SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For decades, people have been visiting the Illinois State Fair and thinking wistfully about a gaping hole in the culinary offerings. "I can buy a candy bar and I can buy ...

Most respondents to a WRAL OnLineHot Button pollsay their favorite part of the State Fair is the food. There is a new treat on this year's menu. How do deep-fried candy bars sound? It comes on a stick ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- For decades, people have been visiting the Illinois State Fair and thinking wistfully about a gaping hole in the culinary offerings. ``I can buy a candy bar and I can buy ...

In the early 2000s, we came to the State Fair of Texas with a doe-eyed, innocent kind of hunger. We’d get a corn dog, maybe a funnel cake or a fried candy bar. Ten years later, we emerged with bellies ...

Many people tend to associate deep-fried food with American culture. Take state fairs, for example, what would they be without deep-fried Twinkies, or a greasy funnel cake doused in powdered sugar?

UNC Bucket List is a feature highlighting the 100 things students should attempt before they graduate. Check out the full bucket list and all previous Bucket List posts here. When I first envisioned a ...

about successfully eating a deep-fried Snickers bar, a deep-fried Ding Dong and a deep-fried Milky Way bar in one day at the Jackson County fair brought news from a foreign land called Indiana. has ...

From bustling outdoor markets abroad to the deep-fried meccas of U.S. state fairs, a wooden stick can be the vehicle for some of the most interesting (and questionable) foods in the world. Whether ...

Twinkies are good. Twinkies drizzled with chocolate sauce and piped with whipped cream are better. Now take that same Twinkie and dunk it in 350-degree fryer oil for a few seconds, and what you have ...