06.09.2009

MINNESOTA STATE FAIR - where butter and crops come alive

The most heard question during our stay in Minneapolis has been: Have you guys been to the State Fair yet? So far, we have been forced to mumble some lame excuses for missing this mega-event, but not anymore! Today we finally went there to find out what this mystical fair is all about. This is what we discovered…

State Fair is a 12-days Volksfest of music, agriculture and food. As you can see, it's huge.



The thing about the State Fair is that they do not serve just the regular (a.k.a. boring) food, but food (?) that is either deep fried or served on a stick... and in best case both! Here are some insights to the culinary wonderland of grease and sticks.

Jenna and George give thumbs up for the big fat bacon on a stick!



Marko is more than delighted with his porkchop on a stick.



Hanna is not totally convinced by the frozen chocolate banana on a stick. (Perhaps some deep frying would have done the trick…)



Scotch egg (a hard boiled egg on a stick, wrapped in sausage, rolled in bread crumbs and deep fried) took everyone by surprise!



Virgile confirms that beer is good everywhere. (Apparently, beer on a stick as well as coffee on a stick WOULD HAVE BEEN possible.)



Throughout the day we tasted many unforgettable kinds of food, but the hit of the day was without a doubt the deep fried snickers candybar! It tastes just as twisted as it sounds. We highly recommend it!



Minnesota State Fair is not only about the food. There are also lot of other things to see and to experience. Such as....

Butter sculptures (Beautiful? Creepy? Offensive? Or just yummy? Something for everyone!)



Paintings made out of crops...



In the Miracle of Birth Center you can follow the birth of calves, lambs and piglets in real-time. We saw only reruns on the screen, but I guess that was miraculous enough...



You can also use the opportunity to check out some chicks (hehehe) ...



...or take a spin on a carousel...



So, finally we can say: Yes, we’ve been to the State Fair, and we loved it!

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