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Would You Eat Deep-Fried Butter?
The biggest buzz all over the blogosphere is deep-fried butter. Even though it's nothing new — apparently Paula Deen's sung the praises of it before — it's one of eight contenders vying for the Big Tex Choice Award at this year's State Fair of Texas. "Pure butter is whipped, then injected with different flavors, surrounded by dough and fried," described The Dallas Morning News.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Pork Chops on a Stick
Bring the flavor of the Summer-fair season into your kitchen with this fun recipe. The pork chops are quickly marinated in a store-bought salad dressing before being shallow fried.
The final result is crispy, slightly sweet, and scrumptious.
Name That Dish!
I find it hard to believe that so many of you were utterly disgusted by the bacon coated French fry on a stick. It's not that different from the fair favorite — which practically everyone consumed once in his or her life — pictured below. Do you know what it's called?
Name That Dish!
Although only 24 percent of you were excited about deep fried pancakes, I'm pretty sure everyone would love to eat the dessert pictured below. Do you know what this state fair treat is called?
Yummy Links: From Creative Lunches to Wild Crabs
- Bored of making your kids the same food each day? Check out these creative lunchtime ideas. - iVillage
- I'm not really sure you want to know this, but just in case, here's a nutritional breakdown of fair food.
What Is Your Favorite Fair/Festival Food?
What Is Your Favorite Fair/Festival Food?
Meat On Sticks
Gyros
Funnel Cakes
Grilled Corn
Garlic Fries
Cotton Candy
Anything deep fried
Other - fill me in below!
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Let's Dish: What Foods Do You Look For at The Fair?
Next month, some of my friends are making the trek out to Sacramento from the Bay Area to hit up the California State Fair, where a number artists — including one of my favorite country music stars — is performing. But the state fair doesn't have to put on an elaborate musical production to get me to show up; I'd be there for the food alone! After all, who can say no to mile-high strawberry daiquiris, elephant ears, garlic fries, and those giant smoked turkey legs?
Summer Fair Food Breakdown
When Summer rolls around, we always make it to the fair so my girls can ride the ferris wheel, win a stuffed animal, and of course, eat some cotton candy. Food at the fair is not the healthiest, but in case you were wondering just how unhealthy, check out this nutritional breakdown.
Calories
Total Fat (g)
Cholesterol (mg)
Sodium (mg)
Carbs (g)
Sugars (g)
Protein (g)
Funnel cake with powdered sugar
356
16
40
300
49
25
5
Medium candy apple
280
0
0
102
60
49.5
2.2
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Fare to Avoid at the Fair
I find it more than a bit ironic that the foods most of us associate with going to the State Fair are fried, processed and just plain bad for you. The fair is supposed to be a celebration of farming and farm life (I love visiting all the animals from 4H competitions). I would think the food at fairs would feature fresh produce rather than deep fried food served on sticks.
Minnesota's 59 Foods-on-a-Stick
When I think of food on a stick, I think of state fairs, corn dogs and Summer. That's why I'm a bit confused on how an early day in Spring became Something-on-a-Stick Day. But hey, I like food-on-a-stick, so I'll play along.
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