As luck would have it, I planned my summer trip to Minnesota during the time of the Minnesota State Fair. Like all other Minnesota State Fair visitors, Jason, my mother and I planned an entire day of gorging ourselves on anything fried and loaded with sugar. I skipped breakfast that morning in order to build up my hunger to unparalleled levels so I could take on the Minnesota State Fair challenge. There are no real rules to the challenge other than discovering just how much food you can stuff into your belly. There are any real winners with this challenge. Although the pleasure from eating the food is mind-blowing, it’s fleeting and everyone ends up leaving the fair feeling fat, tired and stuffed. We were not any different, but it was totally worth every carb-laden calorie. I welcome you to join me on this photographic journey of why America is fat…
- There were so many people at the State Fair on a weekday. It made me wonder if people had jobs or if they all took the day off work to be here.
- Just one more picture of just how massive the “Great Minnesota Get-Together” is and just how many people were in attendance. Jason is from South Florida, so I think his exact words were, “I have never seen so many white people in one place. This must be where they all come from.” Lol…
- I sincerely doubt this is an authentic Australian dish, but you really can’t go wrong with battered, deep fried potatoes. Om nom nom nom…
- I was wrong… this must be an authentic Australian dish. Please take note of the flag posted on my calorie-laden plate of fried potatoes. These were absolutely amazing. There was also an option to slather the potatoes in ranch dressing, but I went with this option. Very yummy in my tummy.
- I was told that skipping the Corn Roast stand was just downright un-American. I didn’t want to be accused of that. Besides, it sounded delicious.
- The corn was delicious. My mom and I were big fans. It was also the the healthiest thing we ate all day.
- Our next adventure was taking on the Hot Apple Dumpling Booth while we watched the parade. My mom suggested it and I thought, “What the heck… apple dumplings an the state fair go together like cats and old ladies.”
- We chose to get the ice cream on the side since lactose intolerance runs in the family. Even without the ice cream, this delectable dish put on a little party in mouth. I would attend that party again.
- Here is the ice cream from the apple dumplings. Jason said the ice cream and apple combination was good. He is not a man of many words, so what he really meant was, “Oh my goodness… this apple dumpling and ice cream combination is so divine, scrumptious and tasty. I only wish that I could have grown up in Minnesota instead of South Florida so I could have enjoyed it throughout my childhood.” Or something like that…
- Next, we stopped to get some poutine. This is a Canadian dish that loads gravy and cheese curds on top of French fries. It’s just as good as it sounds.
- Poutine in all of it’s glory.
- We stopped here to get some French fries. After all, I am the French Fry Fairy. However, I had some competition. They had fry fairies at this booth in fairy costumes spinning a contest wheel. After the jealousy ceased, I realized there was room in this world for lots of French Fry Fairies. A world with French fry lovers is a perfect world for me. Oh, the French fries were amazing too… They were fresh-cut, hot, salted and awesome.
- It might surprise you, but we tried more than one batch of fries. The French fries at this booth were also amazing. They were fresh-cut, crispy, hot and seasoned to perfection. I smiled on the inside and outside when eating them…
