HOUSTON – Most athletes spend their whole year training and preparing for a championship. For foodies and rodeo vendors, they spend months crafting, creating and preparing for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
On Thursday, HLSR hosted its 12th annual Gold Buckle Foodie Awards. Vendors from all food genres presented their best and most unique bites to a panel of media judges. From fried sweets to Flaming Hot Cheeto crusted entrees, each food was grouped into eight separate categories.
The categories included: Best Food-on-a-Stick, Best New Flavor, Best Value, Most Creative, Best Fried Food, Best Classic Fair Food, Best Specialty Food, and Best Dessert.
After ten rounds of sampling, there were 13 unique foods we found. Fair warning, you might get a food coma after reading this.
Ged Fried: Doughnut Chicken Sandwich
Fried Chicken Doughnut Sandwich (KPRC)
The Tot Spot & Mac Shack: Cowboy Mac
Cowboy Mac (KPRC)
Flaming Hot Cheetos Pickle Nachos
Flaming Hot Cheeto Pickle Nachos (KPRC)
Fried A Fair: Candy Bar Twinkie Taco
Candy Bar Twinkie Taco (KPRC)
Texas Pride Grill: Pork Rind Supreme Nachos
Pork rinds supreme nachos (KPRC)
The Original Minneapple Pie: Deep-Fried Cookie Dough Sundae
Deep Fried Cookie Dough Sundae (KPRC)
Swain’s Pizza on a Stick: Pastor Pizza
Pastor Pizza (KPRC)
El Patio Restaurant: Fried Tres Leches
Fried Tres Leches (KPRC)
Biggy’s BBQ: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Cheese Turkey Leg
