<narrator> Food has a very big part in everything we do.

When you come to the fair you're looking forward to that tradition about food.

Your South Carolina State Fair has been around for quite a few years.

We're working on year 152 this year.

And the Fair's roots are in agriculture.

It started in 1869.

Food in the agricultural area has always been a part of the fair's roots and that's one thing that we at the South Carolina State Fair are very cognizant of.

And always trying to keep those agricultural roots alive.

2020 was a different year for us at the South Carolina State Fair.

We decided to give back to the community by having our first ever drive-thru state fair, which included all of our exhibits and of course the yummy food.

Still going through some difficulties in 2021 and we thought What could we do to bring a little bit of positive and some fun and some yummy food back to our folks in South Carolina?

So we thought let's try our first ever spring fair food drive-thru and that's what we're doing.

We brought back all of those yummy people that were here with us in October.

♪ [joyful music] ♪ I would say if South Carolina is one dish at the fair, it would be Fiske Fries.

Fiske Fries have been around for over 50 years.

It's a family oriented and run business and you can have it anyway you want it with vinegar or salt and pepper or just plain.

Every year, people know they're coming to the fair that's something they can only get then.

It's a tradition and something that people really look forward to.

Folks park at a particular place.

They go to this particular food first and then they go to this building second.

But for us, I think one memory that always stands out for me is I have an elderly neighbor named Ms. Florence and every year when I went to the fair I had to bring Ms. Florence her red candy apple.

When I returned from the fair and gave Ms. Florence that apple, the smile was from one side of her face to the other.

I think that's really what fair food brings out in people.

It's just fun and it's good and it's tradition and of course you can only get it for a few days during the year.

♪ [up tempo music] ♪ The South Carolina State Fair is a really big giant puzzle together that you want to put together to see all the talents that South Carolina has to offer and it's on showcase for you for those 12 days at the fair.