I hadn’t planned on deviating from my one-junk-food-a-day plan so early on in my blogging career, but I’d be remiss not to mention my visit to the DC BBQ Battle yesterday.  Simply put, it’s the closest thing to a County Fair that DC has.  No blue ribbon gigantic vegetables or pie eating contests, but this Capital festival had plenty of meat and deep fried things, which everyone loves.

Appropo

The DC BBQ Battle TRIES to be everything a County Fair is, with less rusty dangerous rides, and more dunk contests.  This inflatable pig definitely let everyone know they’d arrived at Glutton-town.

Where's Adam Richman!?

Man v. Food Nation was having open auditions and contests, and these three were tasked with eating three super hot wings in 60 seconds.  Part 2, sit for 60 seconds allowing the burn to set in.  Incidentally, the girl in the center LOST IT after her first bite.  Not.  Cute.

Team Vince and Scott

I attended the DC BBQ Battle in order to help cheer on some friends on mine, Vince and Scott, in their first entry into this yearly competition.  All you supposed expert BBQ-ers, Vince and Scott are the real deal. They had to do brisket, chicken, pork, and ribs – all four to compete in a two day period.  Good luck today, Team Good Ladder!

Deep Fried...wait, what??

Ah, here we go.  Deep Fried goodness.  I’ve eaten my fair share of deep fried things over the years, but the deep fried butter…well, it scared me.  I wasn’t ready to take that on.  I felt like Juba at the end of Gladiator… “Not yet.  Not yet.”

Funnel Crack

Who loves funnel cake?  Everyone loves funnel cake.  Yes, you do.  YOU DO.  Shut up, you do.

Elvis-Fried Pickles

I’ve had fried pickles before, but usually they were slices, not full on spears like these babies.  Yikes. Salty.

Twinkie Frinkie

Deep fried Twinkies confuse me, because although it makes the center gooey – Twinkies are already, essentially frosting wrapped in batter.  Now it’s been battered again?  Why do I feel like I’m being duped here…

Inside the Fake Cake

Focus, iPhone, focus!  Ah well.  The inside of the fried Twinkie wasn’t anything impressive.

Milky Way, done right

The deep fried Milky Way was the best of all the fried items purchased that day, I feel.  Not only is it pure sugar already, but now you’ve added more sugar on top.  Brilliant.

Goooooey

One bite says it all – pure melted chocolate, nugget and caramel.  I’m drooling.  This is like a chocolate croissant on steroids.

Why don't you slide

You see how the last bites of gooey chocolate fried goodness can’t even adhere to the popsicle stick, and has started to slide off?  That’s how you know: deep frying success!

It was a gluttonous day.  Thank god it’s only once a year.

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Sincerely, Junk Food Guy