As the sun sets on yet another State Fair, I wanted to take time out to reflect on all the deep fried goodness I had. I ended up getting to go twice and got to taste a lot of different foods while I was there! I went on a rainy Wednesday evening to see David Nail in concert. The concert was great and I even got his autograph after. That's one thing I love about the concerts: if the artists want to, they'll let you stand outside their tour bus and get autographs. I didn't really do anything else except get Deep Fried Cookie Dough which was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I could probably write an entire post on just that alone but I'll spare you the salivating, haha!
Now on to the photo competition. Like I figured, I did not win anything this year. I will say, though, that the photo that won first place was amazing! It was much better than the photo that won last year. It definitely deserved it. I plan on doing it again next year and I even got a cool pic of the new Sky Diver ride that I may beef up and use next year. They have a category called "Best N.C. State Fair Scene" and this would be a good one to do for that.
And last but not least...the food. As always, they had tons of crazy eats as well as more traditional favorites. One very interesting thing was a BBQ Sundae. No, it's not BBQ with ice cream but they took BBQ, beans, and cole slaw and put them all in a cup, one on top of the other. I love me some BBQ but I don't know about that one.
Now, the deep fried stuff. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to try the Deep Fried Kool-Aid but, the more I got to thinking about it, I'm not that big a fan of Kool-Aid anyway so I don't think I would've liked it. I did try a Deep Fried Brownie. Holy crap that was amazing! All they do is take a moist brownie, deep fry it, and top it off with whipped cream, powder, and cinnamon. The same place that had the brownie also had Deep Fried Banana Pudding Bites. Now that's some good eats! And if that wasn't enough? I saw a place near Dorton Arena selling, yes, Deep Fried Candy Apples and even a place that had Deep Fried Cheesecake! I tell you, it was the year of deep fried stuff at the Fair. But, wait a minute, isn't that every year?
Another quirky thing I tried (that was not deep fried) was a Lemon Stick. If you've ever had Fun Dip, this pretty much had the same concept. What they do is take a whole lemon, cut the top off, and put a peppermint stick right in the middle. Then, you just pull out the peppermint stick and lick it. Who knew lemon juice and peppermint would go together? Now you know!
Well, another State Fair is in the books and I have to say I had a lot of fun. I ate to my heart's content but I've come to the realization that that's the whole purpose of going anyway...well at least in my book! If you went to the fair, I hope you had a great time too and (cough, cough) saw my picture. If not, you should come on down for next year's fair. It's always a great time!
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