This is one of my favorite times of year. Not because the days are longer or because the weather is typically perfect but because the Orange County Fair is in town. Every year about a million people flock to the fair to partake in all kinds of activities. Tackle the carnival rides, check out the latest newborn piglets, take in the many exhibits that feature things like photography, art, FOOD. Not to mention shop for the latest home gadget or shower replacement. But mostly importantly people look forward to eating.
Food Art - Made from Bread!
Place to get Deep-Fried Butter
This year the OC Fair did not disappoint. There was a ton of food to choose from. One of the biggest hits this year was fried butter! Check out the review on the Food Frenzy blog from the Orange County Register. I did try some other deep-fried treats and some BBQ. As always some was good, some was okay and some you dream about at night.
Zucchini Nachos
To start off we have Zucchini Nachos! Is there a better way to eat your zucchini? This would normally have bacon on top but my wife Kim doesn’t eat pork or beef so we opted to leave it off. The nachos did not need the bacon to be good, the gooey cheese had a touch of spice and the zucchini was nice and crispy. These nachos are now officially on my favorite fair food list! We will be looking for these next year.
Deep-Fried White Castle
Really a White Castle in there!
BBQ Tri-Tip Sandwich
One thing you will notice about the fair this year is there are a ton of barbeque stands. They almost look like chain restaurants and I believe some are. I had to try a few of these and see if any of it was worth the money and stomach space. I ordered a BBQ Tri-tip from American Cowboy Grill. The tri-tip seemed a little mushy. I think it was actually tender but there was so much bbq sauce on it that it was just saturated. Overall I would not get this again. All you could taste was sauce and the roll.
Juicy's Outlaw Grill
Giant Western Sausage
North Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwich
Rosie O’Donnell Long Island Dog
Red Velvet and Key Lime C-Cakes!
New Born Piglets
Dang that was a lot of food! We had a great time; we got to see animals, the photo contest, food art and so much more. If you have not gone to the fair yet this year make sure you do. Great time to start your own foodie adventure! Also don't forget to share with us what you liked and did not like in the comments section.
D-lish! I want to try some zuccini nachos!
ReplyDeleteYes you should!! If you like gooey cheese these are for you!
ReplyDeleteYou are an animal, look at all this grub! That giant western sausage is insane. And I really like the juxtaposition of multiple pork dishes followed by the snapshot of cute baby pigs.
ReplyDeleteI have not clue what you are talking about! LOL I was wondering if anyone would catch that! Nice work Jeff!
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