Is the Orange International Street Fair here again? Yes it is, reminding us that summer is wrapping up. For those unfamiliar, it ain't the OC Fair. Chicken Charlie will not be in attendance, but I'm sure there will be just as much fried foods there than is probably advisable to consume in any quantity. And admission is free.
The scene will be the typical one every year. The parking will suck, but there will be plenty of domestic beer (care of Budweiser, its official sponsor) in flimsy cups of the variety that the snobs will turn their noses at, and food from “internationally” themed streets.
Here's a list of the foods to expect, categorized in its different “streets.”
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All-American Street
Margaritas and Wine
Strawberry Short Cake and Baked Potatoes
BBQ Corn and Hot Dogs
Cookies and Milk
Snow Cones, Hot Wings and S'mores
Funnel Cakes
Corn Dogs, Mini Donuts and Tater Tots
Native American Fry Bread
Cheeseburgers and Fries
Roasted Corn
BBQ Beef Sandwiches and Hot Dogs
Chilli Dogs
Monkey Bread
Asian Street
BBQ Skewers, Rice , Orange Chicken Egg Rolls
Australian Street
Potato Wedges, Chicken Wings and Ice Cream
Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwiches
Danish Street
Danish Pastry
Sausage Sandwich
Danish Doughnuts
Dutch Street
French Fries, Olie Bollen
English Street
Fish & Chips
German Street
Bratwurst
Ginza Street
California Rolls, Inari, Shaved Ice
Beef Sticks and Rice
Greek Street
Solvlakia, Gyros, Loukomathtes and Calamari
Irish Street
Irish Banger Sausages and Breakfast Burritos
Italian Street
Sausage and Meatball Sandwiches, Pizza and Alcohol Sales
Mexican Street
Carne Asada Tacos, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tamales
Tacos, Nachos, Churros and Horchata
Norwegian Street
Rosette Cookies and Alcohol Sales
Polynesian Street
Kalua Pork Sliders, Frozen Fruit Bars and Alcohol Sales
Swiss Street
Bratwurst
For more info, go to http://www.orangestreetfair.org/
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Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.