For many of these foods, oil and deep fryers are a necessity and the stranger they are, the better. Think of the iconic deep-fried Oreos and Twinkies found at nearly every fair and carnival.

Where other than the US would fairgoers find deep-fried beers and chocolate-covered ... at some of the craziest and most memorable State Fair foods from across the US. Arizona – Chocolate ...

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The proprietor of LuLu’s Public House can’t sleep when his brain starts coming up with new foods for the ... first two days of the fair, so you can dip your deep-fried ranch in, well, ranch.

Among the thrill rides and carnival games, fair food has become ... We sampled 30 of the new foods for media day, tasting our way through the deep-fried, sugar-coated and bacon-wrapped new offerings.