2023 Minnesota State Fair: New food, drinks and vendors
Minnesota State Fair
Al Taco Baba
Traditional hummus, harissa barbacoa, corn, queso fresco, chili dust, shatta (hot sauce), crema, cilantro and pita puffs.
Location: Baba's
Ba-Sants in Two Varieties – Everything Cream Cheese and Sweet Corn
A buttery, crisp and caramelized pastry – a combination of a bagel and croissant: Everything Cream Cheese Ba-Sant is rolled in poppy seeds, sesame seeds, onion flakes, garlic flakes, black pepper and sea salt with a scallion cream cheese filling; Sweet Corn Ba-Sant is filled with fresh sweet corn custard and garnished with crunchy caramel corn.
Location: French Meadow Bakery & Cafe
Bacon-Wrapped Waffle Dog
Griddled bacon-wrapped Kramarczuk hot dog served on a Nordic Waffle with cheddar cheese, pickle slices and crispy onions and drizzled with burger sauce.
Location: Nordic Waffles
Basil Hummus With Spicy Walnut Topping
Holy Land hummus blended with fresh basil and topped with a mix of crushed walnuts, crushed red chili pepper, garlic and olive oil. Served with homemade garlic parmesan chips. (Hummus is vegan and gluten-free; chips are vegetarian-friendly with gluten-free option available.)
Location: Holy Land
Bee Sting Sundae
Bridgeman's vanilla ice cream topped with hot honey, spicy peanuts, whipped cream and a cherry. (Vegetarian, gluten-friendly)
Location: Bridgeman's Ice Cream
Birthday Cake Mini Donuts
Birthday cake-flavored mini donuts coated with vanilla sugar, drizzled with icing, and dusted with sugar crystals and sprinkles.
Location: Mini Donuts & Cheese Curds
Cheese Curd Stuffed Pizza Pretzel
Scratch-made jumbo pizza dough pretzel, hand-twisted and stuffed with Ellsworth cheese curds, pepperoni and a Green Mill blend of Italian spices. Brushed with garlic butter and topped with diced pepperoni, herbs and parmesan cheese. Served with Green Mill pizza sauce.
Location: Green Mill
Cheesecake Curds
Eli's Cheesecake pieces covered in funnel cake batter, fried and dusted with powdered sugar and salt. Served with strawberry dipping sauce.
Location: LuLu's Public House
Chicken Momo With Tomato Chutney
Blend of ground chicken, cabbage, onion, ginger and other spices steamed in a dough wrapper. Served with tomato chutney. (Available Aug. 24-29 only) (New Vendor)
Location: Midtown Global Market's MomoDosa
Cloud Coolers in Three Flavors
Three choices of lemonade served with a cotton candy cloud spun onto the drinking straw: Summer Strawberry - strawberry lemonade topped with strawberry fields cotton candy; Happy Huckleberry - huckleberry lemonade topped with blackberry jam cotton candy; and Flower Power - violet lemonade topped with lavender love cotton candy.
Location: Spinning Wylde
Crispy Lutefisk Steam Bun
Steamed lotus bun filled with a blend of cabbage, carrots, cilantro and yum yum sauce, plus Olsen Fish Company lutefisk brined in salt water for 12 hours, covered in sweet hoisin sauce, then baked and topped with sesame seeds.
Location: Shanghai Henri's
Crunchy Balboa
Deep-fried tortilla filled with vegan roast beef, bacon and cheese sauce, plus peppers, onions and a hashbrown patty. Served with vegan Follow Your Heart seasoned sour cream. (Vegan)
Location: The Herbivorous Butcher
Dill Pickle Cheese Curd Taco
Fried white cheddar cheese curds, sandwich stacker dill pickles, cream cheese, lettuce and raspberry chipotle sauce in a fried flour tortilla. (Vegetarian)
Location: Richie's Cheese Curd Tacos
Donut Delights
Mini donuts wrapped in bacon, on-a-stick, then deep-fried, topped with a layer of peanut butter and drizzled with raspberry dessert sauce.
Location: Coasters
Fried Butternut Squash Ravioli
Deep-fried butternut squash ravioli sprinkled with maple cinnamon sugar. Served with a side of whipped ricotta. (Vegetarian)
Location: Oodles of Noodles
Fruity Cereal Milk Biscuit
A Betty and Earl's biscuit made with fruity cereal milk and cereal bits, drizzled with icing flavored with fruity cereal, and topped with more cereal bits.
Location: LuLu's Public House
Galabao
Traditional Hmong-style steamed bun stuffed with ground pork, egg and spices - a recipe from Chef Yia Vang's mom. Served with choice of Krunchy Chili Oil, Kua Txob Hot Pepper Sauce or Lemongrass Scallion Dressing.
Location: Union Hmong Kitchen
Holey Hamloaf Breakfast Sandwich
Hamline Church Dining Hall hamloaf, tangy glaze, caramelized onions and cheese in a sandwich made with fried egg-in-a-hole toast.
Location: Hamline Church Dining Hall
Hot Honey Cheese Sticks
Fried Halloumi cheese topped with hot honey and honeycomb crunch. (Vegetarian)
Location: The Blue Barn
Irish Butter Ice Cream Over Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toast
Ice cream made with European-style butter served on brown sugar cinnamon toast, drizzled with butter syrup and sprinkled with sea salt flakes.
Location: Blue Moon Dine-In-Theater
Italian Duo Dunkers
Two Italian-themed hand pies with seasoned parmesan crusts: one with sausage, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese in a 7 Vines Winery red wine-infused pizza sauce; and one with chicken, mushrooms and spinach in a creamy garlic alfredo sauce. Served with garlic butter dipping sauce.
Location: Sara's Tipsy Pies
Jam'nades in Two Varieties – Blueberry Mint and Strawberry Jalapeño
Organic lemonade infused with locally made jams in two varieties: Blueberry Mint Jam'nade with a spoonful of blueberry jam and topped with mint sprigs; Strawberry Jalapeño Jam'nade with a spoonful of strawberry jam and jalapeño slices. Served with a boba tea straw. (Vegan, gluten-free)
Location: Jammy Sammies by BRIM
"Kind of a Big Dill" Pickle Lemonade
Lemonade mixed with tangy dill pickling spices, craft brewed by Urban Growler and garnished with a crunchy slice of pickle. (Non-alcoholic)
Location: Nordic Waffles
Lemonade Sorbet
Lemon sorbet made with fresh-squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest and mint garnish, served in a frozen half-lemon shell. (Vegan, gluten-free)
Location: Quench'd: Lemonade/Bottled Water
Loaded Lobster Fries
Lobster in garlic and herb butter, served on a bed of french fries sprinkled with OLD BAY® Seasoning, topped with bacon, drizzled with homemade chipotle mayonnaise, and garnished with green onion and a lemon wedge.
Location: Cafe Caribe
Maui - Sota Sticky Ribs
Slow-smoked St. Louis-style ribs, caramelized with RC's Sticky Huli Huli sauce and seasoned with furikake, green onion and cilantro.
Location: RC's BBQ
Miami Mango Pickles
Dill pickles infused with Miami mango punch.
Location: Soul Bowl
New vendor: Afro Deli
Afro Deli serves Sambusas in three varieties - beef, chicken or veggie, fried triangle-shaped pastries with choice of meat or lentils, mixed with onions, garlic and cilantro, and served with "Basbaas," a spicy Somali dipping sauce made with fresh chili peppers, jalapeños, cilantro, onions and lemon juice; Sweet Plantains, pieces of ripe plantains fried until golden brown (vegetarian); Somali Tea, a fragrant, spiced infusion of tea leaves, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg, served hot or iced (vegetarian); and fresh mango juice (vegetarian).
New vendor: Churros & Aguas Fresca
Churros & Aguas Fresca serves bags of churros with caramel or fudge sauce; churros filled with strawberry, Nutella® or Bavarian cream; churro sundaes with vanilla bean or cinnamon ice cream; and aguas frescas in watermelon, mango, pineapple and strawberry lime flavors.
New vendor: MomoDosa
MomoDosa serves official new food Chicken Momo With Tomato Chutney (blend of ground chicken, cabbage, onion, ginger and other spices steamed in a dough wrapper and served with tomato chutney). Plus, Masala Dosa (South Indian crepe of rice and lentil batter, ghee, and served with tomato chutney and coconut chutney); Veggie Pakora (shredded cabbage and onions dipped in chickpea batter, fried and served with mint and cilantro chutney and tamarind chutney, vegan and gluten-free); and Mango Lassi (smoothie made with mangoes, yoghurt, powdered cardamom and cloves).(Aug. 24-29 only)
New vendor: Peachey's Baking Company
Peachey's Baking Company serves Amish doughnuts made on-site using old Amish recipes, topped with vanilla glaze and served warm; Peanut Butter Cream Doughnut, an over-sized Amish doughnut topped with house-made vanilla custard, peanut butter crumbles and whipped cream; and Southern Sweet Tea, a fresh-brewed tea sweetened with cane sugar.
New vendor: Tasti Whip
Tasti Whip serves Dole Soft Serve in pineapple, mango, strawberry and lemon flavors; Dole Floats with pineapple, mango, strawberry and lemon-flavored Dole Whip in pineapple juice; Dole pineapple juice; and bottled water.
New vendor: Wow Fudge
Wow Fudge serves more than 70 varieties of gourmet, handcrafted, old-fashioned copper kettle fudge, including new custom Minnesota State Fair flavors - Strawberry Rhubarb, Blueberry Cheesecake and St. Paul Pickle.
Paletas in Two Flavors – Dill Pickle Lemonade and Mini Donut
Mexican frozen treats on-a-stick in two flavors made locally by La Michoacana Rose: Dill Pickle Lemonade Paleta is lemon-flavored, water-based and includes dill pickle slices (vegan); Mini Donut Paleta is vanilla ice cream with mini donut bits and a whole cinnamon mini donut inside (vegetarian).
Location: Hamline Church Dining Hall
Pickle Fries
Crispy, tangy thin-cut dill pickle fries lightly coated in a cornmeal and seasoned mustard batter. Served with a side of chipotle dipping sauce.
Location: Mike's Hamburgers
Smoked Beef Arepa
Smoked roast beef, avocado puree, fresh tomatoes, red onions and arugula in a baked Venezuelan crispy corn pocket. (Gluten-free) (Available Aug. 30-Sept. 4 only)
Location: Midtown Global Market's Arepa Bar
Sota-cuterie Board
Collection of Minnesota-made meats, cheeses, pickles and other charcuterie board favorites - served on an edible herb-crusted cracker "board."
Location: Sabino's Pizza Pies
Walleye Fritter Pops
Smoked walleye mixed with a blend of cheeses, dill pickle relish, fresh garlic and spices, rolled in panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried. Served on-a-stick with a side of comeback sauce and a lemon slice.
Location: Giggles' Campfire Grill
