food + fair = fried fun

i don't love rides so if i go to the alameda county fair it's for the food. this year was no different. i arrived at the fair hungry and ready to eat my weight in grease but i couldn't settle on where to start. i had originally wanted to eat a corn dog but when i saw them i wasn't sold. so andrew and i walked around the entire stretch of fair 1 1/2 times before i was pointed in the right direction of the right corn dog. liz knew i was set on it so when she called to tell me what she saw one i knew that i had to check it out. i ordered the jumbo corn dog and when she picked it up i told her i had my sights set on a bigger one. the monster dog, indeed it was!! no joke it was as big as half my arm. the hot dog itself was good but i think the batter is what made this meal on a stick. since i wanted other food besides just the corn dog i shared it with the main asian and i'm glad i did cause it really was a beast and this was just the beginning.


after we downed the dog we walked around and met up with brenda who arrived a little later than us. we ended up at a booth that sold deep fried ravioli's so elle and i split an order. i was expecting them to be breaded like they are at olive garden but instead it was not. they were big and they were drenched in marinara sauce. my only regret with this is that we shared them.


my friends got chocolate covered bacon and gelato. i tried a bite of the bacon but was not impressed although it was interesting enough to try once. i wish the bacon was crispy and i think that could've helped with the taste as well. i passed on gelato and was on the hunt for a deep fried snickers. i've always wanted one and tonight i was finally able to cross it off my list of things to try. the snickers was dipped in a batter then sent to be deep fried where it was cooked to perfection. marrying the elements of melting chocolate and carmel to the sweet fried batter of goodness. i was a little uncertain of how this was going to be pulled off but someone smarter than i knew this was a winning combination. normally you try to avoid a melted snickers but after this i'm convinced this is how it should be eaten. of course it's not something you should eat often but if you have a chance to try it i'd suggest that you do. andrew ordered the deep fried oreos which he said were really good but i didn't try since i'm not a huge fan of oreos.


after the snickers i needed a drink and something salty. i ordered a frozen strawberry lemonade. you might not have known it then since i drank nearly all of it, even with my brain in a freeze, but was not happy with my choice. i think i could've found a stand that had a better version of this normally refreshing drink but this one was just cold and sour.


i finished the night with garlic fries since the curly fries were sold out. these garlic fries were fine but they are not even comparable to the fries at giants stadium. luckily they hit the spot and i finished my food frenzy on a good note.