Top Ten frightening state fair foods
The idea for this week's list comes from Owl Meat Gravy, who reminded me that it is the time of year for "disgusting fried state fair food."
The Howard County Fair opened its week-long run Saturday. The Maryland State Fair is Aug. 27 to Sept. 6.
So without further ado, here is the list:
Top Ten frightening state fair foods
Two nutritional villains come together in this 830-calorie diet buster, another Gonzales creation.
No chickens were harmed in the creation of this treat.
Attention, McDonald's bun-maker John Paterakis: Krispy Kremes are moving in on your territory.
5. Turkey Legs
Take a lean protein, supersize it, leave it in its skin, deep fry it -- and create a 1,100-calorie monster, according to thatsfit.com.
State fair concessionaires aren't the only ones peddling this artery clogger. So's Paula Deen. That should tell you something.
See Paula Deen warning, above.
Another culinary gift from Texas
10. Deep-fried guacamole
Take a heart-healthy fat and crisp it up in an unhealthy one. Evens out, right?
Sun file photo
Comments
Just thinking about some of these concoctions is making me sick to my stomach.
The most foul thing I've ever sampled at a county fair (in Washington state) was some battered and deep fried spam (had to toss it, as just tasting it set my gag reflex off), but almost everything on this list sounds even more disgusting.
I realize no one is forcing anyone to eat this crap, but I just can't help asking over and over again... why do this?
Posted by: JohnM. | August 10, 2010 9:21 AM
I'm not shy about my love for fried things, even at the state fair (funnel cake comes to mind...) but jeez, all of these sound absolutely disgusting. Even the bacon, which is something I thought I would never say. Gack.
Posted by: TwoToedSloth | August 10, 2010 9:53 AM
While I share a mild disgust and nausea over some of these items - I have to give them at least one little spot of credit.
Fair cuisine is the very epitome of sometimes food.
It's when deep-friend guacamole shows up on the menu at Taco Bell, that we all need to be deeply afraid.
Even though I'm doing my best to eat fresher and healthier in my every day life, I can't help but have a morbid curiosity about at least a few of those items -- in a manner not unlike one of those food travel shows where Anthony Bourdain goes abroad to feast on pig snouts or duck embryos.
Posted by: El Generalissimo | August 10, 2010 9:56 AM
You can also get fried cheesecake at the Thai Restaurant on Greenmount Ave. in Waverly. It'll be a happy death for me.
Posted by: Claude | August 10, 2010 10:02 AM
Nacho Mamas had deep fried mac n cheese on their menu for a while. They still might, it's been a year or so since I've been. Either way, it was wonderfully delicious, but I'll venture to say that having the same dish at the fair would most likely not be as good.
Posted by: Nik | August 10, 2010 12:32 PM
I TGIFridays also had a deep fried mac & cheese appetizer.
While many things on that list sound disgusting...i'm thinking the deep fried cheesecake might be yummy.
And every year, come fair time, I get one order of deep-fried oreos. Oh so good!!
Posted by: lvnbraves | August 10, 2010 1:02 PM
Cream puffs. Wisconsin State Fair. Once a year indulgence. Not deep fried.
Posted by: jl | August 10, 2010 9:24 PM