The Texas State Fair—the largest state fair in the country—holds a yearly competition for the most innovative deep-fried foods. Here are 25 fried Frankenfoods from fairs past.

At this year’s fair, which is running until October 22, nearly 100 small business vendors are offering selections from their menu, along with deep-fried remixes of their more traditional food ...

The fried charcuterie board was named "best taste – savory" at the State Fair of Texas. With that award, it'll most likely be one of the highest-grossing concessions items at the fair in 2022 ...

Ella Quittner enjoyed deep-fried Vietnamese coffee, a deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich and cheesecake on a stick while reporting from Dallas. Oct. 14, 2023 ...

That first year, in 2005, we challenged the vendors with an Elvis Presley theme. Though the items didn’t have to be fried, the two winners that year were Viva Las Vegas Fried Ice Cream and a ...

Entries from 36 food vendors are heading into the semifinal round of the 18th Big Tex Choice Awards. Their savory and sweet creations could feature in the State Fair of Texas this fall.

2023 Texas state fair to include deep-fried pho, cotton candy margaritas The State Fair of Texas starts Sept. 29 and runs for 28 days. By Gabi De la Rosa , Clint Davis , Special to Chron Updated ...

He did this in order to honor the 100-year anniversary of the Iowa State Fair's cow sculpted out of butter, which had made an appearance at every state fair since 1911.

For the 19th year, the Texas State Fair is holding a contest where concessionaires compete in three categories: Best Taste: Savory, Best Taste: Sweet and Most Creative. Previous winners have ...

Forget ice cream and apple pie: The American state fair has evolved to feature wacky favorites from chocolate-covered scorpions to deep-fried beers. As Americans flock to fairgrounds from coast to ...

DALLAS -- On a recent afternoon at the State Fair of Texas, Tori Valdez and Jordan Johnson moved through the crowd to join nearly two dozen customers lined up at the Eat Crispies concession booth.