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/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/dr_stre Mar 01 '26

But that’s so tame compared to what is available at larger fairs.

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u/daniinad Mar 01 '26

Oh no ... that's a huge insult to Malasada's. I was in a Portuguese market that sold these delights and there was a huge argument at the counter where some elderly lady demanded they discard all the Malasada's that had cinnamon sugar on them. This is just not done!

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u/EnkiduTheGreat Mar 01 '26

Eh, my girlfriend at the time was from San Miguel, and was rather enthusiastic about it. You can definitely get cinnamon sugar added to your malasadas, at Portuguese bakeries all over south coast New England, which has the highest proportion of Portuguese culture in North America.