In the US, summer is state-fair season, which means it is a time of sugar- and fried-fat-based comfort snacks that hardly ever appear anywhere except at state fairs. Recently reported examples include: caviar-covered Twinkie (Minnesota), mac-and-cheese cupcake (Minnesota), deep-fried Oreo burger (Florida), deep-fried gummy bears (Ohio), deep-fried beer (Texas) and old favourites such as chicken-fried bacon (Texas), spaghetti ice cream (Indiana), Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich (California), and nacho balls (Iowa; right).
As reported News of the Weird, Yahoo Food and Grub Street.