Illinois State Fair Food Challenge
Thursday, Aug 14, 2014
Today I visited the Illinois State Fair to speak with residents from around the state about the issues that are important to them and how I can fight on their behalf in Washington. While I was there, I challenged Sam Madonia of 1450 AM Sports Radio to an Illinois State Fair Food Challenge.
We sampled 14 different foods featured at the fair from across our state, including:
- Fried Candy Bars, Hambrecht Concessions | Moroa, IL
- Turkey Legs, Cajun Booth | Springfield, IL
- Deep Fried Oreos, Home Run Grill | Sesser, IL
- Deep Fried Head West Brownies, Head West Sub Shop | Springfield, IL
- Gator Kabobs, Layne Concession | Mt. Olive, IL
- Bacon-Wrapped Pork Wings, Caplis Enterprises | Washington, IL
- Catfish Curls, Caplis Enterprises, Washington, IL
- Mallow Madness, Pam's Concessions | Collum, IL
- Deep Fried Twinkies, Pam's Concessions | Collum, IL
- Horseshoe, Pat & Mike's Corner | Springfield, IL
- Maple Bacon Funnel Cake, Paulette's Food Service | Pinckneyville, IL
- Pig Pretzels on a Stick, Tilly's | Pinckneyville, IL
- Deep Fried Tacos, T Mo's | Cottage Hills, IL
- Deep Fried Turkey Sandwich, Country Fyer | Williamsville, IL
Watch a clip from the competition:
What are your favorite state fair foods? Tweet your favorite foods & state fair moments at me on Twitter, or share your photos on Instagram using #ILFairFoodChallenge.
