First it was the Pork Parfait which is really just meat and potatoes in a cup. But now fair food goes to the next level, and we havea list of foods you should request at the county or state fair you attend.

#10: "The Vandross"

It's rumored that soul singer Luther Vandross invented this when he ran out of bread. The combination of two Krispy Kreme donuts and a bacon cheeseburger is a

culinary advancement in "fair food" that goes over the top. And so will your cholesterol levels. If you're wondering, The Vandross has an estimated 800 calories,  

#9: Fried Butter:

Whipped, frozen butter is dipped in batter, it's served in Indiana and Texas and comes in varieties like cinnamon, garlic, grape and cherry.

#8: Fried Coke

It's actually Coke-flavored batter with fountain syrup added post-fry.

#7: “The Pork Parfait “

Florida fairgoers attending the Dade County Fair & Expo know to look for the robot pig

singing hillbilly music. Because that's where you find Porky's, a traveling food vender from Indiana, whose specialty is, you guessed it, “The Pork Parfait” , an ice-cream-sundae mix of pulled pork, mashed potatoes, and barbecue sauce served in a big see-through cup.   It's like BBQ pig ice cream, and people love it.

#6: Deep fried scorpion

Way out west, a scorpion sighting isn’t unusual, but coming across a dead one dipped in chocolate on a stick might be. These state fair scorpions are deep fried, cooled and dipped in sweet, savory chocolate. A chinese delicacy with a crunchy taste. Bite straight down on the head of the scorpion   instead of the tail and work your way from there.

#5: Mexican funnel cake

This elaborate dish puts a twist on the traditional funnel cake by using churro dough topped with whipped cream and strawberries. It comes in two sizes: The regular size that feeds two to three people, or a 5-pound family size that can bring on a sugar coma.

#4: Smoked lizard on a stick

Like a lot of unholy delights, people say this tastes just like chicken. After having been smoked for 12 hours and smothered in barbecue sauce and chocolate, this treat tastes bitter and fishy. Yummo

#3. Sautéed mealworms

Cooked in olive oil, sautéed in garlic and smothered in barbecue sauce, these mealworms are served and eaten like a burger. The hard part about eating one

is getting past the creep reflex. The one where you shiver all over and crawl into a fetal ball when you realize you're eating worms. It's been compared to eating

a fried onion but without the onion flavor. The mealworms are low in fat and high in protein.

# 2:   Deep Fried Kool-Aid:

Just when you thought that everything that could be deep fried has been done, , someone comes up with another unthinkable combination: deep-fried Twinkies

chicken fried bacon, spaghetti and meatball-on-a-stick, the deep fried hot beef sundae, Key Lime Pie on-a-stick, deep-fried pickles. Yes, when it comes to state

and county fair foods, there’s always a new deep fried or scary food combination to get eaters into a twist. Take Cherry Kool-Aid, mix it with flour and water then pop it into the fryer. Basically its cherry flavored fried dough.

And at #1:  The Giant Turkey Leg   

The iconic fair food item, who hasn’t feasted on one of these bad boys and then used the gnawed bone to emphasize their point of view. The Giant Turkey Leg tops the list for highest calories, yet, in spite of that, according to vender Carousel Foods, it is by far their best selling item.