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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
But you have access to fried carmelized maple-syrupy bacon on a stick, so discussing any other food that you might eat seems pointless.
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I went to the State Fair this past weekend and managed to include the aforementioned bacon items in the vast amount of bad-for-you things I ate and drank.
The chocolate-dipped bacon was interesting tasting in a good way (not how Minnesotans say "that's different" to mean they hate something). The bacon was in approx. 3" pieces, fried crispy and flat, cooled, dipped about halfway in semisweet chocolate and cooled. When the chocolate was still soft, they sprinkled large grain sea salt on it. It was a nice blend of salty and sweet. I'd consider making these at home if I was jonesing for something salty and sweet and/or had a yen for some bacon.
The bacon on a stick was less appealing. A 1/3 pound strip of bacon is pretty darn thick and this was fairly meaty bacon. The "carmelization" in maple syrup was just a brief dip into maple syrup between the griddle and being handed to the customer. They had 3 different dipping sauces: BBQ, honey mustard and orange chipotle (mostly orange marmalade). It was OK but I'd rather have the grilled pork chop on a stick.**
Neither one of those will make it onto my annual State Fair "must eat" list.
Fringey, I meant to get you a pig ears paper hat from the Pig Barn but it was closed when I got there. Too bad -- they're cute. Your local affiliate has a regular booth at the fair so maybe someone from there can send you one! Fugee Sister watches that news so we went up to talk to the main female news anchor, who is much prettier and smaller in person than on TV.
**"On a stick" is a prevalent theme in State Fair food.
