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The Best Episodes of Carnival Eats

Every episode of Carnival Eats ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Carnival Eats!

The Best Episodes of Carnival Eats

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  1. Background image for Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair

    S1:E12

    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.

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  2. Background image for California State Fair/North East Fair
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #2 - California State Fair/North East Fair

    S1:E6

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

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  3. Background image for Mac and Cheese and Monster Meat
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Mac and Cheese and Monster Meat

    S3:E7

    Noah Cappe takes a bite out of the Great New York State Fair where The Defibrillator gets his heart pumping. Then he tries on two local favorites -- the piquant Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese and the Crispy Clamwich. For dessert, he wolfs down PB&J Ice Cream. Then it's off to Columbia for the South Carolina State Fair, where the floods don't stop Noah from sinking his teeth into The Super Stick and a Monster Meatball Sub, before The King's Corn Dog gets Noah all shook up.

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  4. Background image for Bowls and Rolls
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Bowls and Rolls

    S3:E8

    The Norfolk County Fair in Ontario, Canada, is a culinary carnival. Noah Cappe appreciates the Thanksgiving Bowl, Butter Bacon Poutine, the Cheeseburger Eggroll, and downs it all with Ale and Apple Fritters. In South Carolina, he visits the Columbia Country Fair, where he takes a bite out of Gator Nuggets with Swamp Sauce, squeals with delight over the Hog on a Log and gets dinner and dessert together in the heavenly Angel and Devil Dogs.

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  5. Background image for K-Days/North Dakota State Fair
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #5 - K-Days/North Dakota State Fair

    S1:E10

    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.

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  6. Background image for 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #6 - 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival

    S1:E1

    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.

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  8. Background image for Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival

    S1:E13

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

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    7.5/10(8 votes)

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

    S1:E2

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

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

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

    S1:E4

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

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival

    S1:E5

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

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

    S1:E3

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

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

    S1:E7

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    #13 - Carnival

    S1:E8

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    #14 - Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest

    S1:E9

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

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    #15 - Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days

    S1:E11

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

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    #16 - Canadian National Exhibition/PrairieFest

    S1:E14

    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.

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    #17 - Calgary Stampede

    S1:E15

    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.

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    #18 - All American Eats

    S1:E16

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

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    #19 - Go Nuts for Donuts

    S1:E17

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

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    #20 - We Deep Fried That!

    S1:E18

    Deep fried treats of the carnival.

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    #21 - Stick It to Me

    S1:E19

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

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    #22 - Fully Loaded

    S1:E20

    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.

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    #23 - All You Can Meat

    S1:E21

    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.

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    #24 - From Livestock to Lemons

    S2:E1

    The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the biggest events in Texas. With over 2.5 million visitors a year, it's the perfect place for carnival concessionaires to perfect their offerings. Host Noah Cappe gets a lesson in the meat that makes Texas famous, sampling the Texas Chili Burger and the Big Texas Barbecue Baked Potato. Then he tries a local legend's tamale recipe before rounding off the day with Strawberry Waffle Bombs. Next, he arrives at Lemonade Days in Dunwoody, Georgia to discover a new breakfast concept called Rise & Shine Pizza. A Sushi Burrito is an East-West fusion food that tickles his taste buds while The Funnel Cake Dog proves that even the wackiest carnival concoctions can be a success.

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    #25 - From Renaissance to Rio Grande

    S2:E2

    Young squire Noah Cappe tries his hand at making the King's Court Conch Fritters, decadent Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Jelly Brownie Bites, a picquant Fried Green Tomato BLT and the Cookies and Cream Sandwich. Biding adieu to his new friends, Noah heads west to Mercedes, Texas where the rough and ready cowboys and girls at the Livestock Show rustle up some western grub like Deep Fried Cheesesteak, Outlaw Fries and the enormous Suicide Taco that's so huge you need two plates and four hands to hold it.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair" is the best rated episode of "Carnival Eats". It scored 8.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/6/2014. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "California State Fair/North East Fair".