Blog entry on a stick
So, we went to the Great Minnesota Get Together (the state fair) this weekend. Let’s start off easy, OK?
First off, Spam, the great Minnesota staple.
Now how about some Norwegian hotdish on a stick? (Jason’s mom tried it. It was deep-fried meatballs and tater tots. Mmmmm.)
OK, let’s dive into some pickle rollups:
Now, let’s try my absolute favorite: deep-fried alligator. I thought about taking a picture of the nuggets and the gator-shaped fries but then thought, “Screw it, I’m starving.”
You just know good things are about to happen when you see this:
This thing was to die for. Bacon on a stick caramelized with syrup. YES, PLEASE.
This thing, not so much. Stupid chocolate-covered bacon with salt. GROSS. And overpriced. It never happened, OK? IT NEVER HAPPENED.
Later, I visited the butterfly house and got a “tattoo”:
Then The Thing got ready for the Brad Paisley concert:
And finally, for Shelly:
MMMMMMM.
Final food total (over 9 hours):
- Alligator nuggets with gator-shaped fries
- Half of a chocolate malt
- One bite of the chocolate-covered bacon
- One Sweet Martha’s chocolate chip cookie that I paid a stranger $2 for because I really only wanted ONE cookie, not the giant cup or bucket
- Half of a Big Fat Bacon
- Two root beers
- Two Cokes
- Half a bag of mini donuts
(I actually feel I showed some restraint this year.)
That Bacon sign is priceless! I love it. And I agree that you showed restraint this year. Yummm…..root beer.
Comment by Shelly — August 25, 2008 @ 11:58 am
I’m totally disappointed about the chocolate covered bacon. Like, really.
Comment by slynnro — August 25, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
Ha! I was right about the bacon snacks. I must be a bacon connoisseur. I want some of the syrup kind right now.
Comment by Fiona Picklebottom — August 25, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
Deep Fried Spam Curds? Scare me. However, a poster for Deep Fried Spam Curds? Sort of awesome.
Comment by Kerri Anne — August 25, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Wow. I gained five pounds just reading this post. Also, if it never happened, you shouldn’t have taken a photo!
Comment by Jess — August 25, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Yay! I’ve been looking forward to this post for DAYS. So very disappointed in the chocolate covered bacon. It had…potential? The pickle dog sounds interesting and I want a hotdish on a stick!
Comment by Julie — August 25, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
Oh! looks like you had a great day!! i’m jealous!
Comment by sarah — August 25, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
Oh god, this entire post was created JUST TO TORTURE ME, wasn’t it? AHHH!
That pickle dog. The HOTDISH ON A STICK. I mean, COME ON!
Comment by Tessie — August 25, 2008 @ 3:10 pm
Tessie,
I totally thought of you when we saw the Hotdish on a Stick booth.
And I never did find the frozen pickle pushup booth, which is probably a good thing.
Comment by Shauna — August 25, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
i want ALL OF THESE THINGS. i would even try the chocolatey bacon, despite the bad review. because i am a slave to weird foods. i cannot help myself. pickle dog me!
Comment by Alice — August 25, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
Hot dish on a stick!!! That’s the bestest idea ever. I may be going to the fair next weekend, if I do I’m looking for that.
I can’t believe that pickle place is selling Kool Aid for $2. What a ripoff!
Comment by Susan — August 25, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Wait, really? This stuff is for real? I was admiring your cleverness, making it all up. You would be SO BORED by state fairs in the Northeast.
Comment by Ellie — August 26, 2008 @ 7:14 am
one word: YUM.
Comment by LA — August 26, 2008 @ 8:45 am
Somehow I am glad that chocolate-covered bacon doesn’t taste all that great. No need to combine my two basic food groups.
Comment by My Buddy Mimi — August 26, 2008 @ 9:46 am
This looks to be an all-around, perfect day.
Comment by Artemisia — August 26, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
I am totally baffled by all of this. I think that maybe I will have to make a trip to Minnesota sometime to see it for myself. This Texas girl still doesn’t understand hotdish.
Comment by nonsoccermom — August 26, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
Dude. Our sad Washington State fair is put to SHAME by your fair. And your fair has better hair.
Comment by Whimsy — August 27, 2008 @ 12:35 am