State Fair Foods at Kowalski's

Here in Minnesota, nothing says summer quite like the State Fair! If you're yearning for your favorite fair foods but are short on time, we have you covered with an array of State Fair staples in every aisle. Here's a shopping list to get you started, including fresh Minnesota Grown products and locally produced treats:

Produce

❑ Untiedt's Vegetable Farm Sweet Corn (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Kowalski's Freshly Squeezed Lemonade
❑ First Kiss Apples (Minnesota Grown)*
❑ Zestar! Apples (Minnesota Grown)*
❑ Honeycrisp Apples (Minnesota Grown)*
*expected in late August/early September

Deli

❑ Corn Dogs
❑ Beef & Lamb Gyros

Specialty Cheese

❑ Redhead Creamery North Fork Whiskey Washed Munster (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Redhead Creamery Little Lucy Brie (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Caves of Faribault St. Pete's Select Blue, pictured (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Caves of Faribault St. Helga's European Swiss (Minnesota Grown)

Meat

❑ Short Rib Burgers
❑ Pork Chops on a Stick (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Smoked Turkey Legs (Minnesota Grown)
❑ BBQ Ribs (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Carnitas (Minnesota Grown)
❑ Pulled Beef
❑ Pulled Chicken

Bakery

❑ Kowalski's Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Grocery

❑ 1919 Root Beer
❑ Kiki's Salsa
❑ Kettle Corn
❑ Caramel Corn
❑ Lift Bridge Root Beer
❑ West Indies Soul Caribbean Sauces

Dairy

❑ Ellsworth Cheese Curds
❑ Kemps Milk

Frozen

❑ JonnyPops Frozen Fruit Bars
❑ Bridgeman's Ice Cream
❑ Grand Ole Creamery Ice Cream
❑ Thelma's Ice Cream Sandwiches
❑ Sweet Martha's Cookie Dough
❑ Nordic Waffles Breakfast Sandwiches
❑ French Fries
❑ Tater Tots
❑ Elliot's Up North Hand-Breaded Cheese Curds
❑ Summer Lakes Beverages (at select stores only)

Wine & Spirits

❑ Sociable Cider Werks
❑ Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
❑ Fair State Brewing Cooperative
❑ Surly Brewing Co.
❑ Fulton Beer
❑ Summit Brewing Company
❑ Castle Danger Brewery
❑ Utepils Brewing
❑ Bauhaus Brew Labs

Requiring just a few basic ingredients and cooking in less than 2 minutes, fried cheese curds are a lot easier to make at home than you might think!