I love the fair. The rides, the people, the all butter replica of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing (I’m looking at you, Iowa). But most of all, I love the food. It’s fried, fun, and totally unique. I have a piece up in Modern Farmer explaining how chefs come up with new state fair foods. (HINT: It involves a deep-fryer.)
So, fellow state fair aficionados, did you make it out to the fair this year (or will you)? And, more importantly, what did you eat? Tell us about a couple of the foods you sampled in the comments (pictures too please, for both illustration and vicarious tasting purposes).
I’ll start: some liquid-nitrogen dipped caramel corn, a stickful of fried olives and cheese, and an ever-so-classic homemade caramel apple.
Image: Modern Farmer. Included are:
1 — Traditional glazed donut grilled and served with a strawberry mint dipping sauce from Moe & Joe’s
2 — Homemade meatloaf deep fried on-a-stick with a red pepper wine glaze from Minnesota Wine Country.
3 — The ultimate sweet-savory combo: chewy, caramelized bacon pieces paired with Ole’s sweet, smooth ricotta cheese filling in a fried, crunchy pastry shell from
Ole’s Cannoli.
4 — Preferred Pickles’ popular deep fried pickles dusted with powdered sugar and served with a side of chocolate for dipping.
