10 New Deep-Fried Delights to Try at the San Diego County Fair

The 2016 San Diego County Fair, with its 'Mad About the Fair' inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and steampunk, returns this Friday, June 3 for a month-long stint at the Del Mar Fairgrounds that will feature games, rides, exhibitions, concerts and most importantly, over-the-top fair food. And once again, this is the Year of the Deep Fryer. In case you need to organize your calorie intake, here's a preview of the 10 all-new deep-fried treats you can sample this summer.

• Deep-fried chicken-and-waffles-on-a-stick from Chicken Charlie's
• French Toast Bacon Bombs (cream cheese-stuffed dough, wrapped in bacon, deep-fried and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and served with syrup) from Bacon-A-Fair
• Deep-fried nachos from Texas Tater Twisters
• Deep-fried shrimp-and-rice-on-a-stick from Chicken Charlie's
• Deep-fried California-style Chicago Dog (Chicago dog with fries wrapped in a tortilla and deep-fried) from Chicago Style All Beef Hot Dogs
• Kool-Aid® glazed hot wings from Chicken Charlie's
• Deep-fried pizza slices from Linda's Pizza
• Deep-fried cookie butter from Mexican Funnel Cake
• Deep-fried cinnamon apple rings from Chuckwagon
• Deep-fried lemonade from Pacific Coast

To cleanse your palate, check out this year's special drink-centric events, including a weekly Sunday tea service with optional bottomless champagne cocktails, the Distilled: Spirits & Cocktail Festival and the San Diego International Beer Festival, which is featuring a special beer, Steampunk Ale, brewed just for the occasion by North County's Abnormal Beer Co. that will be served at 17 Hands Restaurant & Cantina and in the Ballast Point bar in front of Exhibit Hall for the duration of the fair.