New State Fair Foods We're Excited (and a Little Scared) to Try

Lulu's Public House knows the key to any true Minnesotan's heart: wild rice add-ons. This English muffin “cup” is studded with wild rice and then filled with sliced ham and a soft-cooked egg before it's smothered in hollandaise. Um, yes please. Aug. 27th – Sept. 7th, mnstatefair.org

This dish from Minneapolis hot spot The Rabbit Hole is taking state fair food to a new level. It's a Korean-style roasted pig's tail coated in an umami-rich scallion ginger sauce. Don't miss it; it's only available from Sept. 2-7. Also from The Rabbit Hole, a Kimchi 'n' Curry Poutine topped with a runny soft boiled egg. mnstatefair.org

This seemingly simple fair food is much more impressive than it sounds. You can go for Mexican-style (corn niblets, pork chorizo, butter, mayo, coyote cheese (?) and lime with "spicy magic dust" (??) or eat like the locals do and try The Iowan (corn niblets, cheddar cheese, pork sausage, mayo, butter, lime, and "spicy magic dust"). Either way, if it has corn in it, we're there. Aug. 13th – 23rd, iowastatefair.org

You know that if a dish has the word "bomb" in it, it's worth your time. Ground brisket is smoked and mixed with onions, jalapeños, and pepper jack cheese before it's shoved on a stick, wrapped in bacon and glazed with a sweet and spicy chili glaze. Aug. 13th – 23rd, iowastatefair.org

Ohio-based Velvet Ice Cream is swirling its classic vanilla with caramel sauce and crispy nuggets of fried, cinnamon-coated elephant ear pastry. July 29th – Aug. 9th, ohiostatefair.com

Winner of the fair's Signature Food Contest, this porky burger from the Indiana Pork Association is smoked, smothered in BBQ sauce and topped with dill pickles from local company, Schleckler's. Aug. 7th – 23rd, in.gov/statefair

It's hard to imagine a more fitting Wisconsin food: yellow cheddar cheese curds dipped in a pilsner-based batter, then coated in crushed pretzels and panko before being deep fried. Aug. 6th – 16th, wistatefair.com

You don't need to be able to pronounce this dish to enjoy it. Strips of pork belly are battered and fried - of course - and served with a franziskaner hefe-wessbier dipping sauce (naturally). Aug. 6th – 16th, wistatefair.com

This burger is not for the faint of heart (or the lactose-intolerant, for that matter). At the Patty Wagon booth they'll be serving a beef patty topped with blue cheese, cheddar cheese, nacho “cheese” (!), mac and cheese (!!) AND bacon. It's all sandwiched in a pretty awesome house-made bun. Aug. 28th – Sept. 7th, oregonstatefair.org

Tater tots? Good. Nachos? Good! Totchos? Obviously. The B2 Eats booth will be serving these smothered tots with all of the nacho fixings. Aug. 28th – Sept. 7th, oregonstatefair.org

If you're not sweating just looking at this photo, then props to you. This monster from the aptly named Fried Specialties booth is a half pound deep fried Angus burger that's topped with six strips of deep fried bacon, deep fried pickles, cheese and then sandwiched between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Side note: the guy behind this booth will also deep-fry whatever you bring him. Deep fried pepto bismol, anyone? Aug. 27th – Sept. 7th, nysfair.org