2019: The Year in Food (5)

5. Pork Strip Basket, Iowa State Fair, near the southwest corner of the fairgrounds (Aug. 16)

Three delicious Chuckie’s Pork Strips, made from center cut pork loin; hand breaded with Chuckie’s Famous batter, seasoned waffle fries, creamy cheese sauce, bacon bits and topped off with savory chives.”

Worth every single one of the 10 minutes I had to wait. I could eat this once a week and then have to spend the other six days burning the calories from it. It wasn’t among the finalists for best new fair food — the finalists were just a wee bit “out there” for me — but I hope this one becomes a tradition.

Supper was a Gizmo (video), which I’ve had before, and despite being almost freshly served the meat was a bit too cool. But it was still tradition-laden food at what, as far as I’m concerned, is one of the best places on Earth.

Travels in Iowa 2019: 150-plus towns, 52 counties, 11 separate days including front/back ends of trips, 2 Little Mermaid statues, 1 previously visited state capitol photographed, 0 presence north and east of Webster City.

Weird flex cross: Shelby County, which I hadn’t been in since 2014, got two separate visits about 30 days apart.

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