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HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN TASTE AT 2023 RODEOHOUST­ON

- HOUSTON CHRONICLE | HOUSTONCHR­ONICLE.COM

NEW AND NEWISH VENDORS

Pioneer Wagon: Offering Snake Bite Nachos: tortilla chips topped with ground rattlesnak­e sausage and topped with “venom sauce.” Located on Circle Drive.

Asian Streetness: Asian street food new to the rodeo with its Un-PHO-gettable Burger, a beef burger infused with pho spices. Located on Rodeo Plaza.

Texas Skillet: Returning to the rodeo with a menu of familiar Texas fare, including the signature cowboy burrito. Look for the booth with the two enormous skillets. Located near the MetroRail entrance on Rodeo Plaza.

Pretzel Bros.: New with a menu of pretzels, both classic and flavored with seasonings and sauces. Located in Arena.

Topo Chico Hard Seltzers Backyard:

Texas’ favorite fizzy water sets up with its hard seltzer lineup. Located next to the Astrodome close to the carnival area.

NEW CARNIVAL FOODS

These new creations will be available at RCS-managed food stands throughout the carnival area:

The Corn Shack: New item is the Loco Elote Ramen Cup, spicy and saucy ramen noodles topped with sweet corn, crushed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos,

mayonnaise and cheese. Cowboy Kettle Corn: This stand will offer candied grapes (cold grapes dipped in a clear, sugary coating).

Funnel Cakes: These stands are the place to find Cap’n Crunch and Fruity Pebbles cereal funnel cakes.

Fried Affairs: Here’s the booth for the new Deep Fried Krispy Kreme Banana Split made with ice cream, doughnuts and deep-fried bananas topped with whipped cream, sprinkles and cherries.

Get Fried: The new Fruity Pebbles Shrimp Fried Rice

Bowl can be found here; a hollowed-out pineapple filled with fried rice, sausage and pineapple.

Tater Twister: Offering the Honolulu Hog Spud, a baked potato stuffed with pulled pork in teriyaki barbecue sauce, pineapple and sesame seeds. Enzo’s Pizzeria: The newbie is a pizza built with dill pickle sauce and topped with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and pickles. Biggy’s: Look for the Bacon-Wrapped Pork Belly on a Stick, chunks of marinated pork belly wrapped in 2 feet of honey bacon that is smoked for two hours. Biggy’s also will offer a Nashville hot chicken sandwich and a Cap’n Crunch Chicken Sandwich (fried chicken coated in raspberry honey glaze and rolled in crushed cereal).

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RCS Enzo’s Pizzeria features hand-stuffed cannoli.

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