Oklahoma State Fair Announced 2023's New Weird Foods to Try

I don't quite remember when "fair food" came to be such an exciting thing, but I'd wager that Guy Fiery and his "Flavortown" shows had something to do with it.

Growing up we always went for the classics... Corn dogs, funnel cakes, and lemon ices. It wasn't until around 2010 that I remember the wild creations started making headlines. If fact, chocolate-covered bacon was the first odd fair food I remember.

Skip ahead a decade plus some, weird foods have become the #1 reason people show up to fairs these days, and the Oklahoma State Fair won't disappoint in 2023.

Here's a quick list. Some foods have pics, others are still food-truck-classified.

Pickle Pie

If you had a delicious pie in one hand, a delicious sour pickle in the other, and you put your hands together, you'd have the latest creation from Cutie Pies.

Meat Candy on a Stick

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B-Ray's BBQ is putting a candied spin on a classic. Burnt ends on a stick glazed with sauce, sprinkled with graham cracker crust.

Candied Bacon on a Stick:

The evolution of bacon continues with Champions BBQ. Sweet and savory on a stick.

Mochi Donuts

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Chan's Eatery has meshed the classic American donut with Japanese ingredients. Light, fluffy, and chewy all the same. This one will stand out for sure.

Cookie Dough Parfait

Cookie Dough Monsters sparked an idea to layer chocolate chip cookie dough into chocolate pudding with Oreo sprinkles and whipped cream on top.

Pina Colada Palmer

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Oklahoma local A Latte Love has improved on the traditional Arnold Palmer with a coconutty spin.

Deep-Fried Caramel Apple Cow Tail

Say that five times fast... Pioneer Wagon's take on this has them taking a caramel apple Cow Tail candy, putting it on a stick, dredging it in a corn batter, frying it to perfection, and topping it with powdered sugar and a caramel drizzle.

MinneCookieDough Pie

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The makers of the original MinneApple Fried Pie came up with a decadent idea... Stuff a fried pie with cookie dough, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve it with ice cream.

Country Clucker

One for adventurous eaters... FryDay Concessions has a warm glazed donut topped with a deep-fried Cajun (spicy) chicken thigh, drizzled with honey butter.

Paletas

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A Mexican delicacy, paletas are frozen treats traditionally made with fresh fruits, but Pour & Co has evolved the flavors by using ingredients like coffee, pistachio, almonds, and caramel.

Jalapeno Cheddar Corndogs

A spicy twist on a fair classic. Lakeside Concessions corndogs have jalapeno and cheese on the inside. Spicy, savory goodness.

Freeze-Dried Jolly Ranchers

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They may look like cotton candy, but Grams Sweet Treats is offering up light and fluffy freeze-dried Jolly Ranchers... the way our astronauts would have had 'em.

Korean Corndogs

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Half hotdog, half mozzarella cheese, battered and deep-fried--topped with crunchies... They look amazing.

Oreo Brownie Blast

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Call it a dessert corndog... It's a brownie dipped in Belgian waffle batter, deep-fried to perfection, topped with a white-chocolate drizzle and Oreo crumbles.

Ultimate Champ Dog

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Champions BBQ has a second new menu item this year, the ultimate hotdog. It starts with a smoked gouda and Hatch chile sausage, topped with brisket, Hatch mac & cheese, fried onions, and BBQ sauce stuffed inside an artisan roll.

But wait, there's more!

There are more new foods coming to the Oklahoma State Fair next month. You can get all the details and follow the excitement here on the Oklahoma State Fair Facebook.

Oklahoma Restaurants People Swear Are Worth The Drive

Eating out is entertainment. Sometimes it's you and your better half, other times you'll drag the family along with you. Either/or, if you've got time to kill and want to sample the best Oklahoma offers, here are the restaurants' everyone swears are worth every moment in the car to and from.

Oklahoma's Highest-Rated Barbeque Joints, In No Particular Order...

I doubt there's a single topic debated more passionately in Oklahoma than who makes the best BBQ. While they all smoke meat, there are some huge differences in how that process is done. Type of wood, length of cook, foil vs paper wrap, and even the hot topics of seasoning and binders come into play. What you like others may not, and vice versa. Since we can't just pick a top five or ten, here are the Oklahoma barbeque joints that have the biggest fans.

Oklahoma's Dust Bowl & Depression Era Desserts You Should Try Today

If you're not up on your Oklahoma history, drought struck the region around the same time America's great economic collapse happened. We know it as the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.

While thousands of Okies left to become Californians, those that stayed did as best they could to lift spirits in a time of overbearing adversary. They say the key to contentment is a full belly, and Oklahoma's pioneer women came up with some really strange recipes to please the palate.

Treat yourself and make one or more of these over the next few months.