October 4th, 2007 By Jenna Walker
A Fall Festival Food Adventure: Day 2
Once again, we found ourselves at the Fall Festival for lunch. Our goal? To bring you some more reviews of the vast amount of food options there.
First, based on a reader suggestion we tried some gumbo. It looked great, and was served over rice of course. There were large pieces of shredded chicken, but it could’ve used some more sausage. All in all it was good, but needed more spices in my opinion. I also wish the cup had been slightly bigger for the price. The Gumbo is at Booth 23, German Township Booster for $4.
The new offering of Fried Coke was next on the list to try. It’s new and a confusing concept. I was handed what looked like a sundae, but on inspection it seemed to be something like donut balls soaked in Coke, and then fried, covered in whipped cream, topped with a cherry. The Coke-balls were fried too much and were really hard and crispy, and I couldn’t even taste the Coke. All around, I just didn’t like it. However, if you want to try it, Fried Coke is at Booth 67, St. Peters UMC for $2.50.
Next, we tried fried macaroni and cheese with a lemon shake-up to wash it down. The fried macaroni was in thin triangles (I prefer it made in balls), but very cheesy and you could still get the intended taste. Yum. The lemon shake-up was nice and sugary. One reason I chose this booth for these was the long line—always a good sign. Fried Macaroni and the Shake-Up are at the Vanderburgh Humane Society booth (Booth 75) for $2.50 and $3.75 respectively.
Leaving, we decided to try one more thing: the Fried Snickers Bar. You get 2 battered fun-size Snickers that are deep fried. They are topped in powdered sugar and chocolate, speared with a toothpick. These are extremely rich, but nice and chocolatey. Definitely a good pick. Fried Snickers are at Booth 37, Mt. Pleasant Church, 2 for $3.
More suggestions? Tells us what you love, discovered, or always look forward to. If you have you ever eaten a brain sandwich, we want to hear all about it.
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Bobby
October 04, 2007 @ 08:32PM
The definatly doesnt look like the fried coke i had this yr at the owensboro bbq fest. It had a doughy consistancy to it yours definatly looks like it was overcooked. The one i had in owensboro was actually quite good,alot more than i was expecting anyways.
Brian
October 05, 2007 @ 12:38AM
Brain sandwiches are the bomb, and everytime I eat one I swear I get smarter. Much better than the pigeon I had in Germany. They (brains, not pigeons) are actually really tasty and have the consistency of scrambled eggs … I recommend having one - just like owning a Ferrari, everyone should do it once in their life.
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lauren
October 05, 2007 @ 11:08AM
i had a yummy and big lemon shake-up at booth 125 for 1.50!
lauren
October 05, 2007 @ 11:08AM
i had a yummy and big lemon shake-up at booth 120 for 1.50!
lauren
October 05, 2007 @ 11:09AM
it really is booth 120. ha.
Dave - Great Adventures
October 17, 2008 @ 02:33PM
I wish I could remember the ingredient but I watched a cooking show in which they mentioned that most Coke based foods lose the flavor of the soda in the cooking process. They added an ingredient (just can’t remember what) which helps off set the lost flavor.
Sounds like a great time and a great adventure, though. Our own Fall Festival near my home is right around the corner and all I can do is sit and drool till it gets here. I go for the food!