The CNE is , continuing the great summer tradition of clogging arteries with deep-fried foods and then bringing it all back up with gut-wrenching rides on the midway. But it can all be so overwhelming. Wrestling! Water-skiers! Extreme sports! HorseCapades! That’s all on top of the more than 60 rides .
So, if you’re crunched for time and on a budget, where do you even begin? The Star sent four reporters — bored and hungry — to the CNE on opening day. The mission: Find the best eats with $40 in an hour, and then see how their stomachs held up on a ride. Some went for extravagant food choices while others were more cautious.
And they opted for the Crazy Mouse Coaster (some more enthusiastically than others). Here’s how it went. Mark Colley with the colossal onion.
The goal: Anything weird. The more off-the-wall the better. I have a big appetite and solid stomach, and I’ll eat anything at least once.
I had the colossal onion first and after downing that, I had little time left. So I frantically searched the hall for the deep fried pickle Oreos — one of my bucket list items. With minutes left and no Oreos in sight, I went nearby for the “crookie” chicken sandwich.
I spent $20 on the colossal onion, an efficient price for a shared snack. Then $18.99 for the crookie chicken waffle, a bad price for a bad snack.
And, over my budget, $15 for the deep fried pickle Oreos I eventually found — and were not worth the search. The colossal onion from The Colossal Onion. My.