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New WI State Fair Foods In 2023 Include Alligator Toes And Spicy Slush

You'll also find chow mein topped with bugs and over 100 other new dishes and drinks at Wisconsin State Fair 2023, organizers said.

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Nope, this isn't a bagel. It's a donut topped with dill pickle whipped cream cheese, thick-cut dill pickles and dill sprinkles. Available at Fluffy's Hand Cut Donuts for Wisconsin State Fair 2023. (Fluffy's Hand Cut Donuts/Wisconsin State Fair)
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The "Atomic Slush," a new ice drink at Wisconsin State Fair in 2023, is made with cinnamon and Carolina reaper powder. Available at the Exotic Meat Grill, the drink is dubbed the "world's hottest slush." (Exotic Meat Grill/Wisconsin State Fair)
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Thinly sliced sweet apple pie fries from the Wisconsin Growers Association. (Wisconsin Apple Growers Association/Wisconsin State Fair)
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The bugs are back at Wisconsin State Fair 2023. This year's creation, from Exotic Meat Grill, is a chow mein topped with your favorite wrigglers and crawlies. (Exotic Meat Grill/Wisconsin State Fair)

WEST ALLIS, WI — Next month's Wisconsin State Fair will offer over 100 new food and drink options this year, ranging from the crazy and questionable to the cozy classics.

The many food vendors that come to the fair have been cooking up a wild menu that includes alligator (from alligator ribs to deep-fried garlic gator toes), deep-fried apple pie, hush puppies with oyster sauce, and a chow mein topped with bugs (not to be outdone by last year's state fair offering of apples coated in June bugs).

The drink concoctions have also seen some innovation for this year's fair, including an icy slush topped with one of the world's spiciest peppers, a mango tango Tajin drink and a brown sugar and sweet potato iced latte.

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There are plenty of more tame yet unique dishes available too. The list of new food options includes apple pie fries, arancini di riso, paella, bubble waffles, donuts, a brat inside a taco shell topped with kraut and cheese curds, chili cheese fried topped with cheese and ground camel meat chili, corn nuggets and more.

On the desert front, there are plenty of crazy options. Cotton candy jerky, deep-fried Red Hots ice cream, a dill pickle donut, pickle fudge, and even Flamin' Hot Cheetos chocolate bark.

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A full list of new food is available on the state fair's website. The fair also has an online "food finder" database for people to find what they want at the fair.

The Wisconsin State Fair takes place Aug. 3-13 in 2023 with a variety of music, entertainment, rides, thousands of animals and more. Find more about the fair at its website, WiStateFair.com.

See also:

Acrobats And Aerial Artists Are Coming To Wisconsin State Fair In 2023

2023 WI State Fair To Include REO Speedwagon, Lindsey Stirling, More

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