Carnival Eats

Hoggetown Medieval Faire in Gainesville, Fla.; smoked bison burger and the wild boar leg; Rodeo Austin for some weird treats like Armadillo Eggs, Cookie Dough Dream and a road trip to deliciousness called the I-35 Chili Jar.

Jack's Cosmic Dog; the Catfish Sundae; the Pumpkin Cheesecake Pop; spicy fare at the Maricopa County Fair in Phoenix, Ariz.

Veggie-friendly treats that don't need meat to be indulgent; delicious, salad-inspired snacks on fairgrounds across the country.

Manatee County Fair in Palmetto, Fla.; the Pizza Supremo Burger and the Ulti-Melt Burger; Sandia Loca; Kentucky classics at Hillbilly Days in Pikeville, Ky.

Arabian Nights-themed Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, Calif.; Churro Dog; Clay County Agricultural Fair; Cubano Dog; Hawaiian Typhoon.

Greater Gulf State Fair in Mobile; Dirty Bird turkey leg and a ride on a crazy midway mash-up, the Mothership; Firefighters' Indian River County Fair in Vero Beach, Fla; the Breakfast Buzz Burger; the Strawberry Lemonade Stick.

Noah Cappe dives into the fairground for some of the yummiest seafood snacks on the midway.

Bacon and Bourbon Fest in Wellington, Fla.; Stuffed Crust Bacon-Za; Peanut Butter Pork Donuts that hit the sweet and salty spot; ThurtenE Carnival at Washington University in St. Louis, where he gets his fill of delicious school spirit.

Noah Cappe arrives at the Kentucky State Fair; the Mac Ball Burger, featuring deep-fried homemade mac and cheese; the Fried Green Frank, the Derby Pie Pop and the Southern Slaw Sammie; the Mac Attack Taco; Sunday Dinner Pizza; Grilled S'more Melt.

Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival; fire fingers cartwheel and the Sonoran fire dog; palm date shake; Pensacola Interstate Fair for some Flora-Bama fun; crabby tots and the love me tender pizza; queen of funnel cakes.

Noah Cappe takes on the Porter County Fair in Indiana, where a pile of locally sourced pork is served three ways in a single dish; Pizza on a Stick; the Carrot Funnel Cake; then Noah's off to the Eastern Idaho State Fair.

Host Noah Cappe visits California, home to some of the biggest and best fairs in America; iconic Big Rib; Churro Dog made by Camille of Fabe's Churros; Chicken Charlie and his mind-blowing All Chicken Taco.

South Florida Garlic Festival in Lake Worth, Florida; claw cake burger and mojo pork pockets; toasted garlic donuts; America's favorite ballpark snack at the National Peanut Festival in Dothan, Alabama; fair food classics with a peanutty twist.

A pizza covered in gooey penne alla vodka; a fancy Hamptons Dog; the ultimate Italian-American combo, a Cannoli Calzone; the sweet and savory Loaded Churro Fries; the Strawberry Cheese shake and the Food Court Megastick.

Balboa Park December Nights festival; a breakfast Belgian waffle called the Ham I Am; a showdown between the East Coast Lobstah Taco and homegrown Cali Spicy Kaprao Burger; Contra Costa County Fair, where Mexican-American specialties take top prize.

At the Kansas State Fair; chicken wings get a fair-friendly treatment at the Oklahoma State Fair.

Texas Renaissance Festival; Sir Francis fry dog and the crown jewel; Plant City, Florida; berry delicious carnival treats at the Florida Strawberry Festival; strawberries make a surprise appearance in savory treats like the sweet brisket taco.

Noah Cappe starts his journey out west to the Arizona State Fair; a beautifully grilled burger packed with flamin' hot cheese puffs; a Watermelon Taco.

Exploring the orange groves of California at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair; the bacon churro cheeseburger is a meaty mouthful sandwiched between two churros; spicy ramen fries combine crispy fries, crispy noodles and other tasty Japanese toppings.

The Austrian alpine dawg, a cheese-stuffed bratwurst in a hearty roll, topped with sauerkraut and potato salad; Swiss lava sandwich is a combo of melted cheese, cured ham, gherkins and mustard; chili cheese dog pizza.

Noah Cappe makes a visit to the Big Fresno Fair in California, where local legend Chicken Charlie has a triple treat stacked up on a stick; Southwest Georgia Regional Fair for the classic Georgia peach dessert served in a whole new way.

Noah heads to Hawaii for the Maui Fair where rice is always on the menu; traditional Hawaiian treats like the Laulau Feast and loco moco; cross-cultural favorites like furikake salmon; jacked up fries; cannoli nachos.

At the Ostrich Festival in Chandler, Ariz., sampling the Tacocolada; trying Amanda's green bean fries; Noah's first ever visit to the Colorado State Fair for a breakfast burger like no other and a rattlesnake corn dog that's got a real bite.

Ingenious fair vendors use the humble potato to create some amazing and original midway food offerings.

The Cowboy Breakfast ends the day with the uniquely sweet Caramel Apple Tots; Noah challenges himself to the 5 Pounderito and tries the finger-licking Ice Cream Funnelwich.

Noah visits the Prince William County Fair in Manassas, Va. and tries the Monumental Grilled Cheese and the Chesapeake Bay Poutine; at the Western Fair in London, Ontario, he dives into a Poutine Dog, the Macaroni Bowl and Cherry Cheesecake Tempura.

At the world-famous Iowa State Fair, sampling some award-winning new food items. There's a new take on chicken and waffles and a massive meat meal all wrapped up to eat on the midway: the Pork-Tato, the Hash Brown Handful.

At the California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta, Noah samples a Korean twist on a French dip, a Diablo Dog, and the Supreme Samoa doughnut stack; the Henderson, Nev., St. Patrick's Day Festival has Blasted Irish Burgers and gold-infused Leprechaun Mac.

Noah Cappe makes short work of the Smoke Bomb and the French Toast Crunch Burger; Blue Bacon Cheesecake; the annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival has inspired sweet berry treats like the Pizza Berry Pie and the Strawberry Crisp Corn Dog.

Noah Cappe takes on the dill donut sundae at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach, a BBQ lumpia sandwich at the Washington County Fair in Utah and the cereal-infused Saturday Morning Pizza at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Noah travels to Edmonton for s'mores mini donuts at K-Days; drops by the North Dakota State Fair and samples wild rice burgers.

Noah Cappe tackles the scooper bowl sundae at the Riverside County Fair and Date Festival in Indio, Calif.; he visits the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for the on-Pho-gettable burger and dines on royal treats at the Medieval Fair of Norman, Okla.

Noah Cappe is in carnivore mode for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo in Texas; from the Southwest Dog to the Show Hog, no one goes home hungry; a steak out in the form of the Spud Steak Sandwich; a midway mashup, the Apple Cheesecake Quesadilla.

At the Okeechobee County Fair, Noah samples hot-wing grilled cheese, a sweet bacon Devil Burger and strawberry margarita funnel cake; the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Texas has ooey-gooey pasta roses and homemade cinnamon rolls with bacon.

Noah Cappe visits the Washington County Fair in Utah; he's off to the Clark County Fair in Nevada for Pretzel French Toast; Noah heads to the North Florida Fair in Tallahassee for their Grape Gems, a candy-coated fruity treat!

Noah Cappe heads to the Houston Rodeo for their Cajun smoked tater; Noah visits the Clark County Fair in Nevada for some home cooking on a bun and goes back in time at the Medieval Fair of Norman, Okla., for the coronation of the crown cannoli.

Noah Cappe enjoys the snacks at the State Fair Meadowlands in New Jersey, including the big dill stick, cheeseburger mofongo and a bacon chocolate churro; he tries surf and turf at RiverRink Fest Philadelphia and pizza dippers in medieval Oklahoma.

Noah experiences the All-Chicken Taco, Mexican Funnel Cake, Octopus on a Stick and Unicorn Popcorn at the San Diego County Fair; Noah visits the Tennessee Valley Fair and checks out the Pork Pie, the Cubano Y'all and the Mint To Be Funnel Cake.

Noah Cappe raises a glass of mead and celebrates a meaty cone; he starts the day off with a biscuit breakfast at the Oak Mountain State Fair and dines on festive foods at the Magical Winter Lights Festival.

At the Meriden Daffodil Festival in Connecticut, Noah Cappe samples Italian American family recipes turned carnival fair; he takes in the seafood scene at the Washington State Spring Fair and some rocky road-ified fries at the Four States Fair.

Noah starts the day with breakfast nachos at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in Texas, visits the North Florida Fair in Tallahassee for street corn fritters and stops by the Riverside County Fair in Indio, Calif., for a colorful frozen treat.

Noah Cappe visits the Alaska State Fair; tries some local fresh seafood and state secrets, including the Sasquatch Sandwich; Noah discovers that mornings are brighter when the day starts with Country Breakfast Tots and Peach Fritter Funnel Cake.

Deep fried treats of the carnival.

Noah heads to the Eaton County Fair, where he samples the PB Battered Burger, then tries Piña Colada Shrimp Tacos, fried zucchini Z'achos and a Super Fried Strawberry Shortcake; Noah visits the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg, Md.

Noah visits the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver and gorges on the Big Pickle Dog, then samples the Colonel Katsu Bao, before trying the Deep Fried Margarita for dessert; Noah visits the LA County Fair in Pomona, Calif.

Noah visits the Wilson County Fair in Lebanon, Tenn. and tries Tennessee Hot Chicken and tastes Meme's Meatloaf Sammy; Noah enjoys the Three Little Pigs Melt and tries Buffalo Chicken Stromboli at the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville, Ohio.

Noah visits the Delaware State Fair and tries the Delaware Dog, the funnel cake-filled Frankenfunnel Burger and the octopus-loaded Octotaco, along with the Killer Cereal Treat; Noah's second stop is the Obion County Fair in Union City, Tenn.

Noah visits the Washington State Fair to sample the Swamp Burger and Redneck Sushi before savoring famous Fisher Scones; Noah visits the Tennessee State Fair for the Tennessee Whiskey Burger, Deep Fried PB and J, and the Candy Floss Burrito.