As a resident of the Dallas area I have long since quit fooling with the overpriced rides at the Texas State Fair. No, the real ride here is the sugar rush you’ll get from the fair’s infamous confections.

The event takes Southern cuisine to a whole ‘nother level of decadence. The Houston Chronicle reports on the finalists for the annual Big Tex Choice Awards to determine the best fried food. Those distinguished dishes include deep fried s’mores, a fried banana split, fried chocolate truffles, a fried grilled cheese sandwich and the piece de resistance, fried Jelly Belly jellybeans.

If your arteries haven’t sufficiently hardened just by reading that, try chicken-fried bacon and chocolate-covered strawberry waffle balls deep fried on a stick. Mmm, chicken-fried bacon. That makes me proud to be an American – and more than a little hungry.

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