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 ...

State fairs have transformed from educational affairs, teaching people about livestock and agriculture, to a much broader ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's hard to decide what to eat at the Creagle Concessions booth along the front road at the Central Washington State Fair. Deep-fried Oreos? Deep-fried ice cream? Deep-fried Snickers? Or ...

It’s the next-to-last night of the North Carolina State Fair, and my friends and I are stalking the fairgrounds in search of deep-fried butter. Everyone we’ve talked with claims that it’s here, but no ...