Bizarre foods you’ll find at the fair

Bizarre foods you’ll find at the fair

Ariona Imel, Staff Writer

The South Carolina State fair recently ended a few days ago. Each October they offer plenty of food, rides and competitions. When going to the fair you�ll find characters and foods you have never even heard of. Fairs are known mostly for their food, especially when it�s good. Here are a few crazy foods you may find while visiting a fair. 

Pork Parfait

When most people hear the word �parfait,� they think of a cup with yogurt, granola and fruit inside. This parfait is slightly different, this one is served with mashed potatoes, pulled pork and BBQ sauce. It doesn�t sound so bad, but it isn�t necessarily something you would want to try. They serve the parfait in a clean cup, so you can see all the ingredients mixed together.

Spam Curds

Not sure who decided that it would be a good idea to turn regular curds into spam curds. I guess having regular cheese curds wasn�t enough and people thought it would be interesting to go and mix up a new item called Spam curds. You�ll find these at the Minnesota State Fair. This odd concoction is made up of spam combined with cheese to make a deep fried �curd.� 

Gator on a stick

This food item can be found at the Illinois State Fair. Someone thought it would be a good idea to have such a thing as �gator on a stick.� This is a deep-fried alligator served on a skewer. Apparently, locals are lined up to eat this at the Illinois State Fair.

Deep-fried Coke

This is deep fried Coca-Cola, not something you hear of regularly. This was invented at the Texas State Fair in 2006 and is now available worldwide. This odd treat is made of deep-fried balls of Coca-Cola with whipped cream, Coca-Cola syrup and a cherry to top it off. Definitely sounds like something worth trying at a fair. 

Kool aid pickles

As if pickles aren�t bad enough, they had to go and make pickles marinated in kool aid. They even came up with a name for this �Koolickles.� Apparently, this food is actually better than it sounds, but I guess you�ll just have to try it out and be the judge of whether it�s good or not.