INDIANAPOLIS - Forget, for the moment, your cholesterol numbers. The Indiana State Fair, which begins this Friday (Aug. 5) is rolling out some new temptations for 2011.
Among this year's offerings at Carousel Concessions are the mac and cheese burger, the French toast burger, the grub burger the chicken Eggo and, disturbingly, the ice cream burger.
All the burgers are fresh pattied. The bread on the French toast burger and the waffle on the chicken Eggo are dipped in egg wash and then tossed in crunched up Captain Crunch cereal.
The ice cream burger is a burger topped with Mexican ice cream and rolled in cornflakes and cinnamon.
The garbage burger is a burger topped with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, fries, cole slaw and our special sauce.
If that's not enough, there will also be deep-fried Kool-Aid. Just don't ask how they do it.
Because it's year of the soybeans at the fair, five foods will utilize soybeans. For the sixth consecutive year, the State Fair teamed up with The Indianapolis Star for the Signature Food competition. A panel of eight judges sampled five of the fair's newest foods and readers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite one. All five finalists will be available at the fair.
Signature Fair Food
1. Pepper Jack Sandwich on Sour Dough (American Dairy Association) Price: $3
Perfectly toasted sourdough bread with plenty of spicy pepperjack cheese from soy-fed Dairy cows - made in Indiana at Deutsch Käse Haus in Middlebury.
2. Honey Sweet Chili Garlic Soy Marinated Beef on a stick with Sesame Ginger Soy infused Sauce. (Barto's Catering and Concessions) Price: $2/stick
Chunks of top sirloin from soy-fed Indiana cattle are spiced up with a sweet chili-garlic marinade and served on a stick with a sesame-ginger soy sauce for dipping.
3. Bacon Flavored & Fabulous Pork Burger (Indiana Pork Producers) Price: $5
This bacony pork patty (from soy-fed pigs) is topped with Indiana-made barbecue sauce from Shoup's Country Foods in Frankfort and is served with chips and a side.
4. Deep-fried ice cream. (Baskin Robbins) (Price $5)
Reminiscent of the popular Mexican dessert, this crisp-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside treat, fried in soy oil, is topped with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream.
5. Deep-fried Tofu with Dip (Urick Concession) Price: $3
Three generous cubes of tofu, rolled in a crisp coating, deep-fried in soy oil and served on a stick with a spicy dipping sauce.
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