We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Of all the deep-fried delicacies we enjoy at a fair, perhaps the most eye-popping cuisine is deep-fried butter. It can easily be dismissed as ...

There's no shortage of food on a stick at the Iowa State Fair. From classic corn dogs to salad on a stick, the possibilities are nearly endless. In 2011, Larry Fyfe seized the opportunity to honor the ...

There are a lot of things associated with being distinctly American, like apple pie, baseball, and the seemingly irresistible urge to see what we can toss into the deep fryer. State fairs are displays ...

Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can't fry. Freed of such statutes ...

Texas offers the widest variety of award-winning fried food options during the annual state fair extravaganza. Diverse choices improve the experience for fair patrons in some unexpected ways. San ...

Oh, good, it’s state fair fried food season. A new contender for the craziest fried thing: the Iowa State Fair’s fried butter on a stick. Fried butter itself is nothing new — it debuted at the State ...

A debate over who gets credit for inventing a dish proliferates on and off the Dallas fairgrounds. One of the many offering at this year’s State Fair of Texas. Since 2005, an annual concessions ...

The result was deep-fried butter, which debuted in 2009. His extravagant invention was a slightly crispy, strangely bready bite, filled with all the gooey sweetness you might expect. Honey and ...