America's Wacky Fair Foods

By Justine Sterling, Food & Wine

Cotton candy, corn dogs and candy apples once ruled the midway at the local fair, but visitors now want food that's exotic--as long as it's on a stick, or more importantly, fried. From health-defying anomalies like fried dough injected with Pepsi to squirm-inducing chocolate-dipped scorpions, the new sideshow is food. Here, Food & Wine names America's wacky fair foods.

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371 comments

  • Rascal
    Rascal  •  Ocoee, Florida  •  14 hours ago
    The most exotic thing i've eaten, is a lady from london.
    • Joe
      Joe 12 hours ago
      Did u pull or watch her London britches fall down?
    • Jennifer
      Jennifer 11 hours ago
      Awesome
    • Dave G
      Dave G 11 hours ago
      You'll ever catch me eating that !
  • crystal
    crystal  •  10 hours ago
    who on earth...?
    • Kevin
      Kevin 2 hours 8 minutes ago
      They r out there!!!
    • Dissatisfied Customer
      Dissatisfied Customer 38 minutes ago
      Are they totally crazy??? Who could eat this stuff?
    • randy
      randy 17 minutes ago
      turtels are slow easy to catch and taste realy good
  • Anonymous Voice
    Anonymous Voice  •  15 hours ago
    You missed Earth Worm, Snake & Monitor Lizard!
    • Anonymous Voice
      Anonymous Voice 15 hours ago
      Oh and cockroach too! rofl!
    • Corinna
      Corinna 14 hours ago
      What,no maggots?
    • Anonymous Voice
      Anonymous Voice 14 hours ago
      Yeah those species & reptiles are also added as a main dishes in other country and I saw it in my two eyes! Scorpions as well!
  • Rob
    Rob  •  Kalamazoo, Michigan  •  10 hours ago
    It's funny how people complain and say eating things are gross.

    People eat lots of things, not to mention all kinds of insects, when they consume any kind of food that has been processed.

    Anyone that thinks different, look up some of the food you enjoy such as: * Where RED food color comes from. * Where GELATIN comes from. * What "Confectioner's Glaze is. etc.
    • Lydia
      Lydia 10 hours ago
      Not the same thing...plus that's old news. This is just disgusting and unnecessary.
    • chris
      chris 7 hours ago
      Nice treat! have u ever imagine you consume millions of bacteria in yorgut? at least these worms look preety sweet and full of stored nutrients
    • Gamergirl
      Gamergirl 6 hours ago
      When they say these were sold at a booth in AZ, I wonder how many people actually bought them?? Cause sorry but I wouldn't! I want my food dead first thanks...
  • Dana from Bama
    Dana from Bama  •  9 hours ago
    Worms. It's the other white meat.
    • Kevin
      Kevin 2 hours 5 minutes ago
      The cow 2!!!!
  • delishin1
    delishin1  •  3 minutes 56 seconds ago
    yummy
  • Cody B
    Cody B  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  38 minutes ago
    You've got to be fudging kidding me - how gross!!!!!
  • Jay Chanel
    Jay Chanel  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  1 hour 5 minutes ago
    The chef is not human!!!
  • therbs
    therbs  •  1 hour 15 minutes ago
    Here is something for Michelle Obamas Happy meal
  • Phil
    Phil  •  1 hour 25 minutes ago
    I wonder if the Mealworm-Covered Apple comes with a barf bag?
  • Dave F
    Dave F  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  2 hours 18 minutes ago
    I'll pass on this.
  • nyob
    nyob  •  16 hours ago
    This is only disgusting because I was lucky enough to grow up someplace that mealworms aren't considered a good source of protein. XD
  • Pippy
    Pippy  •  10 hours ago
    Id blow my lid if they gave me that with those things on it they better
    get to disappearing ....................
  • FF07
    FF07  •  Houston, Texas  •  11 hours ago
    I'm pretty sure everything on this list made me shake my head. To each their own, I guess.
  • Aka Meech
    Aka Meech  •  10 minutes ago
    "As long as not anyone of these has Pork in it..."
  • max
    max  •  36 minutes ago
    McDonalds again?
  • APE
    APE  •  1 hour 41 minutes ago
    Coming next third would American food! Who da thunk it?
    I like deep fried bananas!
  • Marie
    Marie  •  9 hours ago
    ohhh, yuck!!!!!!!
  • Chris
    Chris  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  9 hours ago
    I clicked the link to this article thinking, "I bet there's not a thing on their list I wouldn't try." You've proved me wrong on the first item. Well played, Yahoo.
  • Katie S
    Katie S  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  10 hours ago
    Who eats this crap? People who lost a bet?
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