Iowa State Fair’s Wild New Food Contenders | Des Moines News

The Iowa State Fair’s new food lineup is wild, weird, and wildly delicious—11 contenders battled it out from deep-fried apple pie with cinnamon ice cream to bacon-stuffed breakfast egg rolls. Standouts like Garlic Dill Pickle Cheese Curds and Porky Parm Gnocchi wowed judges, while others leaned into fair food tradition or summer heat. Three finalists—Porky Parm Gnocchi, Ultimate Minneapple Pie, and All-American Scrambled Egg Roll—are now up for public vote when the fair opens August 13th. If you’re there, grab a fork and decide: is fair food art or just a snack? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/727a5c39c5253b92