--- description: The San Diego County Fair is selling deep fried Starbucks coffee title: Deep Fried Starbucks Coffee at the San Diego County Fair image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4972eac2675924f7/698854670b72e326566e4750/deep-fried-starbucks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Wake Up to Deep-Fried Starbucks Coffee at the San Diego County Fair  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 12, 2015 10:06 PM CUT  San Diego County Fair  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 12, 2015 10:06 PM CUT The San Diego County Fair has found a way to make Starbucks drinks [even more caloric](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/25/this-is-how-many-calories-are-in-popular-starbucks-beverages/ "undefined"). At the Bacon-A-Fair booth, fairgoers can buy deep-fried balls of dough stuffed with Starbucks ground coffee, which comes in a Starbucks cup and is topped with whipped cream. So the concoction basically looks like a deep-fried Frappuccino. Or just think about it as “coffee, sugar, and cream,” the booth’s owner [told _ABC News_](http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/deep-fried-starbucks-insane-fare-san-diego-county/story?id=31720987 "undefined")_._ Last Fall, Amy Erickson of food blog [“Oh Bite It”](http://time.com/3502191/deep-fried-pumpkin-spice-latte-starbucks/ "undefined") showed off her deep-friend pumpkin spice latte bites. ### See 15 Mouthwatering BBQ Photos  Smoked pork hot link with collard greens and mac and cheese at Jim 'N Nicks Bar-B-Q in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  Fried chicken at Husk in Charleston, S.C., named "Best New Restaurant in America" by Bon Appétit in 2011. Andrew Hetherington  Catfish with a selection of sides (including large lima beans, fresh green beans, collard greens, boiled cabbage, fresh mashed potatoes and brussels sprouts) from the daily cafeteria menu at Niki's West in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta infamously serves only 24 burgers a night, at around 10 pm. Get there early; they almost always sell out. Andrew Hetherington  James Beard award-winning chef Sean Brock holding house-cured meat at McCrady's in Charleston, S.C. Andrew Hetherington  Whole pig ready to be butchered at Husk in Charleston, S.C. Andrew Hetherington  Smoked pork ribs with watermelon pickle at Cochon in New Orleans Andrew Hetherington  Menu display at Gus's Hot Dogs in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  Hot dog on the griddle at Gus's in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  The finished product at Gus's in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  All 24 burgers on the griddle at the same time at Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta. Andrew Hetherington  House-cured meat at Star Provisions in Atlanta. Andrew Hetherington  Bread for sandwiches and hamburgers at the soda fountain in Add Drug in Athens, Ga. The store is well known for the best-value lunch in town. Andrew Hetherington  Crawfish boil on the banks of the Mississippi in New Orleans with chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon restaurant. The crawfish are cooked with lemons, garlic, and salt, then tossed with Old Bay and Cajun spices before being dumped on a plastic table for eating. Andrew Hetherington  Lemon meringue pie at Niki's West in Birmingham, Ala. 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