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Are nearly 15% of the new Minnesota State Fair foods pickle items?

By Alberto Gomez
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Six of the 41, or 14.6% of the Minnesota State Fair food items are pickle-centric this year.

Offerings include pickle cheese curd tacos at Ritchie’s Cheese Curd Tacos, pickle lemonade at Nordic Waffles, mango-infused pickles at Soul Bowl, pickle lemonade paletas at Hamline Church Dining Hall, pickle fries at Mike’s Hamburgers, and St. Paul pickle fudge at Wow Fudge.

A few other items contain pickles: Walleye Fritter Pops, which have dill pickle relish, the Sota-cuterie Board, which includes pickles, and the Bacon-Wrapped Waffle Dog, which is served with pickle slices.

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DocumentCloud MSF New Food List
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