We took a culinary tour of the North Carolina State Fair and lived to tell the tale — and we might have even discovered a new favorite food. Hint: It's fried.
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Memaw’s Biscuits at the N.C. State Fair
Forget those deep-fried sideshows, these scratch-made biscuits are the State Fair’s main attraction.
The Big Chip: Dorton Arena
Every year thousands of people at the North Carolina State Fair walk by Dorton Arena, not realizing the building is one of the state’s most ambitious — and historically significant — pieces of architecture.
