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The best worst and weirdest new Minnesota State Fair foods

The cheese curd tacos, pickle pizza and Sundae Sammie. Photos: Audrey Kennedy/Axios I journeyed to the state fair's opening day with a detailed map, two friends and a dream: to try 13 of the new foods and drinks.I succeeded, and my stomach is not happy. Here’s some of the best, worst and weirdest things I tried this year. Instant Classic: The cheese curd tacos from Richie’s Cheese Curd Tacos. ($12)Delicious, over-the-top fried food starring a Midwest fair staple. You can’t go wrong. 8/10.The Tot Dog ($7), a corn dog fried in tater tot batter, is a close runner-up. 7/10. Best concept: The Sundae Sammie from Brim. ($10)The grilled cinnamon bread sandwich with strawberry jam and cream is creative, pretty, and easy to eat while walking. 8/10. Biggest surprise: Lemon Cookie Tortilla Chips from Blue Moon Diner. ($10)*I wasn’t sure what to expect, but these hit the spot. Sweet without being overwhelming, and the dip is fantastic. 9.5/10. Most disappointing: Sweet Potato Poutine from Blue Barn. ($14)Very salty, not enough sweet potato flavor and my serving only had three cheese curds! But the Beyond Meat sausage was very good. 4/10. Grossest: Pickle Pizza from Rick’s Pizza. ($10)*I like pickles, but this just wasn’t good. It was a little better when I took the pickles off — the dill ranch sauce was the best part. 2/10. Best overall: Mango Kulfi from Hot Indian. ($5)All three of us agreed — this creamy Indian ice cream (on a stick, with sprinkles!) was the best of the fair. We were eight foods deep and we still went back for another. 11/10. Also: We tried the blueberry basil lemonade (10/10), concha bacon burger (6.5/10), Baklava beer (8/10), tirokroketes (7/10), vegan chicken-fried steak (7.5/10) and Blue Macaroon beer (5.5/10). *Note: Prices with asterisks include a $1 credit card surcharge. Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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