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State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Savory Finalist A bag of chips is a snack. It rides in a lunchbox, not on top of a pizza. Somebody put the whole bag on the pizza anyway. What This Thing Actually Is Start with hand-tossed, fresh dough. Add a jalapeno cheddar queso base instead … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Savory Finalist A two step has two moves. Quick, quick, slow, slow. This entry has two tacos. Sweet, then smoke. Neither one dances around the other. What This Thing Actually Is Most taco entries at the Fair commit to one flavor and run it hard. Dickel’s … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 New Food, Big Tex Choice Awards Semi-Finalist Located at Highland Park Soda Fountain in the Tower Building Elvis ate peanut butter and banana together his whole life. Texas finally put it in a cup. What This Thing Actually Is Creamy banana pudding ice cream gets spun together with rich peanut butter sauce into … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Sipper Finalist Corn flakes are supposed to sit in a bowl. You eat them with a spoon before 8 a.m., half asleep, not thinking about it. This one skips the bowl and hands you a straw instead. What This Thing Actually Is Toasted corn flakes get … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Sipper Finalist A root beer float is a kid’s drink. Soft serve, soda, a straw, done before the ice cream melts. The Nevins family has been running fair concessions since before that childhood classic even had this kind of Fair-only competition. This year they put wine … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Sipper Finalist Caramel apple and bacon aren’t natural roommates. One belongs at a candy stand, the other at breakfast. Isaac Rousso has made a career of moving bacon into rooms it wasn’t invited to. What This Thing Actually Is Straight from Deep Ellum, this hard cider … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards: Best Taste, Sipper Luis Cano didn’t invent a new flavor to win this. He just paid attention to what people already ordered. Twenty five years running a fruit stand taught him that much. What This Thing Actually Is Layered pineapple and watermelon agua fresca forms the … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Sipper Finalist A margarita gets poured. A soft serve gets swirled into a cone. This one refused to pick a lane and became both. What This Thing Actually Is Start with a strawberry and mango margarita. Instead of pouring it over ice, it gets combined with … Read more

State Fair of Texas, 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards Savory Finalist Nachos are a fair food. Wings are a fair food. Loaded fries are a fair food. Somebody looked at three separate menu categories and refused to pick just one. What This Thing Actually Is Crispy chicken wings get tossed in zesty taco seasoning, then … Read more