The BEST episodes of Carnival Eats season 1

#1 - Stick It to Me

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/9/2015

Fork-free and portable foods served on a skewer; Family Dog; Bacon Bomber; Gator Kabobs; Fudge Puppy.

#2 - Go Nuts for Donuts

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/2/2015

Inventive dishes featuring donuts; glazed donut bacon cheeseburger; grilled chicken raspberry donut; donut ice cream sandwiches.

#3 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/13/2014

In Ohio, Noah gets pulled in by the Pulled Pork Donut and goes fish in North Carolina for Calabash Flounder.

#4 - Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/6/2014

The Illinois State Fair is one of the longest running fairs in the U.S. and luckily for host Noah Cappe, he's able to sample a taste of Illinois history with the Horseshoe Sandwich: a deep fried pork tenderloin topped with French fries and creamy cheese sauce. Then he puts together an over-the-top deep fried peanut butter sandwich, topped with homemade fluff. Next, Noah travels to New York for the Erie County Fair where he chows down on some local Buffalo favourites like Buffalo Chicken Wing Pizza, Beef on Weck Eggrolls and the Bacon Bomber.

#5 - Canadian National Exhibition; Prairie Fest

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2014

Noah visits the Prairie Dog Fest in Oswego, Illinois to sample the Italian Beef Combo Sandwich, complete with a 10-inch sausage; the Deep Fried Ice Cream with Churros; the "Kimchi Korean Dog", Korean-style hot dog topped with spicy Asian slaw, Korean BBQ beef, kimchi and sriracha mayo on a steam poppy seed bun. Next, he heads to the Canadian National Exhibition or "The Ex" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to try the "Thanksgiving Waffle", a stuffing waffle topped with cranberry sauce, turkey and gravy; the "Tofu Bao Taco", deep-fried tofu, pickled carrots and daikon piled in a steam bao bun with spicy sauce; an Arancini, a deep-fried Italian rice ball stuffed with beef, peas and cheese, topped with tomato sauce; and homemade Chocolate Orange Fudge.

#6 - Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/23/2014

Noah constructs a Collosal Grilled Cheese in Indiana, and goes a round with Black & Blue Fries in Illinois.

#7 - K-Days/North Dakota State Fair

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2014

In this episode, host Noah Cappe travels to Edmonton, Alberta for K Days. He starts the day off right with a Canadian specialty turned into brunch: Breakfast Poutine. The creative combos continue with a fusion-inspired Japanese Dog and a S'mores Mini Donuts, with the summer camp favorite topping the perennial carnival classic. Across the border in North Dakota, Wild Rice Burgers, Idaho Tacos and Kettle Corn make up the regional fare in this prairie state.

#8 - 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2014

Host Noah Cappe moseys over to Oklahoma to pig out on the Giant Texas Tenderloin Sandwich, and gets berry excited over Strawberry Pizza in Virginia.

#9 - Portland Rose Festival & Got to be NC Fair

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/8/2014

Host Noah Cappe keeps things weird in Portland with Beef Tongue Tacos and samples a Donut Sloppy Joe in North Carolina.

#10 - We Deep Fried That!

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/9/2015

Deep fried treats of the carnival.

#11 - Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2014

Noah is California dreaming as he takes on Lobster Fries and jumps for Grasshopper Fried Pie in Texas

#12 - Calgary Stampede

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/4/2014

It's the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, and host Noah Cappe has arrived at the Calgary Stampede ready to eat! He starts his visit off with the Stampede's hot new hit, Scorpion Pizza -- a slice of pizza loaded with edible insects. There are fair classics like Deep Fried Butter, Hot Beef Sundae, Deep Fried Mac and Cheese and Saltwater Taffy. Noah partakes of Calgary's cowboy culture in the traditional Stampede Breakfast, and finds some fusion food in the form of the Chicken Tinga Masala Tostada.

#13 - Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/2014

Noah Cappe samples the freak show of food in New Jersey and indulges in Southern sweet potato pie ice cream.

#14 - Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2014

Host Noah Cappe is smitten over Fried Bread Pudding Bites in Alabama and gets bitten by Fried Rattlesnake in Oklahoma.

#15 - Miami-Dade County Fair; Sarasota County Agricultural Fair

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2014

#16 - Viva! Vienna! Festival/Contraband Days Festival

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/25/2014

Host Noah Cappe goes coastal in Virginia for creamy crab dip and discovers the secret to authentic Crawfish Gumbo in Louisiana.

#17 - Canadian National Exhibition/PrairieFest

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/20/2014

At the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario host Noah Cappe has nothing but appreciation for the Thanksgiving Waffle: a turkey dinner served on a waffle made from classic stuffing ingredients. Ethnic food options abound with traditional Arancini and a vegetarian Tofu Bao Taco. Then it's off to PrairieFest in Oswego, Illinois, where Noah indulges in a Chicago-style Beef and Sausage extravaganza, a Kimchee Korean Dog and some homemade Churros with Deep Fried Ice Cream.

#18 - California State Fair/North East Fair

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/2014

Noah Cappe chows down on a Lobster Corn Dog in California, and inhales a Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich in Pennsylvania.

#19 - All American Eats

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/2/2015

Margaret's Soul Food Fried Chicken; Big Daddy's BBQ Ribs; fried green tomatoes; lobster rolls; apple pie fries.

#20 - Fully Loaded

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/27/2015

Noah puts the spotlight on foods piled high with flavor. Foods included are the "Loaded Potato Bites" at Illinois' Old Canal Days; "Cookie Dough Split" at the North Dakota State Fair; a BBQ Baked Potato at Alabama's Oak Mountain Spring State Fair; a "Colossal Grilled Cheese" at the Indiana State Fair; "loaded Pierogies" at the Virginia's Viva Vienna festival; "Lobster Fries" at California's Stanislaus County Fair; and the "Ice Cream Sundae Funnel Cake" at the Ohio State Fair.

#21 - All You Can Meat

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/3/2015

Noah recalls over-the-top meat delicacies at the fairs featured this season. Foods included are a "Tri-Tip Beef Sandwich" in Portland's Rose Festival; "Maple Bacon Funnel Cake" at Louisiana's Pirate Contraband Days; "Philly Cheesesteak Fries" at Virginia's Viva Vienna Festival; Chimichurri Steak Tacos at the Illinois State Fair; a "Giant Texas Tenderloin Sandwich" at Oklahoma's 89'er Days; a "Hot Beef Sundae" at Canada's Calgary Stampede; and "Chicken Wing Ice Cream" at Florida's Miami-Dade County Fair.