Archive: https://archive.today/7WnTX From the post: >>Carnival food is the shock comic of the culinary scene. It’s a food genre that traffics in surprise, provocation and high caloric absurdity. At some fairs and rodeos it can feel like the gimmick, rather than food itself, is the point, and you find yourself eating something just to say you did. Deep fried ranch dressing, anyone? At Cheyenne Frontier Days, concessionaires take a different tack. You’ll still find all the classic concepts — the deep fry remains sacrosanct, and there’s plenty tendered up on a stick.