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Hey Hey Hey TL, after what has likely been the busiest first two weeks of July in my life (and will continue to be busy at least through this weekend.), I decided I would revisit my blog (Follow image hosting guidelines kids, as half the links there are broken) from last year about the Minnesota State Fair. Despite having a population of only about 5.5 Million people, our state fair is one of the best attended, and largest in the whole of the US. As my previous blog and its titular decedent would indicate, part of the reason for that is the food.
What I thought would do, is list for you, the new food listed for this years fair in an effort to make you unbelievably hungry, and maybe have you pop into the fair on your own as there are a few TL'ers bumming around the broader Midwest these days. Most fair food screams 'Murica in and of itself, but think of a day at the state fair as every cheat day for the next 3 months, and you'll get over the fact you just ate a deep fried candy bar.
Oh, and if you're wondering about any of the odd food they'll put on a stick. Roosevelt gave his, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," speech at the Minnesota State Fair, and to be frank, we ran with it. If it isn't terribly apparent what the item is, I'll cut and past a description for you all.
Without further ado...
Butter Chicken Samosas
Chilled Bread Pudding
Cowboy Bites: Sweet corn kernels, bacon, jalapeños and cream cheese blended into bite-size balls, breaded and fried, and served with ranch dipping sauce.
Cowboy Dave's Cluck & Moo: Smashed potatoes, roasted beef and grilled chicken covered with beef gravy, crispy onions and mustard BBQ sauce
Italian Dessert Nachos: Cinnamon sugar cannoli chips smothered with sweet ricotta cheese filling, fruit, chocolate, nuts and candy toppings
Kimchi 'n' Curry Poutine
There is much less on a stick in the new food area, so I had to add the token Italian Meatloaf on a Stick so there was something funky
Walleye Stuffed Mushrooms
Source article: Here, plenty more food that didn't stand out to me.
I have the distinct fortune or misfortune if you are concerned for the well being of... well you, of dating a girl who absolutely loves the Minnesota State Fair; it is fortunate to me, she is awesome, but the food at the state fair is far too dangerous for me to go more than once in a given year. This post omits the buckets of fries in inhuman portions, deep fried everything, and improbable amount of grain alcohol at the disposal of a creative/legal to drink fair goer in Minnesota.
Minnesota certainly isn't the only state fair, and even if you're not in the general Midwest area this August to attend, I would encourage any of you looking to tour the US in the Summer to look for the when the state fair of your destination is happening. They are honestly more fun than you might expect, and people watching at the fair is second to none.
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Wtf all those foods look gross as fuck. Where the hell is the deep fried twinkles and snicker bars.
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On July 10 2015 03:17 TriO wrote:
Wtf all those foods look gross as fuck. Where the hell is the deep fried twinkles and snicker bars.
I'm sitting here trying to eat my computer monitor and you think those foods look gross?
Maybe the food thinks you look gross.
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I'm from the Twin Cities and the State Fair is the thing I miss the most now that I'm living in DC. It has a culture all its own and the food is both terrible and incredible at the same time. :D
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On July 10 2015 05:36 looknohands119 wrote:
I'm from the Twin Cities and the State Fair is the thing I miss the most now that I'm living in DC. It has a culture all its own and the food is both terrible and incredible at the same time. :D
I remember hearing you were a U of M student, you gotta get back to all this deep fried glory.
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The MN state fair is probably the thing i miss most after leaving MN. I'll go back one of these years.
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Never been but state fairs are bomb. The Ohio State Fair seems a bit less sophisticated and hickish and fun for those reasons lol.
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On July 10 2015 08:04 farvacola wrote:
Never been but state fairs are bomb. The Ohio State Fair seems a bit less sophisticated and hickish and fun for those reasons lol.
I was looking through state fairs, and I saw your butter cow as a big attraction for the Ohio State fair.
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Post the bucket of cookies. Q_Q I miss the bucket of cookies!
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I wanna try the stuffed mushrooms.
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God damn that stuff looks so fucking good. Especially the Cluck & Moo and Stuffed Shrooms.
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i just gained a lb looking at the food!
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Pandemona
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Wow...nice Tom, lets make a food blog fml TT
So hungry now!! I assume there will be a 2015 state fair trip too :D
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On July 10 2015 12:36 ghrur wrote:
Post the bucket of cookies. Q_Q I miss the bucket of cookies!
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On July 10 2015 14:57 pebble444 wrote:
I wanna try the stuffed mushrooms.
That was my pick of the list of new foods for this year as well.
On July 10 2015 16:58 Pandemona wrote:
Wow...nice Tom, lets make a food blog fml TT
So hungry now!! I assume there will be a 2015 state fair trip too :D
If you ever make it MN in august, lmk yo' we'll show you the ropes. Maybe even take you to a Saint Paul Saints game like I went to last night.
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The foods look delicious but I wouldn't advise eating it more than once a year.
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i was just in Minnesota last week for my grandfathers burial. What's funny about it though is everybody had all these stories of the family all working at my great uncle's hot dog stand at the Minnesota state fair. My grandpa would work there every year with them and my dad and his sister would be forced into working with their cousins there. My dad would have to cut hot dog buns and he used to "accidentally" drop his knife down this grated sewer so they would let him go run around the fair and play. He mentioned that one year it got ridiculous because you could look down the grate and see like 20 different knives he had "dropped"
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Did the rest of your family not notice, or were they like "fuck it, let him go?"
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On July 10 2015 23:09 Ryuhou)aS( wrote:
i was just in Minnesota last week for my grandfathers burial. What's funny about it though is everybody had all these stories of the family all working at my great uncle's hot dog stand at the Minnesota state fair. My grandpa would work there every year with them and my dad and his sister would be forced into working with their cousins there. My dad would have to cut hot dog buns and he used to "accidentally" drop his knife down this grated sewer so they would let him go run around the fair and play. He mentioned that one year it got ridiculous because you could look down the grate and see like 20 different knives he had "dropped"
My mother did the same thing, there is a breakfast spot near the 4H building on the fairgrounds that the church she was made to go to ran. They were there every day of the fair growing up. Sorry to hear about your Grandpa thuogh.
On July 10 2015 23:02 IntoTheheart wrote:
The foods look delicious but I wouldn't advise eating it more than once a year.
Like I said, all cheat days wrapped into a day.
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Its culturally acceptable because its a transplanted cultural event from the old world when people would feast during the harvest time so they can fatten up for the harsh winters.
Milk related products are also fucking amazing because they come straight from the cows on site for the livestock showing.
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Hehe our state has the best state fair :D
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On July 10 2015 23:20 ThomasjServo wrote:Show nested quote +On July 10 2015 23:09 Ryuhou)aS( wrote:
i was just in Minnesota last week for my grandfathers burial. What's funny about it though is everybody had all these stories of the family all working at my great uncle's hot dog stand at the Minnesota state fair. My grandpa would work there every year with them and my dad and his sister would be forced into working with their cousins there. My dad would have to cut hot dog buns and he used to "accidentally" drop his knife down this grated sewer so they would let him go run around the fair and play. He mentioned that one year it got ridiculous because you could look down the grate and see like 20 different knives he had "dropped" My mother did the same thing, there is a breakfast spot near the 4H building on the fairgrounds that the church she was made to go to ran. They were there every day of the fair growing up. Sorry to hear about your Grandpa thuogh.
lol that's pretty cool about your mother...small world, everybody works at the Minnesota fair. lol. Thanks for condolences, but it was more like a celebration of his life thing. he had died during the winter and was cremated and we were just putting his ashes in the church next to my grandmother's ashes and everybody was telling funny stories about him/involving him and stuff.
On July 10 2015 23:13 IntoTheheart wrote:
Did the rest of your family not notice, or were they like "fuck it, let him go?"
Im pretty sure they knew. My dad said his uncle would be like "just take this tickets and get outta here already!"
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No Fried Butter? Does Minnesota even America bro? 
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