State Fair time

[BmillsSkier]

There's really only one reason to go the Wisconsin State Fair:

So the Wisconsin State Fair was a topic on this radio show I was listening to today, specifically the menu. I gotta say, when it comes to fried stuff, foods on sticks, or generally heart-disease-inducing foods, the Wisconsin State Fair has got its shit dialed.

I had to google:

https://wistatefair.com/fair/new-foods/

Some of these I'm buying two of and not even thinking twice - like the beer garden brat on a stick. Others, what the fuck? I'm looking at you gummy bear brat.

[Core Shot]

Wow. That’s making me hungry.
Except for the bugs. I’m no bug muncher.

But Wisconsin has clearly upped their game

[Ted Striker]

It was even good when I was a kid in WI, but damn, they've taken it up several notches.

[BmillsSkier]

"Chicken Bacon Ranch Waffle Stick (belgian waffle stick filled with
chicken, drizzled with ranch dressing, and topped with bacon)"


You can find that apparently over at Waffle Chix in section G15

[zion zig zag]

Did you guys see this?

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/06/11101...-big-at-a-fair

[Core Shot]

Clam chowder poutine is pure genius.

But how did the concept of poutine get to Wisconsin. Not to mention clam chowder. Wisconsin clams used to be bearded.

PS. Not state fare food. But I finally ordered a “California “ burrito.
Rice and beans replaced by French fries. It was good in a bad way.

[billyk]

So the Wisconsin State Fair was a topic on this radio show I was listening to today, specifically the menu. I gotta say, when it comes to fried stuff, foods on sticks, or generally heart-disease-inducing foods, the Wisconsin State Fair has got its shit dialed.

I had to google:

https://wistatefair.com/fair/new-foods/

Some of these I'm buying two of and not even thinking twice - like the beer garden brat on a stick. Others, what the fuck? I'm looking at you gummy bear brat.

Holy shit, that looks good! Except maybe for the bug apple. It’s a good thing I don’t live anywhere near WI, or I’d need to buy larger clothes.

[This End Up]

CO state fair is in Pueblo in late August. Only the hardest of the hard core go to that, which is not me.

[Woodsy]

Never hit WI State fair but did Iowa state fair a few times as a kid and Utah State fair (underwhelming ) as an adolescent. Plus many county fairs in IA and TN

Hit the MN state fair while visiting my grandparents in IA with a college friend from MN and it was definitely something. Lienenkugels ( which was unheard of in UT & CA at the time) and cheese curds feature prominently in that memory, and a lot of large people. Havent hit any state fairs since moving east, but did go to the Fryeburg Fair once not long after moving here. https://www.fryeburgfair.org/ As a mountain west kid living in Manhattan, I was unprepared for the overwhelming Maineness of it all. My wife ( from Northern NH) got a kick out of my slackjawed gaping. the Oxen handlers with the beards and the coveralls and the accents, the huge horses, the everything. It def has to be experienced.

Looking forward to some county fair action in Upstate NY this weekend. Might hit the tractor pull