I took a detour from my original list of what to eat at the fair. With the exception of Pork shank, every new item on my Must-Eat List was chosen strictly by the visual.
Visuals always get me in
trouble, especially when it comes to food.
I could not give up the conventional
fair-feasts of funnel cake and cheese curds nor could I resist anything that
looked or smelled even half way amazing. Unfortunately that was just about
everything.
I was at the mercy of every
aroma and in the case of the pork chop- on -a -stick, I gave into the
temptation even though I swore I would not eat anything on a stick. At this
point, I had already thrown my healthy eating plan out the window and there was
no turning back.
Have you ever had a day of
sheer indulgence? This was my day.
Did I feel guilty? Never. You
see, I haven’t done this since I was 16 years old. I was making up for lost
time.
The mere mention of Bridgeman’s
Ice Cream – Minnesota’s best that I grew up on - and I was off to a good start.
I had to fight the crowds
and the lines got so long but like everyone else I waited. Everything I tried
was worth waiting for.
In no particular order of
preference, I had a bite (or two) of:
Cheese
Cruds
Deep
Fried Pickles
Carmelicious
Ice Cream
Chocolate
Covered Bacon
Funnel
Cake
Sweet Martha’s
Cookies
Cream
Puffs
Pork
Chop On A Stick
Chicken
Wings
Ragin' Ankles
I told my sister before the
fair that my goal was to photograph more than I ate.
Food promises are meant to
be broken.
Bon Appetit!