Is it just me or has the Fair gone soft?
I can't believe I am saying this, but "back in the old days" #godIsoundold, the county fair was the bastion of the worst food for you, but the best tasting food in the world.
Fresh cotton candy. Corn on the cob dripping in butter. Some form of deep-fried... well everything. Plus ribs, piled-high baked potatoes. Corn dogs so big you couldn't fit them in your mouth. You name it. If it was decadent, it was there.
And it simply tasted better than any restaurant food. It was greasy, loaded with sugar and salt... and well... divine.
I mean, I went to the county fair to eat. To savor those childhood memories that only a triple decker bacon cheese burger with cheesy fries can invoke.
What, to my horror, did I find at this year's fair? Um... fish tacos. Wrapped in lettuce!
Dear gawd! If I wanted that kind of food I could have gone to Rubios. Sure there was corn on the cob (for $3.75 each) that was DRY.
What happened to the butter bar? You know the place where you coated your corn in butter then rolled it in different salt/seasoning mixtures?
Nope, this year they just hand you a dry cob (after asking and PAYING for extra butter)and on your way you go.
Not a single rib stand. Not a single cheesy fry station.
Yes, there was a baked potato station that literally had a light sprinkle of cheddar cheese on top. That is 'loaded?????'
Let me say that I know I should eat better. I know I should eat healthier, but if you can't eat unhealthy at a county fair, I seriously do NOT know what direction this country is going!
#Ineedatimemachine #orgotoDisneyland #thelastbastionofjunkfood
Ok, that was my rant for this week. How about you leave a comment on what is your favorite fair food that's no longer available (or is with direction of how I get there to eat it :-)
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We used to drink and give away Yoo Hoo on a radio show we had in college. Yoo Hoo is chocolate drink. Not milk, just "drink". And if we had a side of butter bar to go with it that would be swell!
ReplyDeleteCheese Fries...you know the kind that clogs your vessels upon ordering. Fair food almost has less fat in front of it. They should be ashamed for taking all that buttery goodness away. What about movie popcorn...what happened to the butter? The fake stuff just don't taste the same.
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