Know Your Fair Food

It all started so innocently, didn't it? Some guy speared a hot dog with a stick, dipped it in corn batter, and deep-fried it to make a corn dog.

Now at the Wisconsin State Fair, a corn dog is just so, well, boring.

For many fair vendors it seems to have become a personal mission to come up with the next health hazard. They'll impale any foodstuff, dip it in batter, throw it into hot oil, and serve it up to flocks of adventurous fairgoers who, I presume, have already scheduled their angioplasty. In fact, there’s no shortage of crowds noshing on an exorbitant amount of grub, often deep fried, on a stick, or deep fried and on a stick.

And the list of artery-clogging food options keeps expanding. Each year dozens of new calorie-packed foods are added to the State Fair menu. Promising everything from deep-fried beer to cheesecake on a stick, there are plenty of options for those willing to ditch their diets and relish in a deep-fried, waist-expanding food feast.

That said, the annual State Fair opens in just two days. But, before you loosen your belt and begin gorging, I want to test your knowledge of our State Fair's fried fare. Below, I have six photos of some of the questionable items I've chosen to stuff my face with in the past. The first person to correctly guess all six fatty foods, listing them in the comments section, will win a prize - No, not a trip to the cardiologist.

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This isn't easy, I mean, have you ever seen a Twinkie that has been battered and deep-fried? It definitely doesn't look like the Hostess cake it was previously.

Comments

[Joe G]

1) Fried PB&J
2) Chocolate dipped bacon
3) Fried mac 'n cheese
4) Fried Snickers bar
5) Reuben roll
6) Cheese curds

[BTBMKE]

Wow, Joe, not bad! Unfortunately, you got one wrong. Guess again!

[Joe G]

Fried Milky Way?

[Amanda]

I'm totally going off of Joe's:

1. Fried PB&J on a stick
2. Chocolate covered bacon on a stick
3. Fried mac n cheese
4. Fried Three Musketeers
5. Fried Ruben
6. Cheese curds

[BTBMKE]

Too late, Amanda. Sorry!

[BTBMKE]

I had no idea this would be so easy! You sure know your fried Fair foods, Joe. Congrats! You win a pair of tickets to the Wisconsin State Fair to discover even more of the yummy – albeit fatty – foods offered this year!

[Joe]

Awesome!