It's almost that time of year, y'all!

The State Fair of Texas recently announced its annual food competition semifinalists — and they do not disappoint. The Texas Big Tex Choice Awards started in June with 51 food entries, according to MyPlainview. The selections were narrowed down to 36 dishes.

This year's food competition has been divided up into three categories: Savory, sweet and the "most creative" from each category.

The second round of preliminary judging will begin in the next few weeks. "The tasting round will judge each semi-finalist on, at minimum, four main ingredients of a finalist-worthy concoction: uniqueness, presentation, creativity and, of course, taste. The judges will also have to defend their rankings against the seemingly simple yet crucial question – how likely is a fairgoer to buy the item?" the State Fair of Texas said in a press release.

The finalists will be announced in mid-August and the top 10 dishes will compete in the final round at the Big Tex Choice Awards ceremony.

Here's a look at the semifinalists for the Big Tex Choice Awards:

Sweet

Cha-Cha Chata
Crunchberry Shortcake
Deep-Fried Buc-ee’s
Deep-Fried Honey
Deep-Fried Praline Cheesecake Eggroll
Deep-Fried Rocky Road with Blue Bell Ice Cream®
Deep-Fried Southern Dessert Dumplings
Deep-Fried Strawberry Shortcake Crunch Roll
Doh-Muff
Fat Elvis
Fried Texas Fruit Salad
La Bluebonnet
Peanut Butter Paradise
Raspberry Chipotle Sopapilla Cheesecake
Smoked Bacon Wrapped Cookie Dough Balls
The Ultimate Brookie Monster
Triple Lemon Bliss

Savory

Bayou Bowl
Cajun Lobster Bisque Croquettes
Chicharron Explosion Nachos
Crispy Dilly Dog
Deep-Fried BLT
Deep-Fried Brisket Cheese Sticks
Deep-Fried Lasagna Roll
Deep-Fried Texas Country Cookout
Dim Sum Loco Burritos
Fried Charcuterie Board
Fried Soul Food Eggroll
Holy Biscuit
Shaking Beef Salad
Southern Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie Waffles Sliders
Texas Hot Bull Ride
Texas Ranch Hot Wings
Texas Slide
Texas Twosome
Turkey Leg Taquito

For a detailed description of each dish, you can click here. As for what Deep Fried Buc-ee's is, here's a description:

"Buc-ee’s holds a special place in the heart of every traveling Texan, so we’re taking our personal favorite and their number-one selling snack, Beaver Nuggets, to the next level… deep-fried. This delicious sweet and crunchy snack is woven into a batter then deep-fried to perfection, dusted with powdered sugar, and drizzled with silky caramel topping and Beaver Nugget sprinkles. Deep Fried Buc-ee’s – power to the Beaver!"

The State Fair of Texas kicks off on September 30 and is scheduled to run through October 23.

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