Food factory tours provide delicious lessons and fun adventures! From learning how PEZ candy is made at Hershey Candy Factory to sampling every jelly bean flavor at Jelly Belly in California, these edible adventures will satisfy your sweet tooth!
Funnel Cake
Funnel Cake is one of the classic fair food dishes. This deceptively simple treat consists of a light, fluffy batter (usually made of flour/egg/chemical lavender/sugar) poured in winding circles into hot oil before deep-fried until each side turns golden. Although its concept might sound straightforward enough, Funnel Cake remains deliciously addictive!
Homemade pancakes are an easy, fun dessert at home, and the possibilities for toppings are almost limitless! While powdered sugar may be the traditional approach, you could add jam/jelly, chocolate sauce, Nutella, or fresh fruit as additional treats!
For making funnel cakes, begin by heating some oil in a heavy pot using the ChefAlarm to track its temperature; I set mine to 375 degrees for optimal results. Next, prepare the batter by whisking eggs, milk, water, sugar, baking powder, and salt, then adding flour until everything has been evenly mixed.
As your batter cools, use an actual funnel or cut-up plastic bag as a funnel. Either way, pour it slowly to prevent an overflow of oil. Once golden brown and removed from the oil, drain excess on a paper towel before placing them back into an airtight container in the fridge for later consumption; to reheat, microwave them or place them back into the oven/toaster oven.
Churros
Crispy on the outside and fluffy and delicious on the inside – freshly made authentic churros from a boutique factory designed to ensure superior quality and taste in an upscale environment are the perfect snack to share with family and friends!
Regularly seen at street fairs, carnivals, and food trucks alike, this sweet treat is essential for those who appreciate delicious goodies like fresh funnel cake topped with ice cream and warm churros sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They also offer delicious savory offerings like corn dogs and chicken nuggets!
J&J Snack Foods has taken their kosher churros to a whole new level! Hola! Churros. Available in both looped and bites styles to meet menu demands and brand consistency for food service operators, these churros offer loops or edges as needed to meet unique menu applications. The new branding creates the texture of appearance, simplifying operations while expanding their options.
This lively little shop provides tasty strawberry and powdered sugar funnel cakes and loaded churros topped with chocolate, strawberries, and boysenberry for your enjoyment. There’s also an array of frozen treats like slushies and root beer floats for sale; cash and MyBoardwalk Cards are accepted.
Hot Dogs
Hot dogs are an excellent option for those searching for something less greasy but still looking for a fun food factory experience. From East Coast dogs to supple beef-pork combo Coney Dogs – this classic American meal can be found nationwide. Top your hotdog off with mustard and plenty of chopped raw onions for the ideal snacking option.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that more than 15 million hot dogs are consumed daily in America – making them extremely popular. Hot dogs and sausages share many manufacturing techniques; what sets hot dogs apart from links is that hot dogs are ground finer, usually mixed with spices to form an emulsion, and then placed inside casings before being cooked.
Hot dogs have long been associated with working-class Americans in this country, being sold at baseball games or other activities affordable to people from lower socioeconomic groups. This connection helped propel their popularity during pandemic times when many Americans couldn’t afford more gourmet dinner options.
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken nuggets are a classic kid favorite at fast food restaurants and grocery store freezer sections. Their popularity has created a vast industry and numerous brands offering different shapes, flavors, textures, and brands with differing shapes, tastes, and textures – though most processed varieties contain unpronounceable ingredients and preservatives with little nutritional value.
The process for chicken nuggets begins by cutting the desired size and shape (using either a knife or, more commonly, an automated blade that spins automatically). Next comes breading – either using flour/egg mixture dippers, panko breadcrumbs, or flour/breadcrumb blenders in drum-shaped machines, then finally baking, frying, or air frying the nuggets to get that perfect coating or batter coating – depending on their desired results.
Frozen chicken nuggets have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry and remain immensely popular with consumers, who especially love novelty shapes like Tyson’s dinosaur-shaped “fun nuggets.” Tyson’s dinosaur nugget sales account for 21 percent of total nugget sales and have led to new product development, such as frozen cheese snacks with Woody’s sheriff badge or Buzz Lightyear’s spaceship shape as an attraction factor.
Though breaded and fried nuggets provide B-vitamin and protein benefits, they’re often loaded with sodium, fat, and calories – reducing this exposure can help your family avoid unnecessary additives and preservatives in its diet. Making homemade chicken nuggets may provide better alternatives for all these nutrition benefits without as many added chemicals and additives.
