dipped)
Deep Fried Crab Cakes
Deep Fried Oreo Cookie
Deep Fried PB & J
Deep Fried Snickers Bar
Dove Bars
Frozen, Assorted, Mini Candy Bars
Fruit Kabob with or without Chocolate
Grapes, Frozen Drizzled with Chocolate
Hand Dipped Ice Cream Bars
Irish Stew
Lamb Medallions
Lollipops
Macaroni & Cheese
Meatballs
Mickey Mouse Bars
Mini Burgers
Pork Shishkabobs
Pork Tenderloin
Ravioli (5-Cheese Deep Fried)
Reuben Rice Crispy Bar Rock Candy
Sausage Kabob
Scallops, hand battered Shish-kabob
Shrimp Cocktail, blackened
S'Mores
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Swiss and Colby Cheese
Swiss Cheese
Tator Tots Ultimate Cashew Rods
Ultimate Pecan Rods
Xango on a Stick (deep fried cheesecake)

They are also selling the Luther Burger this year.  Woohoo!!!

Deep fried crab cakes with a frozen candy bar.

That's healthy, isn't it?

And a beer.