The Insane Food I Ate At The State Fair

Alt title: Why America is Obese

I never went to the State Fair growing up. It just wasn't really a big thing and the terrifying, janky rides and insane fried food did notttt appeal to me. But in Dallas, the State Fair of Texas is a THING. Like, all Dallas public schools get an entire day off to go to the fair. My entire office gives us all tickets and closes the office for an afternoon so we can go to the fair. People LOVE the fair. I'm totally not on their level (and never will be), I'm down to go to fair to appease my fair-loving co-workers and husband and enjoy some insane fried food in the process. 

Here are some (not even all!) of the insane food I ate during my 2 visits to the fair this year, graded... 

1.) Pineapple Whip - C

I heard someone mention something about a fair food that was just "whipped pineapple" and it was actually healthy and good and I thought this was it, but this actually just turned out to be some sort of pineapple flavored ice cream cone, and it was lame. 

2.) Chicken Fried Bacon - A-

This was salty, savory, and delicious. I think I would get this one again. 

3.) Fletcher's Corn Dogs - A

This is a probably the quintessential fair food that you must get every time. I'm generally not even a corn dog fan, but these are good. Bonus - there's always a Fletcher's stand right by Big Tex, so it makes for good photo ops as well. 

4.) Fried Mac and Cheese - B

Chris would probably give these a higher score, but I've had better versions of this before, so I probably won't get it again next year. 

5.) Fried Oreos - A+

This is my fave sweet option at the fair. SO DELICIOUS AND RICH AND AMAZING. You could definitely share an order with a friend because if you ate them all yourself you might die from a sugar overlaod. 

6.) Fried Reeses - C-

This one was disappointing - they only give you ONE Fried Reeses and the rest is just vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. If i wanted vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce I would have ordered vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. 😑 Should have gotten another round of Friend Oreos instead. #regrets

7.) Fried Thanksgiving Dinner - A

This is my fave savory option at the fair. It's essentially fried balls of turkey and dressing with gravy and cranberry dipping options. I am HERE. FOR. IT. 

8.) Burger with Krispy Kreme Doughnut Bun - B- 

This had the savory/sweet combo going on, but it was a bit much and kind of tasted weird. 

9.) Fried S'mores - A-

S'mores are legit one of my faves food in general, so I was stoked to try these. They were delish, but they're no Fried Oreo. Also, this was the last thing we got on our way out and we were so stuffed we couldn't even finish them, so that could be a factor in the scoring as well. 

Until next year, Big Tex... thanks for the food comas and fun times. 

xoxo, 

Annie.