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Fair Food

Podcast: Butter Sculptures

These works of art are butter than you think.

The Podcast Team May 11, 2023

Gerry Kulzer works on sculpting Princess Kay winner Rachel Rynda.

How a Big Block of Butter Becomes a Masterpiece

Inside the centuries-old art of transforming butter into dragons, cows, and princesses.

Sam O'Brien September 12, 2022

A cup of fermented, 70 percent cacao drinking chocolate with a marranito.

Mexico City, Mexico

La Rifa Chocolatería

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

The 2014 blue-ribbon cherry pie recipe from the Iowa State Fair.

Inside the Midwest's State Fair Historical Recipe Contest

From biscuits to cherry pie, these award-winning dishes tell family stories dating back to the 1800s.

Sam O'Brien September 11, 2020

Jersey City, New Jersey

White Mana Diner

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This little piggy went to the bank.

Sold: A Country Ham for $1 Million

Hogging the limelight at the Kentucky State Fair.

Rohini Chaki August 29, 2019

Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

Talk about a moo-oon landing!

In This Moon Landing, Everything Is Made of Butter

A creamy new sculpture at the Ohio State Fair honors the Apollo 11 crew.

Sabrina Imbler July 29, 2019

Butter Cows

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

These ravioli-looking pockets are filled with beer.

Fried Beer

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.

Deep-Fried Jelly Beans

At the Big E, fairgoers can try guessing their candy's flavors through funnel cake fluff.

Juniper Beer

This grain-free beer was all but forgotten until folk festivals sparked a revival in Kurpie, Poland.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

Fried Coke

Reach peak Americana with these deep-fried balls of Coca-Cola.

Hot Beef Sundae

Pretty please with a cherry (tomato) on top?

Taiyaki

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

Dulse and Yellowman

An unlikely pairing of honeycomb toffee and purple seaweed.

A collard sandwich, with vegan bacon on top.

Collard Sandwich

Greens and crispy corn bread combine in this North Carolina specialty.