Minnesota State Fair 2011

Minnesota State Fair 2011

Minnesota State Fair is know for deep frying almost anything and serving it on a stick. One of the first items was the candy bar on a stick. The state fair has over 80 different food items on a stick. You can spend days just eating anything on a stick. Anything from meat, vegetables, to dessert they will put it on a stick and that is what fair goers want.

On our visit to the fair this year we enjoyed a number of different foods from the new food list, to foods we know and love. Eating almost thought out the day and sharing the food and experiences. The slide show are just some of the images from that day.

Breakfast Lolly Pop on a stick, Big Fat Bacon on a stick, Sweet Corn Ice Cream, Northwood Salad on Stick, Jamaican Jerky Fries, 1919 Root Beer, Candy Bar on a Stick – Milkway candy bar, Cheese Curds, Deep Fried Pickles, Summit Oktoberfest beer, Twister potato, Mini Cinnamon Rolls, Corn on the Cob, Fudge Puppies – Cinnamon & caramel, Jerky, Salsa, Pizza on a Stick, Strawberries and cream, Mac & Cheese on a stick, Tostadas, Minneapple Pie with cinnamon ice cream, & Horchata drink.

Top picks

Northwoods Salad on a Stick at Giggle’s Campfire Grill. Mozzarella cheese balls, basil leaves and grape tomatoes on sticks served with lettuces and wild rice. The dressing is wonderful and the wild rice perfect.

Sweet Corn Ice Cream at Blue Moon Dine In Theater served with either wild blueberries or caramel bacon sauce. A little disturbing was the hard pieces of corn nuts on the top of the ice cream. This is an ice cream I would eat again but would ask to hold the hard pieces on my order.

Breakfast Lollypops on a stick at Axel’s.

Breakfast Lollypops is a sausage patty dipped in corn muffin batter, deep fried on a stick and dipped in maple syrup. The sausage patty is big and the breading isn’t so over powering. The maple syrup covers the small amount of breading on the patty, which is the right amount for me.

On food item to not try is the Mexican Horchata drink at the El Sol Mexican stand outside and on the corner of the food building. It is made rice, almonds, Cinnamon, vanilla and sugar. Our whole group tried it and didn’t like it. We couldn’t finish it and ended up throwing it away