Frito, fresco y crujiente

Show-Me State showstoppers include toasted ravioli, a vegan chicken sandwich that doesn't call fowl, and a lauded chef's fried bologna bliss.

Heeding the call of low country cooking, Daym digs into a deep-fried chicken potpie, a fried catfish and collard taco, and a famed fish sandwich.

Jackpot! Vegas spots are treating high rollers to the freshest fried flavors, whether it's salmon-skin tacos, street noodles, or a golden-dusted burger.

In the Charm City, Daym gets cracking with crispy lobster fingers, a colossal crab sandwich and a seafood queen's prized crab cakes and rockfish.

Juicy rib-eye kicks off a sunny search for the perfect bite. Later, Daym savors deep-fried saltwater taffy and a chicken and waffle combo that sings.

The fun fries keep coming as Daym has a ball trying Rocky Mountain oysters, a Monte Cristo dog with turducken sausage, and sublime hogfish and lumpia.

The sweetest meat sends Daym up the mountain, to a country club and out to a soul food picnic on a quest for pig candy and deep-fried pork chops.

Cleveland rocks - with Polish boys, pierogies, deep-fried cheesesteaks, and mac and cheese topped with crispy burnt ends. The best bite's in sight.