When you think of the Kentucky State Fair , fried food probably instantly comes to mind.
You can’t go to fairs such as this one, held through Sunday at the Kentucky Exposition Center, without wafts of funnel cakes and elephant ears, two of the original deep-fried goodies you’ll always find near a Ferris wheel.
Fried options, whether it’s chicken, mac-and-cheese, or peanut butter cups, have ballooned in recent years.
That’s plain to see based on the colorful signs for International Catering’s anchoring stand inside the South Wing’s food court.
Among about 50 menu items, the vendor serves deep-fried versions of Oreos, Twinkies, and Snickers. There’s something to order no matter what mood you’re in, with items such as footlong hot dogs, hot Cheetos covered with cheese, meatballs on a stick, spaghetti, lobster rolls, chicken and dumplings, fish tacos, and sweet corn.
“The thing with food is, no matter where you go, you’re going to eat,” Mike Doran, owner of International Catering, told the Courier Journal.