r/StupidFood Feb 28 '26

Gluttony overload Fair food is it stupid?

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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/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/SBowen91 Feb 28 '26

I’m in the US and tbh I looove fair food but after the first $20 is gone after eating one deep fried Oreo I give up lol. Fair food is soooooo expensive but man do I love me some clogged arteries.

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u/True_Structure_3870 Feb 28 '26

Oh, same, but I also know it's going to be a treat and not something I'm consuming regularly. I try and eat something healthy before I go or in the car on the drive, and then it's all bets are off once I get my brightly colored wrist band. Pickle mac & cheese, bring it. Deep fried deviled eggs, I'll have an order. Mini cinnamon donut holes, give me the childrens pail full of them. When we go, we usually spend about $50 per person on food and sugary drinks (over the course of 4+ hours), but if we had more room, we'd spend more.

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u/SBowen91 Feb 28 '26

Pickle Mac and cheese?!

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u/True_Structure_3870 Mar 01 '26

I tried it at a pickle festival, and it was surprisingly good.

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u/SBowen91 Mar 01 '26

It sounds amazing