Every year, for the last three weeks of Summer, Toronto is host to the largest Fair in Canada: the CNE or the Ex. The Ex has a ton of stuff to do: carnival rides like the Ferris Wheel to the CNE Sky Ride, International Marketplace with vendors selling items from around the world and the Food Building filled with tons of great food options.
(Photo from H.C)
The Food Building got a new Bacon Nation stall:
My friend's Bacon Loaded Hot Dog and My Bacon wrapped hot dog...
Clearly, her hot dog was gargantuan in comparison.
You get so much more for $3 more: overflowing bacon bits for the full out bacon experience.
Bacon was crisp and not super oily - Good Job Bacon Nation.
Then on our way out, they were giving out free samples of Tiny Tom's Mini Donuts, and I was sold:
(H.C.)
The donut machine
The bag of dozen donuts with powdered sugar - yum!
They were fresh, not greasy and straight from the oven toasty.
One of my goals this year was to try the Deep Fried Mars Bar and the Deep Fried Butter!
Near the Prince's gate is the famous food stall selling both these items (and a few other deep fried treats).
My $5 awesome deep fried Mars bar!
The gooey chocolatey inside...
The way I see it: you can only eat these greasy indulgent foods once a year - so you might as well make the best of it. This Deep Fried Mars Bar was one of the best parts of my Fair experience. It's pretty heavy though with all the batter on the outside (it's a pretty thick layer as you can see) and the oozy chocolate and caramel from the Mars bar inside. Yum!
Deep Fried Butter Balls
It was okay at first, until I got to the end with all the heavy butter then it felt a little painful to eat and swallow.
Overall: The CNE is great! There's tons to see and check out here (especially all the food stalls - it's fascinating to see them try to consistently outdo themselves on their recipes each year to make their food crazier than the prior year). It was an artery clogging fest with the bacon and then the deep fried butter and Mars bar.
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