Semi Finalists Announced For 2017 Big Tex Choice Awards

Get your taste buds ready. This year's State Fair is fast approaching, and today we've got a whole new list of crazy food concoctions to get excited about.

In a first for the Big Tex Choice Awards, they'll crown three winners this year. Besides the Most Creative award, there will be a Best Taste: Sweet winner and a Best Taste: Savory winner.

The Big Tex Choice Awards ceremony is on Sunday August 27th at Fair Park. Tickets are $100 and will be available online.

Here are all the semi finalists for this year's Big Tex Choice Awards:

• Beer Battered Beef JerkyBeer Battered Beef Jerky
• Cajun Fried Deviled Eggs
• Crawfish Lollipop
• Deep Fried Bacon Wrapped Mozzarella with Jalapeno Ranch
• Deep Fried Breakfast Cupcake
• Deep Fried Chicken Noodle Soup on a Stick
• Deep Fried Fruit Loops
• Deep Fried Reuben
• Deep Fried Root Beer Float with Dragon's Breath
• Dreamy Drunken Sopapilla Cheesecake Bar
• Fat Smooth
• Fried Arroz Con Pollo
• Fried Cheesecake Stuffed Apple Sundae
• Fried El Paso
• Fried Mango Loco
• Fried Redneck Wedding Cake Balls
• Fried Sloppy Joe Flautas with 'Not Cho' Fries
• Fried Texas Dirt
• Fried Texas Sheet Cake
• Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger
• Gulf Coast Fish Bowl
• Oreo Beer
• Pinot Noir Popcorn
• Ramen Grasshopper Cookie
• Southern Fried Chicken Monte Cristo
• Surfin-Turfin-Tator Boat
• Texas Fried Cowboy Fritters
• The Tamale Donut
• Tipsy Topsy Catfish on a Stick