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Topic: State Fair Food

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #84 on: August 20, 2022, 07:42:12 AM »
Huh.  We have a local "farmer's market" Saturdays, and the first two years there was a guy there selling BBQ and it was awesome.  I got a plate every time we went and got to know him a bit.  Then he said he was retiring, bummer.  I gather he barbecued it ahead of time and brought it and reheated it in his smoker.  There are other food vendors present that would have lines to get served, and his would have 0-1-2 people ordering, it was a bit odd, but I gather this "urban" environment is full of folks who think Sloppy Joes are BBQ.

There is one stall that sells fancy crepes that are good.  During COVID the market would have few people present and I'd order a crepe with eggs and spinach and whatever.

This time of year they have booths selling peaches and apples that are good.  Today is the Arts festival in the park and probably no market.  I'm sure we'll walk through the zillion artsy booths they have set up, it looks like a lot of work to me.  We have often bought something in the past.  But we don't have much space left now, as I keep reminding my wife.

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #85 on: August 20, 2022, 08:47:06 AM »
You can find BBQ at our state fair, but it's not particularly great, or sought after.  

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #86 on: August 20, 2022, 09:01:45 AM »
Well, OK then.

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #87 on: August 20, 2022, 09:04:17 AM »
Deep fried butter, on the other hand, is highly sought after.  People will fry anything at the Texas State Fair.

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #88 on: August 20, 2022, 09:11:05 AM »
People will fry anything.

Deep fried bacon is pretty good also.

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #89 on: January 19, 2023, 10:06:39 PM »
Here's a numbered list ranking various fairs and festivals.



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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #90 on: January 20, 2023, 11:08:14 AM »
I suppose that's only fairs and not festivals.

It says "Fairs" and does not include the New Orleans Jazz Festival, which would make any Top 50 list.  

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« Reply #91 on: January 20, 2023, 11:41:12 AM »
we've got fairs and festivals.
Festival be good for you
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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #92 on: January 20, 2023, 01:49:39 PM »
I suppose that's only fairs and not festivals.

It says "Fairs" and does not include the New Orleans Jazz Festival, which would make any Top 50 list. 

Well there are three rodeos included in the Top 10, and although they often have carnival rides and whatnot, I wouldn't classify any of those as "fairs" which is why I called out both fairs and festivals.

You can see they're ranked by attendance and many of them run for 3 or 4 weeks.  I believe Jazz Fest is only around 7-10 days so it would make sense that it doesn't bring in as many total visitors.

  

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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #93 on: January 20, 2023, 11:21:19 PM »
Iowa with a population of just over 3 million at #12 
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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #94 on: January 20, 2023, 11:35:37 PM »
Iowa with a population of just over 3 million at #12
not a whole lot else to do there
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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #95 on: January 21, 2023, 07:57:56 AM »
Oklahoma has two state fairs: Tulsa, at #10, and OKC, at #18.
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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #96 on: January 21, 2023, 09:08:45 AM »
not a whole lot else to do there
true, about the same as kansas, olkahoma, and Texas
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Re: State Fair Food
« Reply #97 on: January 21, 2023, 11:09:58 AM »
true, about the same as kansas, olkahoma, and Texas
you comparing Iowa to Texas is really funny

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