Every year, the Florida State Fair presents guests its typical assortment of halfway rides, video games, agricultural displays, and occasions — together with Florida’s Largest House Present and the Florida RV Supershow.
What’s not typical, nevertheless are the array of distinctive — and a few would possibly say weird — meals choices.
This yr’s honest is not any exception.
Together with some (non-alcoholic) refreshments to take the sting off Florida’s warmth, this yr’s honest meals features a twist on a signature Florida dessert, and a dish that mixes Tampa’s wealthy historical past and the yearly staple that is a should for many fair-goers.
The honest runs from Feb. 9-20. Guests should buy their tickets prematurely on the honest’s website together with choose Wawa locations.
And you should definitely examine again right here for an updated list of foods being provided on the honest.
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Strolling Nacho Canine
When you’re within the temper for a scorching canine, this one contains a little bit of a kick, with jalapeño peppers, chips, and a cheese sauce.
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Mexican Avenue Corn Sundae
One other Latin tackle a sometimes American dish. It options french fries, however with a Southwestern taste. The fries are topped with heat Chile con Queso cheese, candy corn, cilantro lime crema, and topped with Cajun shrimp or sirloin steak.
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Fried Key Lime Pie
Key lime purists would possibly wrestle with this one. The dessert that Florida helped make well-known is served in a cup, together with bits of mini-doughnuts and a graham cracker crumble, and coated with buttercream frosting. If that wasn’t candy sufficient, throw in a white chocolate topping and whipped cream.
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Watermelon Candy Tea
If it is advisable wash down all of that key lime sweetness, attempt a candy tea with a dose of watermelon juice. You’ll be able to even make it an “Arnold Palmer” by including some fresh-squeezed lemonade.
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Tampa Cuban Funnel Cake Sandwich
It is all the things that makes a Tampa Cuban sandwich well-known — Spanish pork, smoked ham, Genoa salami, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and mustard. However as an alternative of being pressed inside Cuban bread, it is assembled with funnel muffins which are pressed and topped with doughnut glaze. This is your attention-grabbing tackle candy and savory.
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Candy Potato Apple Pie
This is one other mix of candy and savory. A baked candy potato, topped with butter, cinnamon, sugar apples, and whipped cream. (Come to think about it, you might need to put this in your Thanksgiving dessert checklist).
Nacho Mama
The identify would possibly really be extra attention-grabbing than the dish itself. Nacho followers will recognize the mix of home made corn tortilla chips topped with tenderloin steak and all the things else we love about nachos (together with jalapeños, sauteed peppers and onions, inexperienced onions, nacho cheese, and ranch dressing).
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Mangonada
If a candy watermelon tea is not your factor, maybe a slushy mixture of mangos topped with a candy tangy syrup, lime tangy salt, and a spicy tamarind stick is extra to your liking.
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Cookie Taco Supreme
One positively for the sweet-tooth and S’mores followers. A chocolate chip cookie serves because the taco shell and is full of S’mores ice cream and topped with Oreos and a chocolate dip. And, after all, whipped cream.
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Cowboy Quesadilla
One other Southwestern affect. This “Texas-sized” quesadilla is full of barbecue rooster, black beans, corn, and cheese.
