SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For decades, people have been visiting the Illinois State Fair and thinking wistfully about a gaping hole in the culinary offerings. "I can buy a candy bar and I can buy ...

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 ...

Many people tend to associate deep-fried food with American culture. Take state fairs, for example, what would they be without deep-fried Twinkies, or a greasy funnel cake doused in powdered sugar?

UNC Bucket List is a feature highlighting the 100 things students should attempt before they graduate. Check out the full bucket list and all previous Bucket List posts here. When I first envisioned a ...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Though it began Friday, just a week after the SEMO District Fair, visitors flock to the East Perry County Fair to satisfy cravings only the "Best Little Fair in the Land" can fulfill ...

The Last Chance Stampede and Fair is filled with many culinary delights, but few are able to catch as much interest as the fried candy bar. Not all of the attention given to these treats is good, as ...

Follow this through for a moment: macaroni and cheese rolled in batter and deep-fried. Pasta and dough, together at last, at the North Carolina State Fair. Oh, the fair has peddled its run of ...

Twinkies are good. Twinkies drizzled with chocolate sauce and piped with whipped cream are better. Now take that same Twinkie and dunk it in 350-degree fryer oil for a few seconds, and what you have ...

Chocolate-covered bacon, deep-fried pickles and funnel cakes are only a few of the sweet foods that tempt visitors to the N.C. State Fair. Visitors to the North Carolina State Fair will find plenty of ...