Here you go Ang...
So keeping with the six year old tradition Ang and I hit up the State Fair of Texas a couple of weeks ago. While the State Fair is always fun and memorable, this year was really a bit lackluster. I think it was a culmination of the economy at large, the rainy weather for most of the Fair, lack of cool freebies/giveaways (Because we all love free shiz), lack of quality exhibits and most definitely the humidity the day we went. What wasn’t lackluster as usual, was the food!
We actually went on Senior Citizens’ day which was perfect, the older people didn’t want to do anything the younger people wanted to do, and the younger people didn’t want to do anything the older people wanted to do; so no lines for either party - perfect. Sidebar: This year the State Fair allowed visitors to bring backpacks which was great because you could carry a couple of bottles of water in with you which freed up about 9 tickets for use on other items. So we hit up all of the boring exhibits that were on exhibition this year and then made the rounds in the pavilions, auto show, food & fiber area and all kinds of fried goodness along the way. I actually went two times this year, one with Ang and the other with some people from work.
Below is a rating of the food on a scale of 1-5 (1-craptastic/5-de’lish):
Fletchers Corny Dog - 5
ALWAYS delicious, they never disappoint!
Fried Pickles -3.5
Love fried pickles, but these were a little ‘off’ smidge soggy and not of the highest quality.
Green Goblins-4
Actually good, could have done without the guacamole and the fact that my face turned red and blotchy then started itching…almost as if I was allergic to something in them.
Fried Butter-1
Totally disgusting, not sure what Oprah was smoking because this was SO gross.
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade-5
Always a good choice
Hamburger-4
A decent showing, not a Twisted Root burger, but decent. Wouldn’t that be awesome, a Twisted Root booth at the Fair?
“Tator Twisters”-5
These were really good, I’m pretty sure you could make them yourself, but that would involve a lot of work and flaming hot grease. Much easier to buy from the Fair once a year.
Fried Pecan Pie-3
I was actually thinking that this would be a homemade Pecan Pie, but no, it was actually one of those mini pies you can buy similar to a Hostess cake that they fried. Pretty good, I would probably eat it again.
ALWAYS delicious, they never disappoint!
Fried Pickles -3.5
Love fried pickles, but these were a little ‘off’ smidge soggy and not of the highest quality.
Green Goblins-4
Actually good, could have done without the guacamole and the fact that my face turned red and blotchy then started itching…almost as if I was allergic to something in them.
Fried Butter-1
Totally disgusting, not sure what Oprah was smoking because this was SO gross.
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade-5
Always a good choice
Hamburger-4
A decent showing, not a Twisted Root burger, but decent. Wouldn’t that be awesome, a Twisted Root booth at the Fair?
“Tator Twisters”-5
These were really good, I’m pretty sure you could make them yourself, but that would involve a lot of work and flaming hot grease. Much easier to buy from the Fair once a year.
Fried Pecan Pie-3
I was actually thinking that this would be a homemade Pecan Pie, but no, it was actually one of those mini pies you can buy similar to a Hostess cake that they fried. Pretty good, I would probably eat it again.
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