I always love this time of year when we get one step closer to finding out which deep-fried concoctions we're gonna be devouring at the State Fair of Texas. Just today, Fair officials announced the semi-finalists for the 2018 Big Tex Choice Awards including:
Corn Dog Ale
Bacon Brittle
Deep Fried Bodacious Bacon Bombs
Cherish Erbert Champagne
Deep Fried Chicken Tetrazzini Parmesana
Cotton Candy Taco
Deep Fried Lobster Pops
Deep Fried M&M’s®
Deep Fried Ranch Deep
Fried Raspberry Brie-ret
Deep Fried Shepherd’s Pie
Frosty’s Frozen Hot Chocolate
Deep Fried Skillet Potato Melt in a Boat
Fruity Dessert Nachos
Fried Cup of Corn “Elotes”
Kool-Aid® Pickle-Dilly Sangria
Fried Kool-Aid® Pickles
Orange Julia’s Beermosa
Hoppin’ John Cake with Jackpot Sauce
Orange You Glad We Fried It?!
King Crispy Coconut Crab Sliders
State Fair Fun-L Cake Ice Cream
Pico Frito (Deep Fried Pico de Gallo)
Supra Stuffed Mini Sopapillas
Southern Fried Chicken Nachos
Sweet Bakin’ Bacon
Texas Fried Hill Country
Sweet Crispy Rice (Arroz con Leche)
Texas Twang-kie
Texas Thai Delight
The Roll Tide
The list will eventually be trimmed down to 10, and awards given to: Best Taste – Sweet, Best Taste – Savory and Most Creative. The State Fair of Texas opens September 28th
You can take a look at last years semi-finalists below