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OC Fair Food on a $20 Budget

July 21, 2013 by Valerie Mitchell

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Fun at the Orange County Fair

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It’s time for the annual tradition of the Orange County Fair and the array of foods that we look forward to every year.

Many enjoy eating their way through the fair and then regret it later when they realize they’ve overdone it and are feeling the consequences. This year I decided to see what would happen if I set a $20 budget for food at the OC Fair for me and my son. I only went over my self-imposed limit a little bit.

We had a great time exploring the fair and looking at the food options before we made our decisions.

The fruit looked fantastic and it was nice to have a healthy option. I didn’t get any this time, since I have fruit at home and was looking to try more typical fair food.

Fresh fruit at the OC Fair

There was, of course, a HUGE selection of deep fried food – the usuals and lots of unique combinations.

OC Fair

I don’t normally choose funnel cakes, but these Red Velvet Cakes looked really good.

OC Fair Red Velvet Funnel Cake

Bacon. Bacon. Bacon.

Yes, there was bacon just about everywhere I looked. Many times it was paired with chocolate or Nutella.

OC Fair Chocolate Covered Bacon

I also saw many people enjoying The Maple Bacon Donut.

OC Fair Maple Bacon Donut

When we had just about finished our loop around the OC Fair, I knew exactly what I wanted – horchata. It was refreshing and exactly what I needed on a hot day. The spices were just right and it wasn’t too sweet.

Horchata at the OC Fair

We then came back to the first thing that caught my son’s eye – a giant turkey leg. It was filling, fun to eat and a perfect choice for an OC Fair food dinner!

Giant Turkey Leg at the OC Fair

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Filed Under: California, Orange County, Restaurants, United States Tagged With: deep fried food, fair food, giant turkey leg, horchata, oc fair, orange county fair, orange couty

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