Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

Who doesn't love a state fair? The lights, the music, the crowd of carnival-goers buzzing with excitement. Sure, there are rides. We go wild over the Ferris wheels, literally go dizzy over the ...

State fairs are the ultimate playground for adventurous foodies. From classic comfort foods to outrageous culinary creations, they showcase regional flavors and creativity like no other event. Whether ...

The Dish is a new series from The Dallas Morning News, highlighting some of North Texas' most interesting foods. In April, Brent Reaves woke in the middle of the night with a thought he couldn’t shake ...

Some of the more traditional offerings at the Iowa State Fair. This year's fair food includes deep fried cheddar bacon cheese on a stick. Flickr Deep-fried anything. Krispy Kreme burgers. Meatloaf on ...

Seems like the Arizona State Fair is ground zero for extreme eats. Every year, the fair outdoes itself for taking decadent, beyond-bad-for-you snacks and making them even naughtier, usually by dunking ...

The Arizona State Fair always seems to attract some rather eccentric food vendors. There are a few running themes in fair fare this year, though. First, if you can batter something like a corn dog, it ...

Every year, vendors on the state fair circuit push the limits of fried excess: chicken fried bacon, deep fried peanut butter cups and, of course, this year’s famous fried butter. The farther they push ...

HOUSTON -- Carnival rides. All the fried food you can eat. And yes, Big Tex too! The 2014 State Fair of Texas begins this weekend in Dallas. A few weeks ago, the fair unveiled the eight finalists for ...

In the early 2000s, we came to the State Fair of Texas with a doe-eyed, innocent kind of hunger. We’d get a corn dog, maybe a funnel cake or a fried candy bar. Ten years later, we emerged with bellies ...

This year, North Carolina State Fair visitors will find among the new food offerings many options that pay tribute to the Tar Heel state. There will be barbecue, battered and fried, in different forms ...