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On the happy, sunny, crowded State Fairgrounds, Minnesotans remember what they like about this place

A new tenant for the old Viking Bar, a new Vietnamese spot on Grand Avenue, a Duluth beer festival and more.

There are 38 new foods at the Minnesota State Fair this year. Here they are.

Take it from someone who has eaten bizarre things around the world, here is what YOU should be eating when you are at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

17 Foods Andrew Zimmern Says You Have to Try at the State Fair Celebrity Chef Andrew Zimmern is known for eating crazy food all over the world, but when he is home in Minnesota at the State Fair he considers himself a traditionalist: Every year there’s a list of new food booths, serving every type of novelty deep-fried and on-a-stick creations, but when it comes down to it, half of the food sales comes from top 10 classic items. I am a traditionalist when it comes to state fair foods, so I don’t stray too far from the cheese curds and footlong hot dogs.