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"Ah, the tastes of summer. Ice cold lemonade, freshly sliced watermelon, raccoon-on-a-stick. Wait, come again. Fair season is kicking up, and with it comes the inevitable round of bizzaro foods battling it out to be the most extreme. Deep-fried Oreos? That&amp;#039;s so mid-2000s. Reports from fairs around the country show great promise for the 2011 wacky food season. At the Alameda County Fair, in Northern California, python-on-a-stick, yak burgers, alligator sausage, and crickets are currently offered. And the California State Fair, which opens on July 14, promises to have such delicacies as raccoon-on-stick, something called &amp;quot;a maggot melt,&amp;quot; and deep-fried scorpions. Yum. More from Delish: Deep Fried Kool-Aid Sweeping the Nation In honor of a summer of questionable gustatory delights, here&amp;#039;s a look at the Top Ten Outrageous Fair Foods from recent years: 10. Deep Fried Banana Split (Orange County State Fair)  9. Fried Frito Pie (State Fair of Texas)   8. Garbage Fries (topped with onions, chili, cheese, ranch dressing, banana peppers, and jalape\u00F1o peppers (Florida State Fair)   7. Pickle Dog - Pastrami and Cream Cheese Wrapped around a Pickle Spear (Minnesota State Fair)  More from Delish: Fried Food Showcase 6. Corn Dog Pizza (Minnesota State Fair)  5. Deep-Fried Ice Cream Sundae (Minnesota State Fair)  4. Fried Margarita (State Fair of Texas)  3. Deep-Fried Kool-Aid (San Diego County Fair)  2. Yak Burgers/Python-on-a-Stick View more videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com. 1. Maggot Melt (California State Fair)    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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