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This year's State Fair of Texas drew a lot of press over fried beer and the 2010 Big Tex Choice Award winner fried frito pie (let's not forget last years winner -- fried butter). While the Slashfood team wasn't able to make the trip down, a fellow AOL colleague attended this past weekend and snapped some shots of the fried-food lineup this fair has to offer.
This year's Big Tex Choice Award winners were chosen by a three-judge panel who sampled all of the deep-fried food entries before crowning the Fried Frito Pie the best in show.
Entries in the contest must be new to the fair, as well as "unique and taste-tempting," the fair's Web site says. Fair food vendors are sent invitations to participate in mid-summer and interested parties can submit menus to a committee for consideration. Those chosen to participate vie for the Big Tex Choice Awards on Labor Day.
The awards were created in 2005 to draw attention to the bounty of creativity in the fair's fried food offerings.
Founded in 1886, the State Fair of Texas is a 24-day-long exhibition and competition featuring food competitions, live entertainment and an auto show.
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Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Welcome to the Texas State Fair.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Cinnamon sweet roll.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Fried green tomatoes.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Classic fried chicken.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Fried beer.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Fletcher's Famous Corny Dogs.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Fletcher's Famous Corny Dogs.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
This year's winner -- fried frito pie.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Fried guacamole.
Fried Eats from the Texas State Fair
Make-your-own ice cream sandwiches: Chocolate chips cookies, cookies 'n' cream ice cream and a snickerdoodle cookie.
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10-05-2010 @6:01PM Big Tex said... I've been to the State Fair and can say that the Fried Frito Pie was pretty boring. If I hadn't squeezed the cream cheese and salsa all over it my mouth would have fallen asleep. If you want something peppy, go with a time-honored favorite the Jalapeno Cheese Corn Dog (fresh from the fryer).
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10-05-2010 @10:54PM TexasFoodie said... Fabulous fotos of fried fair food from Fradkin
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10-07-2010 @1:06PM Alan said... Believe it or not, my favorite food at the Texas State Fair is the Greek salad at the booth in the food court. This is one of the best Greek salads I have ever tasted!! I also love the Cinnamon rolls in the food court and Pedro's Tamales!! Oklahoma 28 Texas 20!!!
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10-07-2010 @10:33AM J said... I tried the fried beer this year, it was the most awful thing you could imagine. A weird, ravioli like shell with luke warm beer inside, covered in nacho cheese. So awful. Sad that I wasted money on it. But I guess I at least get to say I tried it, though I wish I hadn't!
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10-07-2010 @11:17AM HG in MN said... If I was into such unhealthy things, I'd try a bite of the fried PB&J, the fried guacamole, and those fried green tomatoes look DIVINE. I'm a little intrigued by the fried pizza. I have to say though, based on just the name & the one comment here, the fried beer sounds DISGUSTING. Now, a nice cold beer WITH these foods sounds REALLY good! Might cut through some of the grease.
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10-07-2010 @12:51PM sweetangel said... The fried pizza is Delicious. I love it. i think its the best. im from dallas but im away in school and this is this is the first yr in a while that ima miss the fair :(