Carnival Eats — Season 1, Episode 12: Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair

Episode synopsis

The Illinois State Fair is one of the longest running fairs in the U.S. and luckily for host Noah Cappe, he's able to sample a taste of Illinois history with the Horseshoe Sandwich: a deep fried pork tenderloin topped with French fries and creamy cheese sauce. Then he puts together an over-the-top deep fried peanut butter sandwich, topped with homemade fluff. Next, Noah travels to New York for the Erie County Fair where he chows down on some local Buffalo favourites like Buffalo Chicken Wing Pizza, Beef on Weck Eggrolls and the Bacon Bomber.

About Carnival Eats

Carnival Eats celebrates today's modern gastronomic freak show and takes you on an international, food-frenzied roller coaster of culinary delights, to the new epicenter of carnival life — food! Foods of every imaginable shape, size, color and taste are being created specifically for the connoisseurs who ply midways and fairgrounds, and Carnival Eats is there for every delicious bite.

More episodes from Season 1

• E189er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival
• E2Viva! Vienna! Festival/Contraband Days Festival
• E3Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival
• E4Portland Rose Festival & Got to be NC Fair
• E5Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival
• E6California State Fair/North East Fair
• E7Miami-Dade County Fair; Sarasota County Agricultural Fair
• E8Carnival
• E9Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest
• E10K-Days/North Dakota State Fair
• E11Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days
• E13Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival