Food on a Stick

Our state fair is a great state fair.

Don't miss it, don't even be late!

Oh wait, that's the Iowa state fair, which is in fact the largest and best state fair in the country. Well, I didn't go to the best state fair ever this year, but I did go to the Minnesota State Fair, which, while small, had some interesting things to offer. Transport to/from the fair was awesome and easy, which means that I didn't have to drive in traffic (I can't anyways right now) and I didn't have to search for or pay for parking. After my companions and I listened to a performance of the Copper Street Brass at the MPR booth, we ate our way through the fair grounds.

For under $20 total I got a large array of high calorie foods:

• 1/2 order of fries shared with Laura


• Deep fried 3 Musketeers bar on a stick


• 1 Mike's Hard Lemonade - I'm surprised I didn't get sick bc I mixed it with vicodin...


• Cheese Curds


• Small bag of blueberry flavored honey taffy


• Sample of organic coffee - Free!


• Sample of organic watermelon - Free!


• Sample of organic cherry tomato - Free!

We only spent about 3 hours at the fair, and didn't actively seek out free food, so I'm sure we would have had even more success if we would have looked harder.

In addition to the "normal" foods on a stick, we found some notable oddities:

• Bacon on a stick - I may be making this up, but I thought there was chocolate-covered bacon on a stick at the fair. We never found it.


• Banana split on a stick


• Spaghetti and meatballs on a stick


• Hot Dish on a stick - Only in Minnesota...

I did manage to eat one food on a stick (the deep-fried candy bar) and I may have managed to get powdered sugar down my cast. Therefore, I declare my visit to the Minnesota State Fair a complete success. I can't wait to see what new things they skewer and deep fat fry next year.