DESTINATION: 2011 Iowa State Fair

[Jenna]

I will make a point of talking to these guys next year. Maybe suggest alligator quesadillas?

[IMGreat101]

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Oliver Regal of Regal's Concessions (Quesadilla Junction) and I take in some of the fine Iowa crafted beers.

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Paul Revere & the Raiders

[irishmick]

1. That's a lot of foods on sticks.
2. Please tell me you were there more than one day.
3. I'll be full for a week just looking at these pictures, and dammit, I want a beer.

[IMGreat101]

1. That's a lot of foods on sticks.
2. Please tell me you were there more than one day.
3. I'll be full for a week just looking at these pictures, and dammit, I want a beer.

1 Here's the list of foods on-a-stick as of Fair 2011

Fried Butter on-a-stick
Peanut Butter & Jelly on-a-stick
Chocolate Covered Fried Ice Cream on-a-stick
Cheesecake on-a-stick
Fair Square
Chocolate-covered tiramisu on-a-stick
Turtle mousse bar on-a-stick
Twinkie log on-a-stick (frozen Twinkie dipped in white chocolate and rolled in cashews)
Octodog (hotdog in the shape of an octopus)
Chocolate-dipped cake on-a-stick
Buffalo chicken on-a-stick
Chocolate-covered peanut butter round on-a-stick
Chocolate-covered key lime round on-a-stick
Carmellows on-a-stick
Pretzel rods dipped in caramel or chocolate
Pickle on-a-stick
Pork chop on-a-stick
Corn dog
Cheese on-a-stick
Cajun chicken on-a-stick
Sesame chicken on-a-stick
Carmel apple
German sausage on-a-stick
Teriyaki beef on-a-stick
Corn on the cob on-a-stick
Cotton candy
Veggie dog on-a-stick
Turkey drumstick
Nutty bar
Fried pickle on-a-stick
Hot bologna on-a-stick
Shrimp on-a-stick
Chicken on-a-stick
Monkey Tails (chocolate covered banana on-a-stick)
Honey on-a-stick
Ice cream Wonder Bar
Deep fried Snickers bar on-a-stick
Deep fried Milky Way bar on-a-stick
Deep fried Twinkie on-a-stick
Lamb on-a-stick
Meatballs on-a-stick
Deep fried hoho on-a-stick
Funtastick Pork on-a-stick
Dutch letters on-a-stick
Deep fried hot dog on-a-stick
Chocolate covered cheesecake on-a-stick
Pineapple on-a-stick (Fresh pineapple dipped in funnel cake batter and deep fried)
Chicken lips on-a-stick (breaded chicken breast smothered with hot sauce, served with blue cheese dressing).
Cornbrat on-a-stick (bratwurst dipped in corndog batter)
Chocolate covered Ice cream cookie sandwich on-a-stick
Rock candy on-a-stick
Salad on-a-stick
Hard-boiled egg on-a-stick

* and that is not all of them
Griddle sticks
Deep fried cheesecake on a stick

2 I went a total of 6 days (more to reveal after the last post)

3 ME TOO

[irishmick]

I do believe you'll have to add "on a stick" to the end of every post on O/R from here on in.

[IMGreat101]

I do believe you'll have to add "on a stick" to the end of every post on O/R from here on in.

That reminds me, they forgot beer on a stick.

[irishmick]

Ah, but if anything was beer battered, you're good to go.

[IMGreat101]

The Cintra Wilson masterpiece.

http://www.raygunsite.com/blog/wp-co...State-Fair.pdf

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2011 Iowa State Fair Street Scene 1 - YouTube

[IMGreat101]

The man behind Deep Fried Butter on a stick at the Iowa State Fair.

Larry Fyfe and I



Larry took a few minutes to chat. He has 5 food food stands at this fair. I told him I ate the entire menu at last years Man vs. Fair. He smiled and gave me a thumbs up. Even though they were selling about 40 deep fried butter on a stick per hour, they won't be back next year. We'll just have to wait and see what will be the next "Fair Super Fried on-a-stick Food".

[IMGreat101]

[IMGreat101]

Later this day I was presented with a food challenge.


But first things first!

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BREAKFAST



yummm...

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hehe...





















What were you thinking?

[IMGreat101]

I caught up with some people that got a fresh deep fried butter on a stick. They usually try to make a few ahead of time. The butter absorbs into the batter or flows out. You can see some butter here.

[IMGreat101]

This is one of my regular Sunday stops.

:: The Best Around Concessions :: Home



Chicken breast chunks with onion and pickle deep fried in a spicy cajun batter.



yummm...

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yummm...

[IMGreat101]

STOP



DROP



ROLL (to the right)



ROLL (to the left)



STAND UP AND STOP



DROP



ROLL RIGHT



ROLL LEFT



STAND UP



1519 people broke the previous record by more than two times.

Wasn't that exciting!

[IMGreat101]

Every year these guys treat me to some nice beef tidbits.





They told me every year the concessions in the area share food that is not on the menu. They bring jumbo shrimp and chicken breast tenderloins. They give the jumbo shrimp to the cajun chicken booth to deep fry in cajun batter. The chicken breast tenderloins are cooked on the grill with jerk seasoning or spicy buffalo sauce.
They asked me if there was any horseradish on the fair grounds. They were trying to make cocktail sauce for the shrimp. This was the challenge!

My first stop.



I thought for sure the only place that serves prime rib would have horseradish. All for naught, they had just run out!

I could not let these guys down. Then I had an idea! A faux remoulade could be made with a few ingredients from three different concessions.



Hot mustard





relish, mayo, onion, ketchup



Mixed, red remoulade and white remoulade



Just in time for the shrimp!



This was perfect with the shrimp.