The “Best in the West” Kern County Fair was back again this year with more family fun, amusement rides, games and most of all food.

The fair featured a variety of different food choices from Boy Scouts of America’s barbecue baked potatoes, Martin’s Tri-tip, Greek gyros, Basque food, bratwurst, fried zucchini and cheese curds, gelato, roasted corn stands, to Cheeseworks “Cheese on a stick.”

The fair brought in foods of many origins, backgrounds, and tastes, but the most eye-catching of food attractions for fairgoers were the mixtures of unusual and weird foods. From chocolate-covered bacon featured at Mac’s Fine Food, deep fried snickers located at the Funnel Cakes stand, and Basquefood featuring cow tongue, the fair had an eclectic assortment of strange delights that people of all ages could indulge in.

MaryAnn Evans, 76, a fair attendee, took fearless pleasure in trying the chocolate-covered bacon.

“It was like eating a piece of bacon then chocolate followed after it,” said Evans. “It was different. It was frozen, and it was good.”

People of all ages could experience the distinctive flavors of the many food choices that the fair  offered.  Although the foods were different in taste, there were still lines upon lines for the food stands and fairgoers were eager to try something different. Presley Cortez, 12, shared her feelings on chocolate-covered bacon.

“It was different, but it was actually not that bad,” said Cortez.  “It was salty and sweet, but the chocolate was my favorite part.”

The popularity of the unusual food items continues to make a trip to the fair a memorable one.