Top 10 New Foods At The 2011 State Fairs

It's America's favorite meal - the state fair! Every year, the fairs across this great land compete with each other to invent bigger, badder, greasier fair food. But after Texas stepped up its game last year with deep fried beer, this thing hit a whole 'nother level. The 2011 state and country fair foods have been more insane -- and more amazing -- than ever. Here are our top 10 favorite finds.

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[jourdankr]

12:00 PM on 09/26/2011

Bananarito!!!!!

[Joel Bader]

09:50 AM on 09/26/2011

How about some articles describing some low-calorie, nutritious foods which are being introduced at state and county fairs? Or are such foods being prohibited by big business?

[firebirdam7]

09:06 PM on 09/22/2011

you can just hear people getting fatter as you walk around the fairs

[ConnorShow]

09:59 AM on 09/22/2011

Fried Ice Cream Burger .. sign me up.

[Oflights]

05:15 AM on 09/22/2011

Ours in Topeka had deep fried watermelon. Wasn't as bad as you'd figure.

[UncleMandingo]

10:31 PM on 09/21/2011

Stop The Clock! One of these is not deep fried!
Who wrote this article Kate Moss?

[Daniel Kelly Curtis]

07:00 PM on 09/21/2011

WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT. . . IN ORANGE COUNTY (CA) THEY GIVE YOU A QUARTER OF A CORNDOG AND COVER IT WITH CHOCOLATE AND TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT IS SIX BUCKS, PLEASE. MUST BE LOPEZ CONCESSIONS. . . GOD YOU DESERVE PALOSI!

[aceleopard99]

10:08 PM on 09/21/2011

I work for a concession company in NC, we have been serving fried Kool Aid for 2 years, nothing was debuted in Sandy Eggo, except a man that stole another man's pictures.

[Daniel Kelly Curtis]

02:10 AM on 09/22/2011

OH, SORRY. RETIRED IN 2008 AFTER 41 YEARS. THE ONLY THING INVENTED ON THE WEST COAST, AT THE "BIG" SHOW, IS HOW TO COPY, REDUCE THE PORTIONS, MAKE IT CHEAPER, AND SCREW THE CUSTOMER. DON'T LOOK FOR WORK THERE EITHER, IT IS ALL IMPORTED FROM SOUTH AFRICA, FOR TAX REASONS. THEY GET PAID ABOUT HALF AND DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES. LET'S SEE OBAMA IS CREATING JOBS. . . JUST NOT HERE. WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA FAIRS. . . DUH!

[rng09]

01:40 PM on 09/21/2011

chocolate jalapeno poppers. that just sounds disgusting!!!!

[Pat Wayman]

01:02 PM on 09/21/2011

no wonder we are obese.

[Zaida Adams]

10:13 AM on 09/21/2011

hmmmmmm

[elizlucinda]

07:56 AM on 09/21/2011

My arteries are clogging just reading the article.

[loveis22984]

01:39 AM on 09/21/2011

That is it, I am getting a deep fryer, I really want to try some of these. They should have a traveling fair that is nothing but the strangest fair food around.

[DSevere]

11:53 PM on 09/20/2011

Most of these are pretty horrifying [insert gloomy comment about obesity epidemic here] but I bet the "El Bananarito" is really tasty. A sushi place we used to go to had a tempura-fried banana with ice cream and chocolate sauce, and it was delicious -- and this is similar...

[maywoodteach]

10:32 PM on 09/20/2011

I tried Fried Beer at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. Not bad! I'm not a beer drinker but I have to say it was tasty.

[CoolJerk]

10:14 PM on 09/20/2011

HuffPo, you need to change the credit/caption for your photo of the chocolate-covered corn dog.

The photo was taken by my wife @DarleneEats (that's my hand holding the cup) and it was at the San Diego County Fair this summer. The photo was swiped from her blog by Rich Manning of Foodie-a-Gogo without either of our permissions and passed off as his own work. Please change the credit and caption to reflect Darlene and her blog --> http://myburningkitchen.com/2011/06/05/san-diego-county-fair-dont-drink-the-kool-aid/

I appreciate your attention in this matter; giving credit to a thief for stolen work reflects poorly on you.

[BuckyJamesDio]

11:49 PM on 09/20/2011

Unfortunately, that also carries the admission that you purchased and (presumably), ate said item.

Glad you survived.

[retour]

12:03 AM on 09/21/2011

ha ha...big yucks on that one...

[DarleneEats]

08:25 PM on 09/21/2011

Actually, the chocolate-covered corn dog was offered at a media party prior to the opening of the San Diego County Fair (not the Orange County Fair) so no money was exchange. And yes, I did take a bite and tasted exactly what you think it tasted like.

While you're moderating this, why don't you correct the credit the photo to My Burning Kitchen (http://myburningkitchen.com/2011/06/05/san-diego-county-fair-dont-drink-the-kool-aid/)? Crediting Foodie A Go-Go credits someone that swiped the photo without my permission and passed it as his own.