'I'm an American and these funfair foods would send Europeans into a coma'

Daily Mirror

20-05-2025

People have been left gobsmacked by what is on offer to eat at the Los Angeles County Fair in the US as a resident of the area insists that the offerings would 'send Europeans into a coma'
An American woman has shared some "crazy" food items she spotted at a county fair in Los Angeles. She believes the bizarre treats would be enough to "send Europeans into a coma."
The US is famous for its huge fast food eateries, large portion sizes, never-ending menu options, and wild food combinations - a stark difference to meals offered across Europe. Over time, companies have increased their serving sizes, meaning meals are getting bigger and bigger across the pond. In surveys involving 60,000 Americans, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that serving sizes have grown over the past 20 years, not only at fast-food eateries, but at other restaurants and in homes, ABC News reports.
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A social media user has proved that this is also the case at funfairs; she showed just how large and outrageous food combinations are at the Los Angeles County Fair in a post to TikTok recently.
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The resident, who visited the fair over the weekend, showed pictures of food vans and stalls around the fair at Fairplex in Ponoma, saying: "I'm at the LA County Fair and here are some foods that I fear would put a European into a coma. They would not survive this."
It is always fun to treat yourself to a delicious treat or shop for sweet treats in between playing games at a fair. But could you stomach these combinations?
@dandydemon on TikTok went up to the first food van, and spotted a chicken donut sandwich - comprised of two glazed donuts with a large piece of fried chicken in the middle, plus a side of fried pickle chips. Also on offer at another van, named Biggy's, there were some "crazy" options.
She could not believe there was a Cheetos Flamin' Hot Crunchy chicken burger, but most of all, a cereal burger - Cap'n Crunch cereal inside chicken burger with honey and raspberry glaze.
At another stall, she noticed Flamin' Hot Cheetos pickle, and an 'Ohhh Big Daddy' corn dog with Flamin' Hot Cheetos and cheese. Spotting fries made out of Spam, she described them as "probably the most normal thing" at the fair.
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She added: "Ok here's where we start getting crazy again." She found bacon wrapped chicken legs, fried avocados, and a triple cheeseburger with donuts as the burger buns. "Obviously the donuts are the buns," she joked.
There were also fried frog legs being served at the fair, cotton candy tacos with ice cream, plus the attendee found a hut with "walls and walls" of sweets. She even found a mac and cheese stuffed turkey leg.
She concluded: "I will leave you with this, this was truly crazy to me. Fried cheese cake, fried Oreos, fried butter." "And I'll defend this food with my life," she added.
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"And they call beans on toast weird," a Brit pointed out. One other agreed and commented: "I'm British. it was beans yous were worried about? What do you mean Krispy Kreme triple decker cheeseburger?"
"Never want to hear an American make fun of European food again. fried butter?," wrote a third.
One other added: "I thought 'how bad can it be' then number one slapped me across the face." "If I lived in the US I would be the size of a whale," commented another Brit.
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One American noted: "Guys, it's a fairground, these foods are purposely outrageous for the novelty and the experience. It's not like we eat this stuff every day, only like a third of the country does that."
For the full list of outrageous food served at LA County Fair, see the event's website. The fair runs until May 26.
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