![Last Friday, my sister, her BFF Katrina, M., and I went to the Minnesota State Fair, aka one of the most awesome places on earth.
We made a rule: if it’s not fried or on a stick, we’re not eating it. The only exceptions we made were for ice cream.And so we ate (in chronological order)….
A pickle stick with cream cheese and pastrami.
A Pronto Pup, “America’s ‘original’ corn dog.” (Note the “unnecessary” quotation marks.) Obviously on a stick.
Calzone on a stick.
Deep-fried cheese curds, a State Fair tradition.
A sampler of Minnesota wines on a stick. (Could my fancy-pants, former-sommelier boyfriend look more dubious?)
A giant turkey drumstick.
M., ever a good sport, posed with it in front of the Poultry Building … and with a feathered friend.
My favorite soft serve ice cream sundae from the Dairy Building.
Beer on a stick.
Hotdish on a stick. For those of you who aren’t from Minnesota, “hotdish” is what we call a casserole. It was a bit of a let down because it was simply tater tots and sausage meatballs on a stick, covered in batter, and deep fried, and served with a side of milk gravy. I was expecting a classic mushroom soup hot dish baked into little loafs and deep fried. Now c’mon, you know you’d be all over that!
We didn’t try the Uffda Treat (whatever that is), which I’m now regretting.
French fries from the big stand near the Midway. Apparently Gourmet has called them the best fries in America. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good and all, but … no frickin way.
Deep-fried pickles. [Ed. note: YUM!]
Walleye on a stick.
Deep-fried green beans.
Lamb on a stick.
Elephant ear.
Wonderful ice cream flavored with Minnesota wines (rendering the wines edible!).
Things we did NOT eat, because we are neither suicidal nor masochistic…
Tom Thumb Mini Donuts.
Unidentified massive fried things.
Potato lefse and Swedish meatballs on a stick.
BIG FAT BACON on a stick.
Buffalo on a stick.
Tornado Potato Spiral Chips, which looked like crazy balls of potato chips.
[Not pictured: deep-fried candy bars and Oreos, Belgian waffles on a stick, chocolate-covered bacon on a stick, key lime pie on a stick, teriyaki ostrich on a stick, deep-fried ravioli, Bloomin’ Onions, etc., etc.]
And last but certainly not least … Pot Roast Sundae (“Sunday dinner in a bowl”).
Just thinking about that last one makes me feel queasy.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpo7chlk0M1qz7gs7o1_500.jpg)
Last Friday, my sister, her BFF Katrina, M., and I went to the Minnesota State Fair, aka one of the most awesome places on earth.
We made a rule: if it’s not fried or on a stick, we’re not eating it. The only exceptions we made were for ice cream.
And so we ate (in chronological order)….
A pickle stick with cream cheese and pastrami.
A Pronto Pup, “America’s ‘original’ corn dog.” (Note the “unnecessary” quotation marks.) Obviously on a stick.
Calzone on a stick.
Deep-fried cheese curds, a State Fair tradition.
A sampler of Minnesota wines on a stick. (Could my fancy-pants, former-sommelier boyfriend look more dubious?)
A giant turkey drumstick.
M., ever a good sport, posed with it in front of the Poultry Building … and with a feathered friend.
My favorite soft serve ice cream sundae from the Dairy Building.
Beer on a stick.
Hotdish on a stick. For those of you who aren’t from Minnesota, “hotdish” is what we call a casserole. It was a bit of a let down because it was simply tater tots and sausage meatballs on a stick, covered in batter, and deep fried, and served with a side of milk gravy. I was expecting a classic mushroom soup hot dish baked into little loafs and deep fried. Now c’mon, you know you’d be all over that!
We didn’t try the Uffda Treat (whatever that is), which I’m now regretting.
French fries from the big stand near the Midway. Apparently Gourmet has called them the best fries in America. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good and all, but … no frickin way.
Deep-fried pickles. [Ed. note: YUM!]
Walleye on a stick.
Deep-fried green beans.
Lamb on a stick.
Elephant ear.
Wonderful ice cream flavored with Minnesota wines (rendering the wines edible!).
Things we did NOT eat, because we are neither suicidal nor masochistic…
Tom Thumb Mini Donuts.
Unidentified massive fried things.
Potato lefse and Swedish meatballs on a stick.
BIG FAT BACON on a stick.
Buffalo on a stick.
Tornado Potato Spiral Chips, which looked like crazy balls of potato chips.
[Not pictured: deep-fried candy bars and Oreos, Belgian waffles on a stick, chocolate-covered bacon on a stick, key lime pie on a stick, teriyaki ostrich on a stick, deep-fried ravioli, Bloomin’ Onions, etc., etc.]
And last but certainly not least … Pot Roast Sundae (“Sunday dinner in a bowl”).
Just thinking about that last one makes me feel queasy.
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