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Jul 12, 2007, 08:56 PM
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Up here in the Northwoods, we're in the middle of the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. (The "regular" state fair is in Milwaukee in August.) As the new kid in town, guess who gets to cover this august occasion?
 This being America's Dairyland (at least according to our license plates), various forms of cheese are abundant, including "cheese on a stick" (couldn't make it up if I tried) and hot, fresh, beer-battered cheese curds  . But on my second trip out there today, I saw something I have never seen before: A pork chop on a stick. I'm not kidding. The vendor's proximity to the 4-H cattle barns was a little too much for me, LOL.I'm curious about weird fair food in other states. What's the strangest thing you've ever seen at your state fair or community festival, whether you would actually consider eating it or not? 
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Jul 12, 2007, 09:02 PM
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Its been a while (ok its been a loooonnnng time)))))) but we went to a State Fair in Ohio that had pickled pigs feet!!!
eeewww...yuck......eeewww
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Jul 12, 2007, 09:30 PM
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IDK Candy, I've been to so many different State fairs and lived in so many places, not sure anything seems weird anymore
 Plus, the international flavor of South Florida... anything can be found to eat!Hey, I like that idea of cheese on a stick... make mine mild cheddar please 
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Jul 12, 2007, 10:36 PM
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I want some curds!!! love the garlic cheese curds! I think it is garlic/dill! I use to get those every time I went to WI. yummy!
anyway geesh trying to think of strange foods at the fairs here. hmmm can't come up with anything I think of as strange lol
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Jul 12, 2007, 11:21 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
bebop said: I want some curds!!! love the garlic cheese curds! I think it is garlic/dill! I use to get those every time I went to WI. yummy! </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Garlic cheese curds?! I WANT. Sound tasty. Mmmm. I haven't ever really seen anything weird at fairs. I haven't gone to many though. I have tried deep-fried icecream though and deemed it to be not at all my 'thing'.
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Jul 12, 2007, 11:23 PM
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What in the world is "hot, fresh, beer-battered cheese curds"? I've never heard of it.
Jan 
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#7
Jul 12, 2007, 11:52 PM
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OMG...garlic cheese curds...sounds fantastic...I want some!
I used to do the art/craft fairs here in WV for several years, and the food vendors really are the most successful vendors of the fairs! One vendor shared with me that he had made $10,000 selling just funnel cakes over a three day period...Of course, that means standing over hot boiling fat in intense heat and adverse conditioins, but much more successful than any artist at the show! I recall that the Ohio State Fair was big on selling corn on the cob roasted in the leaves. Great buttered! Patty |
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Jul 13, 2007, 12:12 AM
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What in the world are cheese curds?????????????? Are you telling me they deep fry cottage cheese???????????
 I've never seen it, but a friend told me they sell deep fried dill pickles at fairs in the south. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! Jan
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#9
Jul 13, 2007, 01:01 AM
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Oh, you don't know what you're missing, Jan!
And no, I believe it's probably impossible to fry cottage cheese :-) cheese curds Fried cheese curds Deep-fried In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Iowa, deep-fried cheese curds are often found at carnivals and fairs, and occasionally local non-chain fast food restaurants and bars. Deep-fried cheese curds are covered with a beer-based batter, like that used for onion rings, or are breaded and placed in a deep fryer creating something akin to mozzarella sticks. In the United States, A&W Restaurants and Culver's have added fried cheese curds to their menu and they are available nationwide.
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Jul 13, 2007, 01:04 AM
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deep fried..twinkies....yep.
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Jul 13, 2007, 01:19 AM
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Deep-fried Twinkies are yum! Horrible for you, but yum! So is deep-fried Snickers.
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Jul 29, 2007, 10:28 PM
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Festival season continues apace, and to my list of never-before-seen food on a stick I can now add cheesecake, brownies, and shrimp. I suppose shrimp skewers aren't that uncommon in grilling season (although up here in the heart of deer-hunting country not too many folks eat seafood), but cheesecake and brownies??
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Jul 30, 2007, 10:08 AM
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how about a peppermint stick inserted into a lemon, very refreshing
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Jul 30, 2007, 10:25 AM
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Don't know if anybody mentioned it already. . .
but.. . FUNNEL CAKES COVERED IN POWEDERED SUGAR ::::swoons:::::
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Jul 30, 2007, 10:58 AM
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Fried Dough....either with sauce or maple syrup and sugar!!
Hot apple crisp with ice cream Huge grilled sausage subs with onion, peppers and mushrooms! Oh I have to stop this.....I'm dying over here for some great fair food!!!!!!!!!! Hugsss sabby |
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Sep 02, 2007, 11:55 PM
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Tomorrow I am going to the MN state fair with a friend. I am bringing this back up because I wanted everybody to have the same laugh I got at looking at the list of food on a stick!
I myself am going to have to try the -- I kid you not, it's on the list -- FRIED FRUIT. Taking something "good for you" and turning it into a dietary abomination? Right up my alley.  Check this out! MN state fair food on a stick! (You'll have to choose "on-a-stick" from the pulldown menu on the left) |
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Sep 03, 2007, 11:42 AM
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There is something vaguely disturbing about the number of foods available on sticks.
---splitimage
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Sep 03, 2007, 01:08 PM
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I guess sticks are just a convenient way to both serve and eat off at a fair ...?
Btw fried cheese is not unusual - the Greeks have always done with with Halloumi for example (actually it's Cypriot). It is great grilled in olive oil and tossed through a green salad perhaps with some chicken and olives ... |
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Sep 03, 2007, 02:35 PM
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How the heck do they manage Sloppy Joe's on a stick????
Does it count if I tell about a south-of-the border fair? EEEWWWWWWWWWW!! Fried worms!! BLAK!!!! Not on your life!! They had huge platters of them! I think they had stuffed them with some animal's blood before they fried them. GRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I was a kid then, so ... I don't really remember, but I DO know they were WORMS!
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Sep 03, 2007, 03:08 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
candybear said: Tomorrow I am going to the MN state fair with a friend. I am bringing this back up because I wanted everybody to have the same laugh I got at looking at the list of food on a stick! I myself am going to have to try the -- I kid you not, it's on the list -- FRIED FRUIT. Taking something "good for you" and turning it into a dietary abomination? Right up my alley. Check this out! MN state fair food on a stick! (You'll have to choose "on-a-stick" from the pulldown menu on the left) </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Alligator!!! I didnt know you could even hunt alligator!
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Sep 03, 2007, 05:01 PM
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at the Kentucky fair this year i saw:
pork butt on a stick pork chops on a stick big ol ribeyes on a stick
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Sep 03, 2007, 09:15 PM
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I was with squeamish people so I didn't try the alligator, and they were out of the ostrich-on-a-stick when we got there. We pretty much stuck to boring stuff, which was a drag. Maybe next year.
I did get pictures of a number of bizarre things on a stick! LOL
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#23
Sep 03, 2007, 09:48 PM
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EW! EW! EW! What is wrong with those people? What happened to good old funnel cake and cotton candy. Sheesh!
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Sep 03, 2007, 10:54 PM
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they had those too!
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Sep 03, 2007, 11:45 PM
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We went to our county fair Saturday. We just got our "Normal stuff" Homemade french fries, Lemon shake ups and a funnel cake ohhh yeah italian sausage sammich. Everything was really nummy too!!
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