Rodeo food

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Deep-fried Oreo cookies, dusted with sugar, served with chocolate sauce on the side.

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(Mike Sutter AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Deep-fried Oreo cookies, dusted with sugar, served with chocolate sauce on the side.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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(Mike Sutter AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

From their trailer called the Sirloin Hut, Carol Knaga and her crew from southern Illinois serve chunks of good grilled steak, green beans, bread, mushrooms and trail-worthy skillet potatoes for $10.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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Ronnie Biggers, a staff sergeant from Fort Hood in Killeen, with pizza on a stick.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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The Swain Family pizza concession includes their trademarked pizza on a stick.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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(Mike Sutter AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

A rooftop burger sculpture at Good Ol' Burgers reinforces the trailer's "monster" portions ethic. A quadruple-patty burger will set you back $18.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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Eating at the rodeo includes fried potatoes, a roasted ear of corn and soft-serve ice cream for Shaheen Ali and her daughters Alishna, left, and Laiba.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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Cynthia Johnson is the cook for Joe's Famous K.C. BBQ. To her, the regional style means a dry rub, lots of pork, tomato-based sauce and something else. There's a lot of pride and love in our food," she said. "And everything is slow and low."

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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A combo with a pulled-pork sandwich, fries and a drink from Joe's Famous K.C. BBQ.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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Karen Jellison, left, and K.R. Wood run a concession selling chuckwagon soda in souvenir tin cups.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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From a cotton-candy trailer, Rodney and Lisa Albers from Oklahoma City also make candy apples with Longhorn and Aggie designs for $5.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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A plate of ribs with beans and cole slaw from Denver-based Big Bubba's Bad B.B.Q. Isidro Lopez works the grill and the massive barrel smoker.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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The folks at Coach's Catering have a sense of humor about their biggest seller. By their estimate, they sold more than 3,000 turkey legs at last year's rodeo.

2010 Star of Texas Rodeo acts
Story: Food at the rodeo: Pizza on a stick, death on a pale horse

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