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And our expert brings an important perspective on fair food, even though he can’t drive himself to the awards.

Each year prior to the State Fair of Texas opening, judges pick the three Big Tex Choice Awards winners. So, when you ask what should we eat at the fair? This is a great place to start.

Chef Joni Bell has already sold 14,000 of her winning deep-fried bacon brisket grilled cheeses. Here's the inside story of how the dish came together:

Social media seems to have ginned up a controversy between a Big Tex Choice Awards finalist, a popular menu item at a local restaurant, and the State Fair of Texas.

Unlike soy tofu, where proteins are coagulated from soy milk, Shan tofu uses heat-set starch with ochre-hued chickpea flour.

And then there were 10. Here are the finalists for the 2023 Big Tex Choice Awards.

>> cant have it but cant you keep the bread around? >> i love a classic -- no ham. grilled cheese, tomato, deep-fried, my mother did that for me growing up. >> to me grilled cheese, forget. cheese bread, thats it. i told you, ill have my salad next to it, and want it should dating my sandwich. >> is a hot dark sandwich? >> anyone who says that is a loser. no. >> hamburger is a sandwich. >> hamburger is a burger, not a sandwich. >> classic american sandwich. >> i have to go no. empanada. >> no.

>> cant have it but cant you keep the bread around? >> i love a classic -- no ham. grilled cheese, tomato, deep-fried, my mother did that for me growing up. >> to me grilled cheese, forget. cheese bread, thats it. i told you, ill have my salad next to it, and want it should dating my sandwich. >> is a hot dark sandwich? >> anyone who says that is a loser. no. >> hamburger is a sandwich. >> hamburger is a burger, not a sandwich. >> classic american sandwich. >> i have to go no. empanada. >> no.

Enjoy classics like burgers and fries or expand your palate with international dishes at Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak this Labor Day weekend.

The 2023 Mississippi Valley Fair kicks off on Tuesday, August 1st. More than 50 food and beverage vendors will be at the fair serving up favorites to fairgoers.