16 Craziest State Fair Foods

6. Deep Fried Starbucks

In 2015, the San Diego County Fair made headlines with several new kinds of experimental fair food. The eventual winner was quite unexpected — deep friend Starbucks.

The inventor of the dish took freshly ground coffee, rolled it in pastry dough, then deep fried it. The deep fried coffee balls were served in a Starbucks to-go cup with whipped cream for dipping. The dish was supposed to help tired fair-goers get their caffeine fix in without having to use the bathroom as much.

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