State fair eats ... It's state fair season again, which means it's time to look at some of the unusual food items being offered on fairgrounds this year. Once again, vendors have gotten very creative with their culinary concoctions. Here are some of the most unusual menu items this year and where to find them:
- Arctic Bug Blast Splash (Wisconsin State Fair) – A blue raspberry slush topped with whipped cream and edible bugs, including a scorpion.
- Soulsicle (Minnesota State Fair) – A mixture of fried chicken, candied yams, cornbread, mac-and-cheese, hot sauce, and green onions all on a stick.
- Crispy Dilly Dog (Texas State Fair) – A dill pickle stuffed with a hot dog, coated in corndog batter and deep fried.
- State Fair Mary (Indiana State Fair) – A 24-ounce Bloody Mary topped with waffle fries, deep-fried cheese curds, deep-fried mac-and-cheese, mini corn dogs, bacon, fried pickles, and a BBQ pulled pork slider.
- Sun King Caramel Corn Ale (Indiana State Fair) – A beer brewed with caramel corn.
- Bug Apple On-a-Stick (Wisconsin State Fair) – A chocolate-covered apple coated with edible crickets, worms, and ants.
- Peanut Butter Paradise (Texas State Fair) – A deep-fried honey bun injected with caramel, layered with Reese’s pieces and Butterfinger crumbles, and topped with peanut butter cups, caramel, and powdered sugar.