State Fair: Survived!
Went last night with Orie. Here's a breakdown of the damage done:
* Fried Cheese: This was the first, and nastiest, thing eaten, but it was a good reminder of Wisconsin. Fried cheddar cheese blobs in pizza sauce.
* Philly Cheese Steak: Orie wanted this. It was atrocious - and worse - bland. Told her we'd get her a /real/ philly cheesesteak sandwich sometime. Like, next month once I get last night out of my body.
* Gyro: Delicious! Aimed for and found one of those... forget the name, the kind of gyro with the rotating lump of meat they shave from. Really good, but they gooped a little too much sauce on it.
* Roast sweet corn on the ear: Also delicious!
* Ice Cream: It was located in the NC Agricultural Co-op mini-building (with about 5 other vendors who were all selling Hot Sauces). I was actually looking for the NC State ice cream vending, as they make it from the cows in the agribusiness department and it's always delicious. However, this ice cream was /better/. Flavor: "Scotch chocolate chip" (like vanilla, but with scotch blended in). Best ice cream I've had in years!
No rides, though I did look.
No freakshow viewing.
No guessing of my age or weight.
No getting sick, although the fried cheese was like packing my intestines with pineapple grenades.
The only thing we were disappointed with was that there weren't all that many animals, given that it's a state fair and all. There were few chickens/hens, no rabbits, no sheep (tho probably few in NC) very few pigs. We did wander around and see the cows, goats, produce, etc.
It's funny, when I was a kid I was kinda bored by the animals and food, and just wanted to do the rides. Now I'm kinda bored by the rides, and just wanted to see the animals and eat food. Both young me and old me will give a pass on the Christian Rock Pavilion, though.
-Andy
* Fried Cheese: This was the first, and nastiest, thing eaten, but it was a good reminder of Wisconsin. Fried cheddar cheese blobs in pizza sauce.
* Philly Cheese Steak: Orie wanted this. It was atrocious - and worse - bland. Told her we'd get her a /real/ philly cheesesteak sandwich sometime. Like, next month once I get last night out of my body.
* Gyro: Delicious! Aimed for and found one of those... forget the name, the kind of gyro with the rotating lump of meat they shave from. Really good, but they gooped a little too much sauce on it.
* Roast sweet corn on the ear: Also delicious!
* Ice Cream: It was located in the NC Agricultural Co-op mini-building (with about 5 other vendors who were all selling Hot Sauces). I was actually looking for the NC State ice cream vending, as they make it from the cows in the agribusiness department and it's always delicious. However, this ice cream was /better/. Flavor: "Scotch chocolate chip" (like vanilla, but with scotch blended in). Best ice cream I've had in years!
No rides, though I did look.
No freakshow viewing.
No guessing of my age or weight.
No getting sick, although the fried cheese was like packing my intestines with pineapple grenades.
The only thing we were disappointed with was that there weren't all that many animals, given that it's a state fair and all. There were few chickens/hens, no rabbits, no sheep (tho probably few in NC) very few pigs. We did wander around and see the cows, goats, produce, etc.
It's funny, when I was a kid I was kinda bored by the animals and food, and just wanted to do the rides. Now I'm kinda bored by the rides, and just wanted to see the animals and eat food. Both young me and old me will give a pass on the Christian Rock Pavilion, though.
-Andy