Turkey leg at Ren, Fair is best. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth.
This thread impressed me with the amazing regional variety of fair food, so I looked around a bit to see what other delicacies are out there - my conclusion is that the sort of regional items that don’t come up in threads like these may be better left in obscurity. You can get Mealworm-covered Candy Apples at the Arizona State Fair? That doesn’t sound terribly appealing on first blush, but then a lot of fair food is counter-intuitive until you have the opportunity to try it.
Maybe it’s better than it sounds… there’s got to be a photo somewhere…
Is there a line? 
Now I want a Tater Pig.
They USED to have Gator Sausage On A Stick, served with red beans ‘n’ rice, with a little bowl of jambalaya… best deal, and most taste, at the fair… until this year. It’s all over the news that there’s no Gator this year.
How did a New World animal come to be so intrinsically associated with Ren Faires, anyway?
Henry 8th, movie versions. The turkey was introduced to England around 1526. Henry has been shown in paintings holding a drumstick of kingly size, so it carried over into the movie portrayals and Fair re-enactments. Besides, it makes a handy substitute sceptre to gesture with.
Corn dogs are only disgusting if they’re made of chicken and/or poultry. And roasted garlic is a treat no matter where it’s consumed. Smush it up and spread it on good bread. Smush it up with butter and spread it on bread. Maybe it’s not FUN, but it is delicious.
Strawberry Shortcake
Not the kind you make at home, but the fair kind (scone, strawberries in strawberry sauce, and whipped cream). It’s a perfect food.
Elephant Ears. I may be alone here, but funnel cakes just aren’t anywhere as good.
Funnel cake lovers may note that IHOP is advertising that they have them. Do not be persuaded that this is the delicious treat we know from fairs and festivals. It is a pale, sorry imitator which must be stricken from the earth.
If you’ve got the inclination to make one yourself, though, why not try it? Use 100% corn oil, about an inch deep. And the batter?
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix wet ingredients, mix dry ingredients separately, combine dry into wet slowly. Cook over medium-high heat until golden brown and delicious.
What, no fans of Kettle Corn?
I thought that was the kind you make at home.
Right here. I love to get the biggest size bag, fresh from the kettle. I eat it for days. I love how some bits are salty and some are totally candied. Best stuff EVER.
The only fair that I go to is the Big E. My favorite used to be the steamed hamburgers from the CT building but I couldn’t find them the last time I went. A very close second was the Maine baked potatoes but they’ve gotten much smaller in recent years. They’re still good but they’re not as awe-inspiring when they’re the size of normal baked potatoes.
So now I’d have to say that my favorite from my trip last year was the Birch Beer from the guy with the big metal cups and the huge beer barrel looking truck (surrounded by enough bees to make a hive).
What Americans call Corn Dogs. When I grew up they were called Hot Dogs, but now the terminology is all screwed up via US influence.
I do wish people would mention where they are when they say things like this. So, did calling them Hot Dogs interfere with whatever you called A Wiener In A Bun?
Hey, I just now thought: maybe I can start a “Wiener In A Bun” cart! With bad TV commercials:
“It’s not just a wiener, it’s [SIZE=1][cue neighborhood urchins, yelling] Wiener In A Bun!!!”[/SIZE]
Well, it’s gotta do better than my beer-battered/gourmet-breaded/deep-fried “Stick-On-A-Stick”…
Yes, where are y’all from?
Guanolad is one of our Antipodean Dopers. (Australia, I think.)
I have a dream, a crazy dream… Alligator Schnitzel.
Or, Croc Schnitz fer the Australian Brethern.
Quoth digs:
Are you sure you spelled your name correctly? It’s a short step from “Dibbler” to “digs”.