THE FUEGO BLOG

John and I headed to Sacramento this weekend to visit some friends, and check out the California State Fair. Having never been to a state fair before, I was really looking forward to a good time of cotton candy and ferriswheel rides, what I got was much much more. Some of the delicious fair cuisine that we partook in: deep fried White Castle burgers, deep fried spam, and for dessert: deep fried pop tarts and s'mores. All washed down with something I'd never seen before: California red wine slushees. That's right, cool, refreshing, blended ice and wine. I might have to include a whole separate blog entry in our Drinks section. They were yummy. And of course, a trip to a state fair (or Disneyland for that matter) is not complete without a giant smoked turkey leg. I've attached a photo here of the massive smoker they were using (they actually had TWO of these going at the same time) as well as our friend Greg diving right in. The meat of these turkey legs is very pink, which is disconcerting to many people, however, I learned that this pink color is a result of the smoking, and has nothing to do with the doneness of the meat. In fact, the USDA has published a fact sheet specifically on this issue: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/Is_Pink_Turkey_Meat_Safe/index.asp.

All in all, we had a terrific time, and I even got to say hello to the Governator while I was there.

--Yael Wulfhart, Fuego Operations Manager