St Louis Fair 2013-33

St Louis Fair 2013-33
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Everytime I read the ingredients for "loaded fries," I get chest pains.

St Louis Fair 2013-35

St Louis Fair 2013-35
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The perfect meal - turkey leg, pulled pork, "curly" potato chips and lemonade.

St Louis Fair 2013-34

St Louis Fair 2013-34
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I just wanted to say "brats."

St Louis Fair 2013-37

St Louis Fair 2013-37
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I have one question - which is healthier, the 1/4 pound hot dog or the 1/2 pound Italian sausage?

St Louis Fair 2013-38

St Louis Fair 2013-38
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The 'Merican taste bud. While most of these folks in MIssouri scream about "immigrants" and share Facebook posts calling for "English to be America's official language," they have no problems buying corn dogs, crab rangoons and burritos from food booths.Oh, the irony.

St Louis Fair 2013-40

St Louis Fair 2013-40
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Steak and cheese. Feel the heart attack! That should be their motto.

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St Louis Fair 2013-41
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St. Louis is as close to the "center of America" you can get. It's physically near the center of the contiguous 48 states and reflects both the collusion of north and south culture, as well as east vs. west. One popular style of food here is cajun, as Louisiana fare does well. There probably are more cajun restaurants in St. Louis than Chinese.

St Louis Fair 2013-42

St Louis Fair 2013-42
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This was a first for me - a Kurdish food booth at a fair. This was taken at the Fair St. Louis 2013. The folks running this booth were very proud of being there, as they took a ton of photos of their operation. Obviously, much of the food wasn't "Kurdish" as Gyro's are Greek, Falafel's are Jewish and/or Palestinian, Hummas is seen as Morrocan, and snow cones are clearly American, but still, it was different.

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St Louis Fair 2013-48
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Yes, this could be argued as a cheap shot, or a brilliant artistic photo that should be hung in a museum. Here, an oversized American flag is bordered by two greasy, fast-food booths at the Fair St. Louis.