FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Among 34 new foods on the ever-growing menu at the Minnesota State Fair, which opens August 24:
Pickle fries: Crispy, tangy thin-cut dill pickle fries lightly coated in a cornmeal and seasoned mustard batter. Served with a side of chipotle dipping sauce. At Mike’s Hamburgerd on the northeast corner of Carnes Avenue and Nelson Street.
Smoked beef arepa: Smoked roast beef, avocado puree, fresh tomatoes, red onions and arugula in a baked Venezuelan crispy corn pocket. (Gluten-free.) (Available Aug. 30-Sept. 4 onl.y) At Midtown Global Market’s Arepa Bar in the Taste of the Midtown Global Market booth at the International Bazaar, east wall