Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

Who doesn't love a state fair? The lights, the music, the crowd of carnival-goers buzzing with excitement. Sure, there are rides. We go wild over the Ferris wheels, literally go dizzy over the ...

As revelers at the Florida State Fair sample deep-fried Cuban burritos and Dubai chocolate funnel cakes, anotherfair food ...

The Arizona State Fair always seems to attract some rather eccentric food vendors. There are a few running themes in fair fare this year, though. First, if you can batter something like a corn dog, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funnel cakes, deep-fried everything and smoked meats make up the smorgasbord of American comfort foods that come straight from ...

The Dish is a new series from The Dallas Morning News, highlighting some of North Texas' most interesting foods. In April, Brent Reaves woke in the middle of the night with a thought he couldn’t shake ...

A concession stand at a fair with bright colors and signs advertising the many fair foods sold at this stand - Dennis MacDonald/Shutterstock Fairs are classic Americana, and the foods served there ...

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 ...

HOUSTON -- Carnival rides. All the fried food you can eat. And yes, Big Tex too! The 2014 State Fair of Texas begins this weekend in Dallas. A few weeks ago, the fair unveiled the eight finalists for ...

The South Florida Fair opens tomorrow, bringing with it two weeks of non-stop blue-ribboned animals, carnies hawking games of chance, and neon-colored rides. Yada ...

Funnel cakes, deep-fried everything and smoked meats make up the smorgasbord of American comfort foods that come straight from your local state fair. Now, Food Network has named the best fair food in ...