Best. Snacks. Ever: Snackdown Fryday takes center stage at fair

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Snackdown Fryday at the Alameda County Fair last week drew a variety of creative food concoctions, including the donut gelato sandwich, Flaming Hot Cheetos corn dog, pineapple chicken and rice bowl, deep-fried mac and cheese balls, and turkey leg tacos.

But California Corn Company’s Doritos corn on the cob took the cake, earning first place after the judges selected its cob creation as the Snackdown winner.

The 2017 Alameda County Fair — themed “Best. Summer. Ever.” — is closed today and Tuesday before continuing its 20-day run in Pleasanton from Wednesday through July 9, including carnival attractions, nightly concerts, horse racing, special events and more all Independence Day weekend.

For more information, visit the fair website.

Competitors wait in the shade during the Snackdown judging. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
Erica Quintero hands out her submission to Snackdown audience members last week. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
The donut gelato sandwich was among the Snackdown submissions. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
Josefina Chavez takes a selfie with the championship belt after winning the Snackdown competition. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
The judges at this year’s Snackdown. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
Another Snackdown favorite: Flaming Hot Cheetos corn dog. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
The Doritos corn on the cob sits among the entrants in the Snackdown Fryday competition last Friday at the Alameda County Fair. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)
Josefina Chavez of California Corn Company receives the championship belt from emcee Liam Mayclem after the judges selected the company’s Doritos corn on the cob concoction as the Snackdown winner. (Photo by Mike Sedlak/mike@digitalsight.com)