It’s fiesta time in San Antonio, TX. A time of the year that some would say is an excuse for citizens to come together and get drunk every night for a week. Regardless for any native San Antonia, fiesta has a special place in your heart. Fiesta is not an event taken lightly as there is several events and even Fiesta Royalty. However everyone knows that the real royalty is the food. Here are some of the best fiesta foods:
1. Chicken on a stick
The real fiesta king is chicken on a stick. Fried to perfection and topped with a juicy jalapeño, chicken on a stick was made for convenience.
2. Shrimp on a stick
3. Fried everything!
Fiesta is the event to get any food you want fried. There are a plethora of options between Oreos, Twinkles, Snickers bars and cheesecake, to name a few.The perfect balance between sweet and salty.
4. Funnel cake
Funnel cakes are fried but they deserve their own category. A common fair food, fiesta turns this classic into art, providing a variety of toppings and options.
5. Fruit cups
6. Oysters
Oyster Bake is a traditional fiesta event that takes place on the campus of St. Mary’s University. Toward the back of the event there are over 3 booths with oyster options. It isn’t Oyster Bake until you crack open an oyster.
7. Ribbon fries
Putting regular and curly fries to shame, ribbon fries are made fresh. Their strange models an art form.
8. Turkey leg
Second to the chicken on stick, no one can resist biting into a juicy turkey leg.
9. Corn in the cup
10. Beer
Beer may not be a food but it’s the reason 90 percent of people show up to Oyster Bake. The other 10 percent are probably underage. At this point I’m pretty sure being hungover during fiesta week is a reasonable excuse to call in the next day.
