MN State Fair Food to Try

Heavy Table: 2013: Try the Deep Fried Olives. The bright, acidic flavor of the olives cut nicely through the breading, and the creaminess of the cheese and the accompanying ranch sauce tied the flavor together. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2010: Original Cheese Curds (the one with queues called “Mouse Holes”) are still the best, even at $5.50 — they’re brought in fresh from Ellsworth, WI, and are warm and pleasingly lactic. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: Like fritters? Get the cowboy bites. These cheerful little corn fritters with sweet corn, bacon, jalapeños, and cream cheese are soothingly tasty when dipped into the accompanying ranch sauce. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: Stop by the Minnesota Grown Honey stand for a Sweet Science honey lemonade sorbet that many among us found replete with real honey flavor and bright, natural lemon. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: Try the Buffalo'd Bones: we were huge fans of these center-cut spare ribs that were meaty, tender, nicely charred, and coated in a lightly spicy, well-seasoned Buffalo glaze. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: Especially if it's a cloudy day, try Cowboy Dave's Cluck and Moo, a hearty, soul-warming combination of chicken, roast beef, and mashed potatoes. It's big, bold, tender; a serious savory treat. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: Try the walleye-stuffed mushrooms. The textures play well with others - from the yielding cheese mix to the crunch panko to the meaty shrooms - and contribute to a tasty dish. Mehr erfahren.

Heavy Table: 2015: The Limerick Stix may be a mass-market, fresh-from-the-US-Foods-freezer snack, but their down-home fatty / salty / chewy appeal won us over. We'd eat them again! Mehr erfahren.