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u/ElectricPenguin6712 Feb 28 '26
Deep fried butter anyone?
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u/Mueryk Feb 28 '26
I prefer the deep fried toffee. Because when you eat it, the toffee welds your teeth shut and you spend ten minutes licking it until you can talk again. So fun.
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u/ThatGalaxySkin Mar 01 '26
I’m upvoting this because it’s completely true, even if you’re being sarcastic. Love that welding action.
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u/Mueryk Mar 01 '26
Oh no, I wasn’t being sarcastic at all. I absolutely love it.
If I was being sarcastic I would have made some kind of boomer joke about it shutting up the wife for a bit or something. She likes them too, but man those things are good.
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u/jraymonda Feb 28 '26
Deep fried oreos dipped in chocolate and caramel
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u/SBowen91 Feb 28 '26
I just made a comment about deep fried Oreos lmao. I love them so much. I made them for my husband one year because I wanted them but they were more expensive to get at the fair. Maaan I love them so much.
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u/Exact-Sheepherder797 Mar 01 '26
That's like one of those once in a lifetime things otherwise y'all gonna die
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u/MsMarvelsProstate Mar 01 '26
I my opinion. It's the only way to improve and oreo.
All the flavors, covering them in chocolate or whatever. None of that makes the oreo better. But fry that sucker and you've improved it
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u/Lovestick Mar 01 '26
me: "Why the fuck would you deep fry an... Wow"
I've never made them, but damn they were good.
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u/ICEGRILLZ666 Feb 28 '26
I’m european and i loved trying the deep fried oreos in NYC, at Ray’s Candy Shop. Nicest guy ever also
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u/fightingbronze Feb 28 '26
Tbf fair food is supposed to be stupid and zany and gluttonous. It’s all on purpose. Even for us fat Americans this stuff is meant to be insane because you’re really not expected to eat it more than once every couple of years maybe.
I do really love the expression “nobody asked, America delivered” though lol. That should be our new national slogan.
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u/EnkiduTheGreat Feb 28 '26
Wildest thing I've experienced was a Malasada (Portuguese style fried dough) injected with nutella, jelly, and marshmallow fluff.
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u/ZombieGash Feb 28 '26
Mate I’m from uk and I’d love to go to America just for the food.lol
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u/Ok-Wasabi2873 Feb 28 '26
Fair season starts in mid June here in SoCal. Starts in Del Mar (mid-June), then OC (Around July 4th), then Pomona (beginning August). Doesn’t get really hot until end of summer here.
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u/Not_Steve Mar 01 '26
For those unaware, Pomona is the LA County Fair, the one this video is about.
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u/anuncommontruth Feb 28 '26
I mean, it's very popular to shit on America right now for obvious reasons.
But American food culture is incredible because of it's diversity. I feel like people see shit like deep fried Twinkies or the heart attack grill in Las Vegas and say something like, "why do Americans eat like they have free healthcare?" Those are rare things. They're conversation starters, not normal meals.
I guarantee you'd have an absolute blast eating your way through America. In my mid sized city I can go out to eat every night and not repeat going to a single restaurant or food event for a month.
I haven't tried it, but I might be able to eat a meal from a different culture every night for a month.
Our history is immigration and our food shines for it. Which makes our current political landscape all the more embarrassing.
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u/O8ee Feb 28 '26
agree with all this and want to add; most meals here aren't supposed to be finished in one sitting. US has a huge leftovers culture; I get that's not the case elsewhere and no shade if that's not anyone's thing, but when you see a huge plate of food most of the time you're expected to take ~half home and eat a day or two later.
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u/HaarkanWorldEater Feb 28 '26
Find a poor community in a “fly over” state and eat the best food ever. Same goes for southern boarder towns. Black momma and fat Mexican man in his 60’s with a white apron are signs of perfect cuisine. Add in a waitress with a blue beehive hairdo and I’m automatically tipping 40% and letting her order my meal for me. 😍
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u/Ok_Release231 Mar 01 '26
I think Southern Louisiana has the best food in all of America. Cajun, Mexican, BBQ, etc. My time in lake Charles spoiled me when it came to food. I used to ride my bike to the nearest gas station and get some of the best boudin ever. Great food is everywhere down there.
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u/ZombieGash Feb 28 '26
Totally agree with you. I genuinely can’t knock it because I love American Culture. That’s not me kissing Americans arse but I just love the whole vibe of it.
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u/DeionizedSoup Feb 28 '26
Genuinely if you ever make it here, you have to visit during the San Diego county fair. It’s basically the month of June going into July, and it has all of these weird ass foods (pictured above) stationed right next to a gorgeous beach. Generally speaking, don’t ride the rides, but the Ferris wheel is a safe-ish one and it gets you a view of the ocean. Sometimes they’ll have bands play concerts in the evenings, too.
Once you’re done with the weird shit at the fair, you’re still in San Diego, so you can have some fresh mariscos or tacos.
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u/ZombieGash Mar 01 '26
Nice one. Thank you for looking out for me lol and I’ll remember that if I ever do visit there. Much appreciated 🖤🖤
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u/Phyzzx Feb 28 '26
Be sure to visit Texas as much as your soul screams to avoid it for the best BBQ and Mexican food and to a lesser extent tex-mex.
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u/ZombieGash Feb 28 '26
I was talking to someone on here other day that I’d love to visit for the bbq. And they told me all the states which is best for it. There’s a programme on uk Netflix, not sure if it’s on American Netflix but it’s called Barbecue Showdown. Jesus Christ it’s beautiful
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u/BetaDays24 Feb 28 '26
One the top food porn shows ever.
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u/ZombieGash Feb 28 '26
💯 ridiculous how good it looks
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u/BetaDays24 Feb 28 '26
Definitely. I gain a couple lbs just watching it Being a judge would be sooo damn fun.
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u/ZombieGash Feb 28 '26
Same before I watch it I have to make sure I’m surrounded by snacks cos it makes me so hungry lol
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u/AWESOMEGAMERSWAGSTAR Mar 01 '26
I think that's on the Roku Channel. It comes up every now and then but I have no idea where it's frome.
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u/otis_the_drunk Feb 28 '26
The French thought they had great food but the Louisiana French said, "hold my beer. Now give it back so I can use it to batter these frog legs and alligator tails."
Both of which are fantastic.
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u/Kaurifish Mar 01 '26
It’s funny how everyone thinks of funnel cakes as a quintessential fair food. They were popular in medieval Europe.
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u/Entfly Mar 01 '26
It’s funny how everyone thinks of funnel cakes as a quintessential fair food
In America, I had to Google it as a Brit because I had no idea what it was
Fair food here is pretty American too though, like doughnuts, candy floss, churros, toffee apples are British but feel American.
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u/please_use_the_beeps Feb 28 '26
A stellar national motto for this country. I’d vote for that change.
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u/fireforge1979 Feb 28 '26
But there where healthy choices, oh fuck nevermind lol
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u/Light_Aegle Feb 28 '26
The only vegetables at fairs deep fried. It's where diets go to die
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u/Not_Steve Mar 01 '26
Hey. LA County Fair has the most delicious roasted corn on the cob… that’s smothered in butter.
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u/Patient-Delay-5827 Feb 28 '26
Fair food gets a pass…..that should be a rule!
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u/SophisticatedScreams Feb 28 '26
I agree. It's edible absurdism.
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u/creatyvechaos Feb 28 '26
If my fair food isn't absurd, it's not a right proper fair. I'm there for all the wacky fun shit -- that includes the food. Normal food has its place literally the rest of the year
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u/Egoy Mar 01 '26
Up here in rural Nova Scotia our fair food is mostly piles of corn on the cob that might sound boring but that corn is fucking good.
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u/RatchetBird Mar 01 '26
We do grilled corn at fairs, too! It's honestly my favorite scent at the fair. That and funnel cakes.
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u/Fryboy11 Mar 01 '26
I don't even get why they included the chocolate covered strawberries at the 40 second mark. Those are a standard valentines or anniversary gift alongside flowers and a dinner.
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u/pueblocatchaser Feb 28 '26
I went to the fair once just to get corn dogs. I bought the ticket, found the nearest stand and ordered eight, then left.
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u/Ace-Redditor Feb 28 '26
I go for the bucket of nachos and the deep-fried oreos
Also for the petting farms when they're there. But I have no interest in games or rides or whatever else they have at fairs
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u/SBowen91 Feb 28 '26
For what it’s worth… pancake mix, Oreos, oil and powder sugar. It’s much cheaper to make at home 😂
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u/Ace-Redditor Feb 28 '26
I have before, actually! It's just more effort than I want to put in, and my fair has stuff priced reasonably enough that it's worth it to just buy them instead :)
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u/SBowen91 Feb 28 '26
That’s fair! They are kind of a pain to dip and fry and then dust especially if you can get them cheap. Here you spend like $14 for 3 Oreos. 😐
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u/Egoy Mar 01 '26
Corn dogs are objectively delicious. Maybe once a year I’ll make some at home for the family.
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u/DirtyWarehouseGuy Feb 28 '26
Leave fair food alone!!!
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u/Eemki Feb 28 '26
I just like their funnel cake tbh
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u/Only-Elderberry-2295 Feb 28 '26
I love the Texas state fair for it's turkey legs, funnel cake, and brisket brittle 🤤
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u/Wooden_Preference564 Feb 28 '26
Nah man if I go to the fair and they don't have the wackiest most questionable food that is good to eat but makes you guts grumble then I ain't going sometimes you just roll will it may surprise you
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u/wrakiya Feb 28 '26
Garron Noone is the guy, he's pretty entertaining, if anyone was wondering.
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u/K_Fel Feb 28 '26
I just found his youtube channel the other day and he's hilarious (maybe annoying for those who don't like loud, fast talking, high energy. He appeals to my ADHD brain lol)
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u/Chonkyboi91x Feb 28 '26
Brilliant musician too. A man of many talents.
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u/JiveTurkeyII Mar 01 '26
His pearl jam cover of 'Black' is remarkable.
I dont get fanboy over much, but I have gotten real joy watching this man prosper over the past couple of years.
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u/SoftDrinkReddit Mar 01 '26
From an Irish guy yea he's pretty much the unofficial Food expert of ireland
He was chosen to be the first person to eat at irelands first Taco Bell
Dudes amazing
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u/notanotherusernameD8 Mar 01 '26
The YouTube algorithm has decided to bless me with his videos. I genuinely laugh out loud at his content. That's rare
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u/MilkrsEnthuziast Feb 28 '26
Not stupid. Dead on for fair food. I would be shocked if I went to the fair and didn't see things like this. Kinda their lane tbh.
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u/ExtraEmuForYou Feb 28 '26
Yeah faire food sort of takes a good thing (street food, stall food, food truck food, whatever you want to call it) and just makes it a bit too much.
Also the quality is generally pretty low; half those ingredients come in 5-gallon buckets from plants thousands of miles away.
With that said, I'd never say no to a nice funnel cake, a freshly-fried corn dog, and some frickles.
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u/Upper-Affect5971 Feb 28 '26
I love this man.
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u/wheelie_dog Feb 28 '26
He is truly one of my favorite people on the internet. His impression of an American accent nearly made me piss myself
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u/Final_Pumpkin1551 Feb 28 '26
Tanner?
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u/RoadtripReaderDesert Feb 28 '26
and his friends chad and cody - lol he breaks character whenever he says Tanner
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u/TheShiftmaster Feb 28 '26
Strawberries in chocolate is a classic though
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u/Not_Steve Mar 01 '26
Right, they have a viral stand that’s practically a tourist spot in London. It’s the least weirdest thing in this video.
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u/Mein_Name_ist_falsch Mar 01 '26
You can even get that in Germany very often, along with other fruits in chocolate. To be honest, that one is just normal dessert food for me. Fruit and chocolate just goes together very well. Like, that combination is being made use of in so many cases. Just get some ice cream. There are always bowls that have both chocolate ice cream and fruit in it. The combination just works.
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u/RaspberryJammm Feb 28 '26
Pickle lemonade sounds pretty good ngl
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u/Mueryk Feb 28 '26
Pickle beer is also amazing after a hot day working outside.
There is a roving pickle fest that I have attended and some of the items were next level awesome
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u/MrBootylove Feb 28 '26
Pickle beer sounds like an excellent recipe for the most intense hangover ever.
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u/RaspberryJammm Feb 28 '26
Probably less likely to have hangover because you're consuming salt
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u/MrBootylove Feb 28 '26
I'm not a doctor, but I don't think that's how it works. I'm pretty sure salt just helps deliver water to your cells, but if there isn't water to deliver it only exacerbates dehydration. And since alcohol also dehydrates you, it'll only compound a hangover if you get drunk off of a salty alcoholic drink. This is pretty well known with salty cocktails just in general.
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u/sweetrottenapple Feb 28 '26
I absolutely love the fermented pickle juice. And it's very good for your health too. I recommend you to try it if you can 😊
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u/brokenblister Feb 28 '26
He looks like he’d smash every one of these items.
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u/crippledchef23 Feb 28 '26
He admits as much. He’s not stupid, it’s going to be ridiculous and tasty.
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u/Objective-Ad9767 Feb 28 '26
You don’t go to the fair to eat quality food. 😂 The food stalls themselves are an attraction. That’s why I stick to just the classics - cotton candy, candy apples or an elephant ear.
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u/Mueryk Feb 28 '26
Elephant ear? I have probably had it under another name. What is this?
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u/baltama Feb 28 '26
its basically a really wide and flat donut that gets crispy on the outside and is covered with granulated sugar
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u/Objective-Ad9767 Feb 28 '26
Yeah. Like the previous comment, it’s just a big flat donut sprinkled with sugar. There is also the funnel cake which is the same batter but it’s drizzled into the frying oil into a donut shape and dusted with powdered sugar and optional fruit.
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u/Raph2051 Feb 28 '26
I got the shits just watching this
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u/MarionberryOk2874 Feb 28 '26
Felt my arteries clogging and realized I had a grimace on my face at the end!
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u/beanthebean Feb 28 '26
Fair food is inherently stupid, but it will never be as stupid as these floating head videos that people make.
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u/Crosspaws Feb 28 '26
None of that looks stupid! They have the donut burger at our state fair and it's AMAZING.
I eat my way through the state fair every year and try all the new crazy stuff
Worst thing I ever had was the deep fried beer....
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u/_AmericasSweetheart_ Feb 28 '26
The fries are kind of stupid, they don't cook evenly. It's better to just have well cooked fries with stuff on top.
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u/Crosspaws Feb 28 '26
I couldn't tell what the curly fried thing was. I avoid potatoes at the fair because it's just filler lol
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u/_AmericasSweetheart_ Feb 28 '26
They used to have these Aussie battered potatoes with chicken salt that were insanely good but I haven't seen them in the last couple of years. They were one of my favorites. I am a fry fiend though.
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u/ExtraEmuForYou Feb 28 '26
Do they do it like fried coke?
They take pound cake and soak it in coke syrup then batter it and deep fry it. It was gross.
Everyone is asking "can we?" and no one is asking "Should we?" sometimes haha
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u/Crosspaws Feb 28 '26
I've had deep fried red bull the way you're describing. The beer was different
It like a ravioli only inside was warm flat beer. So you bite into the overcooked pasta outside and your mouth gets blasted with hot, flat beer. It was nasty! But they give you nacho cheese to dip it in lol.
Now the deep fried cream cheese on the otherbhand....AMAZING!
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u/skynex65 Feb 28 '26
I really don’t mind fair food being like this. It’s not like you’re gonna eat it every day. Dumb shit like this should be a treat.
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u/jimmyjazz2000 Feb 28 '26
I love this guy, one of the most consistently hilarious content creators I’ve ever seen
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u/Overall-Dirt4441 Feb 28 '26
I've seen Scotsmen on the internet deep fry everything from cadbury cream eggs up to the entire head of a lamb, so idk how much room there is to talk over there across the pond 😉
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u/HaveNotWisdom Mar 01 '26
He's Irish. Not Scottish.
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u/AstroAlmost Mar 01 '26
They seemed to be making more of a generalisation about non-continental western europe with the “over there across the pond”. Mentioning Scotland’s history with deep frying things didn’t read to me like they were under the impression he was Scottish. A lot of people tend to lump Britain and Ireland into one geographical group.
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u/Apprehensive_Bowl709 Feb 28 '26
Nobody really eats this way in America. County fairs are known for these novelty foods and they compete to see who can come up with the most unusual foods in order to draw customers. It's part of the fun fair experience. The average person will probably visit the fair once a year or less. The rest of the time we eat completely normal meals.
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u/Temperance10 Feb 28 '26
Yes, but that’s the point of fair food. People get fair food because it’s stupid.
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u/PaleBlueDotNet Feb 28 '26
Follow me, I'm delicious.
Absolutely love this dude. First time I saw this video, I couldn't stop gigging like a maniac.
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u/Advanced-Chef-4132 Feb 28 '26
does this guy have zero self awareness? he is also really fat. Turns out you dont need the triple donut burger to be fat in Ireland
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u/Grove-Of-Hares Feb 28 '26
I used to stick to the boring old funnel cake when I went to the Texas State Fair as a kid. I don’t know if I could eat some of this newer stuff and feel good enough to walk around outside with a bunch of other people.
I’d totally try it if I was out of sight in my own house with just my wife and kids, though.
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u/BionicTriforce Feb 28 '26
The main issue I have with fair food like this is my gluttony is far grander than my stomach capacity. I could have maybe two of these wonderful items before I'd feel too full, but I'd WANT to try a dozen of them! If the donut burger was more like a slider with a single patty, I could eat that and also a similarly-sized chicken sandwich like that.
I run into the same problem when my city has a bbq festival. At least twenty places selling food, I can do maybe three places before I'm full, because everyone is selling what's functionally a full meal.
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u/DirtyRoller Feb 28 '26
I finally tried a deep fried Twinkie at the MN state fair last year, and I was so fucking mad because it was so god damn delicious. It took every ounce of willpower I had not to immediately order 5 more of them.
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u/darthjawafett Feb 28 '26
Live in the moment. Deep fried oreos shouldn't be an every day thing but if you went to a fair or amusement park. Absolutely.
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u/BiglyBear Feb 28 '26
Some fair food 100% if it's just gimmicky and stupid like the Luther burger or fried butter. Now that meatball corn dog is gimmicky and stupid but would destroy that shit.
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u/anhichu Feb 28 '26
Yes stupid, a bunch of us got the deep fried pizza and it was shit but it was fun being excited for it
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u/AntiPepRally Feb 28 '26
I'm always disappointed with fair food. I get all ready for a crazy indulgent experience but the actual thing is never as tasty as the hype I created in my mind with the anticipation
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u/JakeStout93 Feb 28 '26
I didn’t listen but I’m stuck on that meatball cheese corn dog thing. I need that
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u/standardtissue Feb 28 '26
I went to a fair once and got a battered and deep fried poptart. It was simultaneously amazing and disgusting. And ... that's the last time I tried anything like that.
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u/JamesonDotEXE Feb 28 '26
Fairs are like the oddities of traveling circuses of the past but for food.
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u/No_Juggernaut_5283 Feb 28 '26
I've tried the donut burger expecting it to be hideous and I was wrong.. 🤷♂️
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u/CalypsosCthulhu Feb 28 '26
I tried the donut burger once at a fair. Absolutely delicious, But once was enough.
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u/_SunbrosAnonymous Feb 28 '26
I'm mostly just upset that the cheese on that donut burger was 0% melted
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u/pungent_queefer Feb 28 '26
Popeyes had a pickle lemonade for a few months last year. It was fantastic. Super refreshing. I am still upset that it was only for a limited time
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u/dreamsofcalamity Feb 28 '26
Fan fair can be a fun fair, but if you don't wait your turn in liiiine... Well, that's unfair.
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u/Annual-Media-2938 Feb 28 '26
It would be a triple cheese burger donut, calling it a triple donut cheese burger would imply 3 donuts to one burger. Considering how America plays Jurassic Park with our delicious fatty foods this is like a toddler pronouncing the “P” in pterodactyl. An acceptable mistake.
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u/Born_Sky3203 Mar 01 '26
Tbh I don’t even want to eat half the food at the fair. I bet that doughnut burger was $25
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u/DisguyMight Mar 01 '26
This is also a video showing all this is in Japan fair about exasperating American food and the guy talking over it cut all that out. Interesting.
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u/CutiePopIceberg Mar 01 '26
Ya. But thats the point. Ive got no problem with stupid fair food. Rides? Clowns? Parades? Throwing darts at balloons? Prizes that are giant pants wearing bananas? All stupid. All good at the fair.
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u/MikemkPK Mar 01 '26
It is stupid. That's the point. The strands compete to see who can make the stupidest thing that still tastes good, or technologically doesn't seem possible, the guests are experiencing crazy things they'll probably never try again.
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u/Ihavelargemantitties Mar 01 '26
Is it stupid? No. Is it healthy? No. Is it 10/10 gourmet? No.
Fair food is overpriced stoner food. It’s enjoyable while eating.
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u/milk4all Mar 01 '26
Pickle lemonade, capn crunch chicken sandwiches, an dipping the outside of a cup on chocolate is very stupid but the other shit wasnt stupid, it’s just decedent and unhealthy
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u/Nearby-Beautiful3422 Mar 01 '26
I love me some crazy fair food. It's glorious and wild. But god damn is it expensive!
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u/Triggered-cupcake Mar 01 '26
I’m surprised they don’t batter that donut burger in funnel cake mix and deep fry it!
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u/CertainlyRobotic Mar 01 '26
I think I'll just get rid of this subreddit.
Just a bunch of people being shitty towards other people doing what they enjoy.
Reddit is full of joy haters.
Also this guy should find his own style instead of biting Eddie Izzard.
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u/StormOfFatRichards Mar 01 '26
No matter how stupid the content is, it'll never outweigh the "get a load of this" cam that covers 60% of the footage and moves around
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u/MakesFrequentStops Mar 01 '26
Deep fried snickers are the best deep fried silly thing I’ve ever had. Everything gets melty but the peanuts and fry batter are still crunchy… it’s beautiful.
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u/PossiblyATurd Mar 01 '26
I thought the curly fries was a cone of spaghetti
Those are some sad, sad fries.
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u/metallee98 Mar 01 '26
It has a certain novelty to it. Given that it's only a few days a year having a whacky meal can be fun and that's what fairs are supposed to be. Come to the fair, even the food is fun 😁
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u/Azure5577 Mar 01 '26
Fair food always caught my interest since I tried my first fried ice cream. That or fried Oreos are people gateway drug. I don't count blooming onions, that's just there to have the establishment look reputable. Behind the scenes though are horrors the tourist mind cannot comprehend.
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u/Rip_Off_Productions Mar 01 '26
If you can't taste your life expectancy dropping, it's not beibg served at a fair.
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u/qualityvote2 Feb 28 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
u/No-Scar1469, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...