[Photographs: Erin Jackson]

The San Diego County Fair is famous for its impressive selection of fried foods. This year, Chicken Charlie's had the largest (and best) selection of deep-fried items, including deep-fried cheeseburgers, plus plenty of sweet options like brownies, Klondike bars, Girl Scout cookies, and the most buzzed-about item: deep-fried Kool-Aid.

Check out all the wild (and delicious) fried foods in the slideshow »

San Diego County Fair

2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar (map); 858-755-1161; sdfair.com
Note: Last day for the 2011 season is July 4th.

About the author: Erin Jackson is a freelance food writer and photographer who is obsessed with discovering the best cheap and tasty eats in San Diego, including all things sweet and sugary, for her dessert blog San Diego Sugar.