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Best new Iowa State Fair food announced

Best new Iowa State Fair food announced
ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. BURGERS TO THE NEW STUFFO T EAT AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR. YEAH, THERE ARE MORE. FIRST TIME FOODS ON THE MENU THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE IN KCCI’S CYNTHIA FODOR HAD THE BEST ASSIGNMEN TTODAY. SHE JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US ABOUT THE TOP THREE, CYNTHIA. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME CHOOSING STEVE YOU WERE ONE OF THE JUDGES SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CANAT E YROU WAY THROUGH THE FAIR WITH 63 NEW CREATION ASOU CPLE OF YEARS AGO. THESE BACON DUCK WONTONS WEER THEEW N FOOD HERE AT THE BIRD’S NEST AND THIS YEAR. THERE ARE THREE TOP FINALISTS AND VOTERS CAN CHOOSE THE BEST. IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE YOU’RE IN THE ISLAND ITHE N HEAT OF ETH AIRPLANE TICKET THIS BRAND NEW TIKI HUT WILL TAKE YOU THERE SO WE CAN PRETEND MORE IN THE ISLANDS HERE. YES, WE CAN PRETEND. WE’RE ON THESE ISLAND NOODLES. FLYING OUT OF A FLAMING WALK AS FAST AS THEY CAN STIR FRY. IT IS A BUCKWHEAT NOODLE WITH 21 DIFFERENT VEGETABLES A AND SECRET ISLAND. SAUCE FIRED IN A WALK ALL THE VEGETABLES ARE AT THE BOTTOM. I THINK. YEAH BEN’S KIDS FMRO BOONE LEIK THE BROCCOLI THE BEST WE LIKE VEGEBLESTA AND WE LIKE VEGETABLES WHICH IS WEIRD FOR CHILDREN KIDS OF ALL AGES EAR ALSO HEADING TO THE CLOCK AND COOP TO JUDGE THEIR NEWEST ENTRY WHAT CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG. HEY AT THE CLOCK AND COOP, WE DON’T CARE. WE PUT BOTH CHICKENND A EGGS TOGETHER AND MAKE A CHICKEN EGG SALAD ON INDIAN FRY BREAD WITH OUR BACON AIOLI. IT ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10. IT’S DEFINITELY RIGHTP U THERE. SO PROBABLY LIKE A NINE FIVE THE BREAD’S DEFINITELY FRIED, BUT OUTSIDEF OTHAT. IT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN NOT MAYBE FEEL AS GUILTY ABOUT EATING. YOU’LL DEFINITELY FEEL GUILTY BITING INTO THE LAST OF THE THREE FINALISTS. IT'’ A PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOW FLUFF COCOA KRISPIES WHIT OUR BASE COOKIE DOUGH RECIPE AND THEN WE DUNK IT IN CHOCOLATE. IT’S LIKE A CROSSY’S CUP A DECADEND A BALL OF COCOA DIP DOUGH ON A STICK, I THINK. THAT’S PART OFHE R TEASON PEOPLE LIKE TO COME TO THE FAIR IS TO TRY NEW FOODS. AND YEAH, WE’RE ALWAYS JUST TRYING TO UPDATE OUR MENU WITH SOMETHING NEW AND DELICIOUS. AND YOU FIND THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE YOU TURN HERE NOW YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITEEW N FOOD OUT OF THOSE TOP THREE ON THE FERRIS WEBSITEOW N THROUGH MONDAY AND THAT'
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Best new Iowa State Fair food announced
A big part of the Iowa State Fair experience is the food.On Wednesday, fair officials announced the winner of the 2021 Best New Fair Food contest.The winner is the Chicken Egg Salad with Indian Fry Bread from Cluck'n Coop.The other finalists were peanut butter fluff cookie dough and island noodles with teriyaki chicken.Chris Crossing Iowa: Nothing compares to the Iowa State FairAll Iowa State Fair food vendors are now accepting credit cards

A big part of the Iowa State Fair experience is the food.

On Wednesday, fair officials announced the winner of the 2021 Best New Fair Food contest.

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The winner is the Chicken Egg Salad with Indian Fry Bread from Cluck'n Coop.

The other finalists were peanut butter fluff cookie dough and island noodles with teriyaki chicken.

Chris Crossing Iowa: Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair

All Iowa State Fair food vendors are now accepting credit cards