Texas State Fair Reveals Jaw-dropping Food Winners You Can’t Miss

It’s the time of year all Texans long for...State Fair of Texas time!!!!

THE Texas fair!

No matter where you live in Texas, The State Fair of Texas is your fair. Students from across the state travel to Fair Park in Dallas to compete in livestock and art competitions. A car show...amazing rides and shopping adds more to the experience, but there is one part of the fair that outshines it all.

State Fair of Texas Food

The official winners of the 2025 Big Tex Choice Awards have been announced and they look awesome! Food items are divided into four categories: savory, sweet, most creative and this year’s new “sipper” category. The items are then judged on uniqueness, creativity, presentation and taste. 76 entries were narrowed down to 30 semi-finalists last month.

The 2025 Big Tex Choice Awards winners.

Best Taste: Sweet: Chill & Thrill Delight, Tony & Terry Bednar

This Texas-sized cup is packed with diced mango, pineapple, watermelon, grapes, cantaloupe, and strawberries, in fresh watermelon juice with a splash of lime. It’s topped with shaved mango sorbet.

Best Taste — Savory: Crab & Mozzarella Arancini, Stefan T. Nedwetzky

This dish is a blend of premium Maryland Blue Crab meat, white rice, mozzarella cheese, spring onion, red bell pepper, lemon, and black pepper. Each rice ball is seasoned with aromatic herbs, including garlic, coriander, and basil. They are dipped in a crunchy breadcrumb coating, then deep-fried.

Best Taste — Sipper: Cookie Chaos Milkshake, Brad Weiss

The cookie butter milkshake is loaded with snickerdoodle chunks, Golden Oreo Cookies, and classic Oreo Cookies for the ultimate cookie explosion. It is topped with whipped cream, a scoop of edible cookie butter cookie dough, a Biscoff cookie, and a cookie butter drizzle that ties it all together. Finished with a rim coated in crushed Biscoff cookie pieces

Most Creative: Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Deviled Egg Sliders, Kendall Williams

The Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Deviled Egg Sliders consist of a Cajun-seasoned Wagyu patty, topped with aged cheddar and crispy applewood bacon. In place of a bun, the sandwich is held together by two deep-fried, panko-crusted deviled egg halves and served with a house-made ketchup-inspired sauce.