Doug Mack: Me: Midwest food is way more vibrant and diverse and interesting than the stereotypes! The Minnesota State Fair: www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-yea...

Me: Midwest food is way more vibrant and diverse and interesting than the stereotypes! The Minnesota State Fair: www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-yea...

New Food: Deep-Fried Ranch Dressingwww.mnstatefair.org

For real though, the list of the new foods at the MN State Fair just dropped and you should absolutely use it as a little distraction today because there's some GOOD STUFF here www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-yea...

New Foods for 2024www.mnstatefair.org

"Deep Fried Ranch Dressing" is the most midwestern food possible.

Seriously! A stereotype joke made real!

I am ever-so-slightly disappointed they didn't find a way to put it on a stick.

Turkey Sno-Cone or go home

Let's escalate that... Turkey HOTDISH Sno-Cone

Flash-fried gluttony on a stick, who says no?

Saving for next year. Would actually eat this 😁

TX State Fair MN State Fair 🤝 hell yeah brother

Dino's always is eh for Greek food but the fried halloumi from holy land will be amazing.

Incredible list! I genuinely want to try everything on it. Some really diverse and inventive foods.

The PB & Bacon battered-bacon reminds me of my dad's old Navy trick of dredging thick-cut bacon in flour and running it under the broiler. Tasty, if you didn't mind occasional grease fires.

the deep fried ranch is the headliner but this looks incredible www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-yea...

New Food: Nixtamal & Wild Rice Bowl with Wóžapi & Bison Meatballs or Sweet Potato Dumplingswww.mnstatefair.org

It does but IMO needs a stick or something to make it more portable (because fair food)

I would murder this

Also this and it meets Douglas's requirement of it being on a stick

(naturally no aioli for me)

I've had another sticky rice dish from that place and it's genuinely one of the best things I've ever eaten, and not just at the fair

we got bison meatballs already yeesh too soon

Korean Corndogs! Sweet Corn Cola Float! Patata Frita Focacciawhich! www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-yea... It's a bumper crop of tastiness this year.

New Food: New Vendorwww.mnstatefair.org

It really is! I'm excited!

Hot dish popsicles

yes and also hi, are you the rogue chocolate from mn? i loved your chocolate and used to take it to friends when i was traveling. so damn good.

Yes, the very one. Or was. Glad you enjoyed it!

But is it on a stick?

Nope

Iowa: "Hold my beers." www.kcci.com/article/2024...

BLT on a stick, bacon cheeseburger egg roll and more: Iowa State Fair announces 84 new foods for 2024www.kcci.com The 2024 Iowa State Fair is just weeks away, and that means creative new foods are on the way.

Started scrolling through the offerings with the boys, and at one point the 8½-year-old looked me dead in the eye and said, "Take us to Minnesota."

How is that even possible to do without it falling into a thousand tiny bits?

The wings from Soul Bowl sound great!

😂

Is simply deep frying everything and anything from salad dressing to skittles “diverse and interesting”?

No, of course not. That's the point of the post

Thought this chef talking about his Hmong food stand at the fair was a good counterpoint to deep-fried ranch

‎The Sporkful: Yia Vang Says Hmong Food Is His Family's Legacy on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The Sporkful, Ep Yia Vang Says Hmong Food Is His Family's Legacy - Jun 17, 2024

Yes, that's an excellent stand and overall, I do think the fair does a decent (and ever-improving) job of showcasing the food of many different cultures

I know, I didn’t think you were serious

A sure sign food science has gone over to the dark side Do they call it “fried mid”?

Every day we stray further from God's light

im sorry if you don't find the fact that we found a way to deep fry a sauce interesting then i have no clue what interesting even means any more

It's interesting! I would read 5k words on the technological innovation and cultural backstory that led to this point. I do not want to eat it.

oh yeah no that looks nasty as hell a big ol mouthful of Hot Ranch lmao no

Haha! Does look good though!

Also: I think this is a steal from the Texas State Fair, which has had deep fried ranch for years if memory serves…

Also pioneered fried flour on a stick

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