New food, drinks and vendors for 2024 Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair has announced its new offerings for 2024, and they include plenty of fried foods, plenty of dairy, and plenty of sweet corn. See the full roster of new items here.
3 Piggy Pals On-A-Stick
Three smoked sausage slices wrapped in bacon, filled with a cream cheese mix, and drizzled with barbecue sauce. Topped with a jalapeño slice and served on-a-stick.
Location: Sausage Sister & Me
Afro Poppers
Bite-size pastries infused with an African blend of spices – ground vanilla, cardamom, ginger, cloves and nutmeg – deep-fried and coated with choice of coconut flakes, sugar or served plain. Topped with choice of drizzle – mango chutney, caramel or chocolate.
Location: Afro Deli
Ba'bacon Sour Cream + Onion
Sour cream + onion hummus topped with beef bacon, sumac tater tots, caramelized onions, scallions, French onion creme fraiche, black cumin seeds and chive oil. Served with pita puffs dusted with sour cream + onion powder.
Location: Baba's
Blazing Greek Bites
Deep-fried bites made from a blend of chickpeas, tomato, roasted red pepper, scallions and cayenne pepper. Served with a side of roasted red pepper hummus.
Location: Dino's Gyros
Buffalo Cheese Curd & Chicken Tacos
Fried buffalo-flavored cheese curds and chicken topped with blue cheese slaw, drizzled with buffalo sauce, and served in a fried flour shell.
Location: Richie's Cheese Curd Tacos
Chile Mango Whip
Mango Dole Soft Serve in a cup rimmed and topped with chamoy (pronounced chah-moy) and Tajín. Garnished with a tamarind candy straw. Alternate flavors of Dole Soft Serve include pineapple, strawberry and lemon.
Location: Tasti Whip
Cookie Butter Crunch Mini Donuts
Vanilla-flavored mini donuts coated with vanilla sugar, topped with Biscoff cookie butter drizzle and cookie crumbles, and served in a bucket rimmed with cookie butter and cookie crumbles.
Location: Mini Donuts & Cheese Curds
Cotton Candy Iced Tea
Brewed butterfly pea flower tea sweetened with natural flavor and cane sugar. Garnished with a swirl of edible glitter and a rock candy swizzle stick to stir for a color-changing effect.
Location: Loon Lake Iced Tea
Crab Boil Wings
Chicken wings marinated in hot sauce, grilled and then fried with corn, chicken apple sausage and potatoes. Tossed in a "crab boil" butter and finished with a lemon wedge and parsley.
Location: Soul Bowl
Deep-Fried Halloumi Cheese
Halloumi cheese, crafted from a blend of sheep and goat milk, wrapped in pastry dough and deep-fried. Served with a side of sweet chili sauce.
Location: Holy Land Deli
Deep-Fried Ranch Dressing
Ranch dressing filling made with ranch seasoning, buttermilk and cream cheese in a panko shell, deep-fried and dusted with ranch powder. Served with a side of hot honey sauce crafted with Cry Baby Craig's hot sauce.
Location: LuLu's Public House
Dill Pickle Tots
Fried tater tots tossed in dill seasoning with a hint of vinegar flavor – like a dill pickle potato chip.
Location: Tot Boss
Fried Bee-Nana Pie
Handmade pie filled with Minnesota honey, fresh banana and Biscoff® cookie butter; battered and deep-fried.
Location: Sabino's Pizza Pies
Grilled Purple Sticky Rice
Purple sticky rice grilled over an open flame until crunchy, then topped with choice of shredded Hmong beef jerky or pickled mushrooms. Garnished with fresh herbs and finished with Union Hmong Kitchen's Krunchy Chili Aioli.
Location: Union Hmong Kitchen
Ham and Pickle Roll Up on a Potato Skin
Three fried potato skins filled with a blend of sour cream, cream cheese, chopped pickles and ham. Topped with potato chip crumbles.
Location: Route 66 Roadhouse Chicken
Lady's Slipper Marble Sundae
Bridgeman's strawberry ice cream, lemon marshmallow cream and ladyfinger cookies layered in a cup and topped with whipped cream and a cherry.
Location: Bridgeman's Ice Cream
Marco's Garden
Local rhubarb jam, thyme-marinated locally sourced tomatoes, farmer cheese, jalapeño and honey served with a side of grilled gluten-free flatbread.
Location: Jammy Sammies by BRIM
Mocha Madness Shave Ice
Fluffy shave ice with caffeine-free coffee flavoring and an overflowing caramel macchiato cold foam center. Drizzled with chocolate syrup and garnished with dark chocolate espresso beans.
Location: Minnesnowii Shave Ice
New vendor: Chan's Eatery
Chan's Eatery serves Korean corndogs (hot dog and mozzarella cheese, battered with panko, deep-fried and finished with a dusting of cinnamon sugar. Option to add a coating of fried potatoes or to substitute toppings for hot Cheetos with spicy mayo); Mochi donuts in eight varieties (original glaze, churro, cookies 'n cream, Fruity Pebbles, chocolate, strawberry, matcha and taro); Fruit and milk boba teas with optional tapioca and jelly toppings.
New vendor: El Burrito Mercado
El Burrito Mercado serves Quesabirria Taquitos (deep-fried, rolled tacos filled with beef marinated in red sauce & cheese, topped with salsa verde and crumbled cheese); Esquites (corn kernels cooked with herbs, topped with sour cream, crumbled cheese, chile powder and lime, served in a cup); and Agua de Sandia Loca (watermelon drink with chamoy and bits of seasoned dried mango). All items are gluten-friendly.
New vendor: Kosharina Egyptian Cuisine
Kosharina Egyptian Cuisine serves Koshari (rice, pasta, chickpeas, lentils, tomato sauce, garlicky vinegar "dakkah" sauce, topped with fried onions) in three varieties (chicken, beef and vegetable); plus caffeine-free iced hibiscus tea. Koshari is gluten-free without pasta, and the vegetable variety is vegan.
New vendor: Loon Lake Iced Tea
Loon Lake Iced Tea serves Official New Food Cotton Candy Iced Tea, plus a variety of brewed, naturally flavored, cane sugar-sweetened iced teas, including blood orange, blueberry, peach, strawberry and unsweetened.
New vendor: Midtown Global Market's Indigenous Food Lab
Midtown Global Market's Indigenous Food Lab serves Official New Food Nixtamal & Wild Rice Bowl with Wóžapi & Bison Meatballs or Sweet Potato Dumplings, with the option to add cricket & seed mix. All items are gluten-free. (Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 only)
New vendor: Paella Depot
Paella Depot serves Chicken & Chorizo Paella (traditional Spanish caramelized rice dish with leeks, red bell peppers, zucchini and snap peas, with option to add fried egg or seafood). Plus, aguas frescas in six flavors made from fruit puree, whole fruit, lime juice, agave and water. All items are gluten-free and dairy-free.
Nixtamal & Wild Rice Bowl with Wóžapi & Bison Meatballs or Sweet Potato Dumplings
Choice of bison meatballs or sweet potato dumplings, topped with mixed berry wóžapi sauce, and served on a bed of nixtamal (white corn, blue corn and yellow corn) mixed with wild rice and seasoned with maple and spices. Cricket & seed mix topping optional.
Location: Midtown Global Market's Indigenous Food Lab (Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 only)
Patata Frita Focacciawich
"Patata Frita" kettle chip-flavored ice cream created by Minnesota Dairy Lab, sandwiched between focaccia bread from Wrecktangle Pizza. Topped with a blend of honey butter, kettle chips and herbs.
Location: West End Creamery
PB Bacon Cakes
Thick-cut bacon dipped in pancake batter, griddled and topped with peanut butter whipped cream, grape jelly and banana chips.
Location: The Blue Barn
Raging Ball
Deep-fried sesame mochi (pronounced moe-chee) dough ball with vegan cheeseburger filling. Made with house-made vegan burger mix, vegan cheddar cheese, grilled onions and pickles. Topped with bacon-flavored powdered sugar.
Location: The Herbivorous Butcher
Savory Éclairs in Two Varieties
Choux pastry éclair shell with choice of filling: Bánh Mì or Lobster.
Bánh Mì Éclair: Filled with pork confit, chicken liver pâté, pickled carrot & daikon, cucumber and sriracha mayo, garnished with micro cilantro – inspired by a traditional Vietnamese sandwich.
Lobster Éclair: Filled with lobster meat, celery, mayo, Cholula hot sauce, lime, chives and salt & pepper, topped with dried corn and micro cilantro – inspired by a New England-style lobster roll.
Location: Scenic 61 by New Scenic Caf
Shroomy "Calamari"
Oyster mushrooms hand-breaded and deep-fried. Served with a side of chipotle sauce.
Location: French Meadow Bakery & Cafe
Strawberries and Cream Waffle Stick
Belgian waffle filled with strawberry shortcake cookie dough, topped with whipped cream and strawberry sauce, and served on-a-stick.
Location: Waffle Chix
Strawberry Lemonade Donut
Hand-cut yeast-raised donut frosted with lemon buttercream, rolled in strawberry lemonade crunch, and garnished with lemon gummy candy and freeze-dried strawberry slice. Served with a strawberry lemonade-filled pipette to squeeze in more flavor.
Location: Fluffy's Hand Cut Donuts
Swedish Ice Cream Sundae
Vanilla ice cream covered in lingonberry jam, sprinkled with Swedish ginger cookie crumble, and garnished with a ginger cookie heart.
Location: Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall
Swedish 'Sota Sliders
Hamline Church Dining Hall's Cranberry-Wild Rice Meatball formed into patties, paired with dill Havarti cheese and a red relish of beets, red onions, red peppers, lingonberries and cranberries, served on two brioche buns.
Location: Hamline Church Dining Hall
Sweet Corn Cola Float
Minnesota-made sweet corn cola and sweet corn ice cream in a cup, finished with whipped cream, popping candy and house-made frozen caramel.
Location: Blue Moon Dine-In Theater
Sweet Heat Bacon Crunch
Double-smoked slab bacon tossed in RC's red barbecue sauce and topped with hot honey & chili crunch, served over a bed of white rice, and garnished with green onions.
Location: RC's BBQ
Turkey Kristo
Minnesota-made Texas toast from Pan-O-Gold Bakery, sliced Ferndale Market turkey, CannonBelles white cheddar cheese, apple butter made from locally sourced Westcott Orchard apples, and house-made spicy brown mustard mayo, dusted with powdered sugar.
Location: Minnesota Farmers Union Coffee Shop
Walking Shepherd's Pie
Two handmade hot pastries filled with braised ground beef, mashed potatoes and a blend of onions, carrots and peas tossed in herb gravy.
Location: O'Gara's at the Fair
Wrangler Waffle Burger
Fresh all-beef patty and signature Whataburger Patty Melt Sauce layered with American cheese and served in a caramelized onion-infused Nordic Waffle.
Location: Nordic Waffles
