The tasters reveled in sharing what they were enjoying, and we caught a few sound "bites" in between yums and ahhs.
According to Council Member Smith, the crispy Thai Curry Puff had the perfect amount of curry that did not overwhelm, and Collard agreed while adding that the sauce made it Next Level.
Once again, Paw Paw's Horny Toads (fried pimento cheese bites) surprised a hesitant first-timer as Smith had never tried pimento cheese before the event. We recall Mayor Lemay wishing for a bucket of them at last Year's tasting after he first tried them. Collard made an excellent point that these would help meet our daily dairy nutritional servings. (This is the friend you should ALWAYS dine with!)
There was a flurry of excitement when the Deep Fried Funnel Cake Spam on a stick with Blackberry Maple Jam from Main Street Café came out. "Surely everyone here has tried SPAM, right?" asked Council Member Smith. The dish was placed before Mayor Lemay as he agreed and recalled his grandmother's SPAM meals, only to exclaim, "Grandma didn't make it like this!"