((Don’t forget, TONIGHT is the sorta kinda Austin premier of "Dead Things" at Nueva Onda!))
so i spent last weekend suffering through the damn UT/OU game just so i could go to the texas state fair and eat deep-fried foods.
i must have spent $35 on fried carny food, but these two were easily the best. on the left is a deep-fried latte. wait! it’s not as weird as you think. on the bottom is somesort of deep-fried hushpuppy thing, maybe deepfried tortillas or something, i’m not sure. and on top is espresso icescream with whipped cream. it actually all came together in a delightfully light and delicious symphony of carnyocity.
to the right is a cosmopolitan, which is a cheesecake wrapped in a tortilla and deep-fried. with whipped cream and jelly. finally, i got to taste the deep-fried cheesecake experience and i was hardly disappointed. the tortilla w/batter was nicely crisp and light, the cheesecake a rich and steaming goo. definately two fair thumbs up.
the stand that sold both these fried products is kinda near the swine barn. check it out if you’re in dallas over the next week or so.
then we get to the cheap trick carny food. deep-fried cookie dough and deep-fried coke.
to the left is the deep-fried cookie dough, placed in a chintzy cardboard chevy to make you think it’s fancy. the sopping greasy batter hides an over-whelming wad of suger-tar and fat. it’s like being kicked in the face by the keebler elves.
to the right is the so-called deep-fried coke. in reality this is a cup of hush puppies that are slightly wet with coke fountain drink — apparently applied post-fry. the coke adds nothing to the deep-fried experience other than to leave a disgusting syrup on the bottom of the cup and leave the hush-puppies lightly soggy.
not pictured, an adequate corny dog and an adequate frozen cheesecake on a stick.
