The 2018 State Fair of Texas concession semi-finalists were announced on Tuesday morning.
The 14th annual Big Tex® Choice Awards selected 31 savory snacks and sweet treats that are now one step closer to being featured at this year's state fair.
Forty-nine entries were made by 30 concessionaires in mid-July. Concessionaires must have at least one year of experience at the State Fair of Texas to enter the competition.
This year's semi-finalists include:
SAVORY
- Corn Dog Ale
- Deep Fried Bodacious Bacon Bombs
- Deep Fried Chicken Tetrazzini Parmesana
- Deep Fried Lobster Pops
- Deep Fried Ranch
- Deep Fried Shepherd's Pie
- Deep Fried Skillet Potato Melt in a Boat
- Fried Cup of Corn "Elotes"
- Fried Kool-Aid® Pickles
- Hoppin' John Cake with Jackpot Sauce
- King Crispy Coconut Crab Sliders
- Pico Frito (Deep Fried Pico de Gallo)
- Southern Fried Chicken Nachos
- Texas Fried Hill Country
- Texas Twang-kie
SWEET
- Bacon Brittle
- Cherish Erbert Champagne
- Cotton Candy Taco
- Deep Fried M&M's®
- Deep Fried Raspberry Brie-ret
- Frosty's Frozen Hot Chocolate
- Fruity Dessert Nachos
- Kool-Aid® Pickle-Dilly Sangria
- Orange Julia's Beermosa
- Orange You Glad We Fried It?!
- State Fair Fun-L Cake Ice Cream
- Supra Stuffed Mini Sopapillas
- Sweet Bakin' Bacon
- Sweet Crispy Rice
- Texas Thai Delight
- The Roll Tide
The top 10 entries will be announced by mid-August. Those finalists will compete in the final competition to win three titles, Best Taste - Sweet, Best Taste - Savory, and Most Creative.
The Tower Building at Fair Park will be open to taste this year's Big Tex Choice Awards on Sunday, August 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at BigTex.com for $125.
All proceeds from the 14th annual Big Tex® will be donated to the State Fair of Texas Scholarship Program.
The 2018 State Fair of Texas will run from September 28 through October 21.
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