When Mariam Mohamed got the call to be a vendor at the Minnesota State Fair, she couldn’t stop screaming for joy. After immigrating to the state nearly 40 years ago, and building a family in ...

State fairs are the ultimate playground for adventurous foodies. From classic comfort foods to outrageous culinary creations, ...

The Minnesota State Fair highlights 33 new food and drink items on their website, selected for their unique new twists. But there are a lot of other new offerings that aren’t highlighted on that list, ...

Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

Some of the more traditional offerings at the Iowa State Fair. This year's fair food includes deep fried cheddar bacon cheese on a stick. Flickr Deep-fried anything. Krispy Kreme burgers. Meatloaf on ...

There are dozens of new foods and drinks available at the 2025 North Carolina State Fair. Trends among new fair foods include Dubai chocolate and pickles. The N.C. State Fair is Oct. 16-26. This year, ...

Every year, vendors on the state fair circuit push the limits of fried excess: chicken fried bacon, deep fried peanut butter cups and, of course, this year’s famous fried butter. The farther they push ...

Extreme eating has hit the nation's state fairs, where vendors are one-upping the junk food competition with offerings like deep fried meatloaf and English Toffee Fudge Puppies. America may be in an ...

DALLAS — The State Fair of Texas is giving an early look at all the new food and drinks that will be available in just a few short weeks. Big Tex has made his choices for the most delicious and ...