Reviewing All the New Minnesota State Fair Foods

Jason's Review: The Best New Food at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair

I love going to the Minnesota State Fair, and every year for more than 15 years, I’ve been trying out new foods at the Fair. This year I have a problem: There are several great foods, plenty of good ones, and lots of Fair foods I’d be mad about spending money on.

Minnesota State Fair food review: From Hmong corndogs to cheese curd lumpia

Sahan Journal staffers Katrina Pross, Cynthia Tu, Gabriel Kwan and Dymanh Chhoun are at the Minnesota State Fair on opening day to review new foods from immigrant and BIPOC vendors.  There are nine official new vendors at the fair this year, including Saturday Dumpling Co. and Jive Turkey BBQ. There are 36 official new foods, including Union Hmong Kitchen’s Hmong corndog and El Burrito Mercado’s Tacos de Mole.  Follow along throughout the day fo…

The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2026 Minnesota State Fair

The return of our peerless, pitiless Scarf!, Shrug, Skip system.

Reviewing All the New Minnesota State Fair Foods

The Get It, Skip It, Your Call guide to eating the new State Fair foods.