Fried food, beer, at this year's fair

TYLER — The East Texas State Fair opens in Tyler on Thursday and already vendors are getting ready to fry everything under the sun. This is the first year beer is being sold.  KETK speaks to the "man behind the batter" to find out what exactly new fried goodies are being dished up this year...fried Kool-Aid, fried cotton candy and fried strawberry shortcake twinkies, just to name a few.

Watch the video above for the inside scoop.

For concert information, where to get your tickets and more check out the website link below:

http://www.etstatefair.com/fair.htm [1]

Jessica Wilson/ KETKnbc.com