2019 MN State Fair New Foods Preview Part 3

Well lookee lookee lookee. Another day, another post about the New Foods at the MN State Fair!

You can find Part 1 and Part 2 here. We're right in the midst of things now!

Let's do this!

Sarah

I don’t know why but I really love the name of this one.

Oh, fuck it’s got buffalo chicken. God dammit. God damn everything. I hate buffalo sauce. HATE IT. 


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I cannot fucking even stand the smell, let alone the taste. And now I’m going to have to eat this and it’s going to ruin my otherwise baller day. Also, it’s upsetting because I love bleu cheese and I would love to try something topped with bleu cheese fondue. Not to mention BBQ chips which are sometimes the best chips evah!

Pickled jalapenos are gross though. And I’m not a fan of tomaters.

So really this is something that could maybe be great if you took most of it and changed it into something different.

Oh, RC’s BBQ. This is the place that replaced Famous Dave’s and generally hasn’t been as good.

My opinion doesn’t change

Patrick

I do not care much for blue cheese.  I understand that for some, it is a classic pairing to go with buffalo chicken.  Me personally, I prefer ranch as the superior pairing.  That said, I understand why it is on this dish, but it still puts a serious red flag out for me.  Otherwise, this might sound like a good item.  I love buffalo chicken and combining that with BBQ chips sounds interesting.  Basically, kind of a buffalo BBQ nachos?  Hopefully this blue cheese fondue isn’t terribly overpowering.  I wonder which Sarah hates more; buffalo sauce, or Mexican spices.  I miss back when this place was Famous Daves.  They really knew how to put out some fun, delicious new BBQ items each year, but RC BBQ just seems played out and uninspired.  I don’t know.

Anne

Well RC’s BBQ, you managed to hit a trifecta of making us not want this thing. Sarah hates buffalo chicken, Packie doesn’t like blue cheese, and I (and Sarah) don’t like jalapenos. I can’t wait to have to try this!

Also, you know those chips are going be so soggy.

Sarah

So, more wings. Chicken this time instead of duck, but I guess because the BBQ sauce has Irish whiskey that makes them special?

Eh. Not impressed. I mean, I lurve me some wings, even if they’re boneless so not real wings, and I’m sure I’ll like these just fine. I just, I don’t go to the fair to get wings, you know? I can hit up BWW for that.

Okay, this one HAS to be O’Gara’s now, right?

Yup.

So, there’s a decent chance these wings, which should be perfectly fine, will be garbage.

Patrick

O’Gara’s is a solid C establishment.  They never make anything that really excites or surprises.  It’s just pretty basic.  Ya basic, O’Gara’s.  Basic bitch.  Anywho, this looks fine, I guess.  I like boneless wings, and BBQ sauce, sure.  Bet it is perfectly standard for a BBQ boneless chicken wing.  Because O’Gara’s doesn’t do exciting.  It just do.  Cuz...ya basic.

Anne

*siiiiiiiigggggghhhh* O’Gara’s, can you just not? I mean, these look fine, but so does all of your food and at best they’re just fine. You never wow, and you often out right fail. Can you just give us a break?

I do appreciate that you’ve been doing a lot more GF stuff recently, so thanks for that, I guess.

Sarah

Okay, so maybe the theme is actually BBQ sauce? Because we have a lot of BBQ sauced items this year, too.

Surprisingly no one has put a blueberry BBQ sauce on a taco yet. That would just be prime theme.

I should get paid for this shit.

ANYWAY. Yeah okay, this looks fine to me. I love a grilled cheese Sammy (another sammich proving that Sarah is a fucking liar in regards to sammies) and I like meat and BBQ, and onion jam.

Cheddar is not my favorite cheese to put ON things. I like it better for snacking.

Oh, shit it has Pepper Jack cheese on it. Anne has a raging hate lather for Pepper Jack for no real good reason so she gonna be piiiiiised.

RC’s again. I’m not sure we needed two items from them this year but nevertheless it is what we got.

Patrick

RC BBQ?  You again?  The hell is this?  Ok now, hold up.  This…this looks better than that Hot Hen nonsense.  Some kind of BBQ grilled cheese sammich?  Onion jam?  Shut up!  Ok RC, this is your chance to shine.  Lemme just smack that basket of hot hen nonsense out of your other hand…*SMACK*…there we go.  Yeah, this looks much better.  I’mma enjoy trying this, I tell you what.  No, leave that hot mess on the floor.  We’re talking about Jamm’in Brisket Grilled Cheese now.  Yeah, you’re the star of this show.  Ain’t no stupid blue cheese on you.  You played it smart.

Anne

Woah, woah, woah. RC’s BBQ, I do not think you are a good enough food stand to rate 2 new foods this year. Getting a little big for your britches here.

Honestly, the pic kind of looks a little gross. And god I hate pepper jack cheese. AND HOT BBQ SAUCE? Thanks for giving us no options for the heat level. You know you’re in MN, right?

Also, why the apostrophe in the middle of Jamm’in?

Sarah

Is this some sort of bloody Mary knock off?

Okay yeah, I guess so. But instead of liquor and stuff it’s coffee and stuff. GF too, so is it from French Meadow Bakery?

Oh no! It’s Brim again! Okay welly welly welly! I am officially intrigued by Brim.

And I think I can get down with this. I don’t like coffee per se, but I do like coffee flavored things, so maybe this slushy with all its stuff will make it good!

Or maybe it will just be a lot of junk on top of coffee. Guess we’ll find out!

Patrick

…I think I got some of that hot hen on my shoes.  I mean I can smell it.  That nasty blue cheese smell, it’s just…

Oh, uh, Joey Mary!  That’s uh…*ruffles through papers*…Ok, we got another confection from Brim here.  An iced coffee slushie?  I’m not sure how I feel about a coffee slushie.  I do like food accessories coming with my drinks though.  What the hell, I’ll try it.  I could always use more caffeine at the fair to keep me out of my food coma.  Why is it called a Joey Mary?  Is this supposed to be some play off of a bloody mary?  Really?  I mean, it’s got the stick with food accessories, but the comparison stops there.  Whatever, you do you Brim.

Anne

Wtf is this thing? Oh, hello Brim. You must be a Gluten Free food stand? At least both of your new foods are.

I think this suffers from a lack of beautiful food photography. Apparently, it’s a slushie, but it looks like a watery beer. Is that pink thing the cookie? Why doesn’t it look like a cookie instead of a pink blob of dough? Are you trying too hard here, Brim?

Also, I assume this is a play on a Bloody Mary, but I don’t get the replacement of Bloody with Joey. Can someone explain? OH, I GET IT. Joey as in a cup of Joe.

Sarah

What? I mean, okay, this looks fine but how is this fair food? It’s just a steak made out of lamb?  Like, I can get lamb whenever. There’s nothing fancy about this. Just lamb, I guess.

Though, I do like Holy Land. Their Gyro on a stick is, more or less, just a slab of meat on a stick and it’s great, so maybe this will be too.

Patrick

No, I know I smell the blue cheese, I’m not crazy.  What?  I didn’t smack him, I smacked the Hot Hen out of his hand, I was making a point.  I…I don’t see why we need to get the authorities involved.  Uh, look over there!

…HOLY LAND!  That place makes a great gyro on stick, or a gyro platter which is just a tray of fucking gyro meat.  Don’t tell me you’ve never just wanted to shove a bunch of gyro meat in your craw and ignore all that pita and onion business.  Lamb is one of my favorite meats that I don’t get to partake in often, and now here Holy Land is offering me two big ole lam loins?  Yes please!  Sometimes you just need some meat with no strings attached.  I’ve got a good feeling about this.

Ok, we need to beat feet over to Farmer’s Union, I hear sirens.

Anne

Sure- looks tasty. Doesn’t seem super special but I’ll eat it all I’m sure.

Sarah

Just…. *sigh* why is it pink if it’s lavender lemonade? WTF? That’s a missed got-damned opportunity.

Also, okay, lemonade, I guess. Whoop-de-doo.

Oh, and it’s at the Farmer’s Union. Why is this even on this list, guys?

Patrick

Boy, getting real creative now, Farmers Union.  Lavender?  In your pink lemonade?  Can you even do that?  Well, it can’t be any worse than barf-o-nade (that’s honey lemonade for any of you new folks here).

Ok, that’ll do.  No, I’m not cutting corners, I’ve got nothing else to say about it, it’s boring lemonade.  Shut up and follow me through the food building, it’ll be more crowed – I mean faster.  I’m not running, it’s called speed walking and we’ve still got a lot of food to cover.

Anne

*sigh* OK whatever. I mean, it’s just lemonade. And Farmers Union tends to be pretty pricey. I am slightly irritated.

STOP GIVING SUB-PAR VENDORS MULTIPLE NEW FOODS, MNSF!

Sarah

Looks like this is also the year I will be drinking coffee. Add one more and it could be fighting along the others as a possible theme.

THEME FIGHT! THEME FIGHT!!!

So okay, a latte with mini donut flavoring, pretty much. I understand WHY this is a fair food, I’m just not sure I agree with it.

I don’t know that we’ve ever tried anything at the Anchor Coffee house, though, so that will be nice.

Patrick

I don’t try many fancy lattes, mostly because too much sugar is bad for me, but I would like to think I would enjoy them?  A mini donut flavored latte sounds particularly fun and I hope it is as good as I imagine in my mind.  More caffeine is good too, keeping me alert and on my toes.  Not that I need to be alert, it’s just a happy day at the fairgrounds, telling people their food is shit or great, and definitely not striking anyone as some liars would want you to believe.

Anne

Well I’m not a coffee drinker, but at least this is a latte. If I’m going to drink coffee this seems like something I would want to try. But how’s that mini donut though? I bet it’s shitty like most mini donuts are.

Ok, let’s get back to some more fun, crazy offerings please…

Sarah

Hmmm, okay. I don’t quite get the name because yeah, it rhymes, but like, bologna isn’t usually on coneys, right? So, it doesn’t work for me.

Pistachio sausage though, sure! I am obviously very upset about the fucking pepper blend but that bun looks grade A amazing and I’m willing to give that muffuletta olive and pepper salad the old Sarah try.

Mancini’s is not bad, too. Though it’s not always great, either, so prolly this will be about the same.

Patrick

I do love a nice dog, and it is always fun trying different varieties and combinations.  Pistachio’s in a sausage?  Why not.  I love some peppers on my dog too, but I’m sure the twins will complain about that.  Oh wait, the peppers are blend inside the sausage.  Whatever, shut up.  The bun looks good and crispy too and that muffuletta olive and pepper salad topping looks…oh wait, there is peppers on top.  Alright, just gotta read to the end first before commenting.  This looks good, not gonna lie.  I don’t lie about food, no sir.  Not like some.

Anne

…ok but not like this.

Ok, I am interested in tasting the pistachio sausage, but that is it. There are WAAAAAAAAY too many peppers on this thing for my taste.  Also, muffuletta is a type of bread and sammich, so how is it a type of olive salad here? What is going on?!

 That bread looks tasty though. Let’s just scrape off everything and eat the sausage and bread.

Okay! That's it for today. Only two more days of posts, and then the REAL countdown begins!