Everyone has a favorite fair food , and some states have iconic treats the area is known for. You might be thinking of carnival standards like cotton candy, funnel cake, giant corn dogs, sausage hot off the griddle, burgers , candy apples or snow cones.

Food Network calls a staple of Southern Sunday dinners the best fair food in the Magnolia State. It's not even deep-fried. This treat can be sweet or savory and is a decades-long tradition at the Mississippi State Fair . Best of all, it's free!

There are lots of local and state delicacies sold across the U.S., right next to fried Oreos and turkey legs. Some are sweet, like deep-fried buckeyes in Ohio or New Hampshire's pumpkin donuts. Others are savory, like an Indian taco in Oklahoma or Utah's hot beef sundae.

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