16 Craziest State Fair Foods
| June 28, 2017
8. Chocolate covered scorpions
A specialty of the Southwestern State Fairs, vendors in California and Arizona have perfected these. The chef takes a large scorpion, deep fries it (of course), and dips the entire thing in chocolate — it’s as simple as that. There’s no stinger anymore, but people do find that these confections are quite crunchy. If you’re not interested in scorpion, but still want to be a bit adventurous, you can try chocolate covered grasshopper or lizard.
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