The 2024 North Carolina State Fair is offering an exciting variety of new dishes that span sweet and savory, from adventurous options like the rattlesnake corn dog and the Thanksgiving Stuffed Turkey Leg, to unique pickle-themed foods like the Pickle Pizza and DILLYlicious Loaded Pickles. Sweet indulgences include Pumpkin Spice Mini Pancakes and Churro Tots. This year, fairgoers can explore an expansive menu of 72 new items, including fried favorites, global flavors, and creative twists on classics, making for a flavorful and memorable experience.
Here’s the complete list of the NEW food items at the 2024 fair:
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- Acai & Dragon Fruit Bowl: Acai with fresh fruit like dragon fruit, bananas, strawberries, and blueberries (Brazilian Bowls)
- Affogato: Espresso shot poured over vanilla ice cream (Magdalena's Chimney Cakes)
- Alaskan King Crab Pop: Fried crab skewered, topped with half a lemon (Oak City Fish & Chips)
- Aqua Loca: Lime, orange, tomato, and grapefruit mixed for a strong drink (Just Popping Around)
- Bacon Cheeseburger Corn Dog: Burger with cheddar, corn dog batter, cheese, and bacon (Pioneer Wagon)
- Barbecue Bacon Queso Sandwich: Eastern NC pork BBQ with queso, BBQ sauce, and bacon (Lawrence & Perry BBQ, LLC)
- Battered Bologna Fries: Deep-fried bologna fries with Carolina gold dipping sauce (Granny’s Country Kitchen)
- Big Bacon Wrapped in Cheese on a Stick: Bacon and cheese deep-fried (Bubba’s Bacon)
- Birthday Cake Cookie Dough on a Stick: Cake batter cookie dough dipped in birthday cake confetti and rainbow sprinkles (Kora’s Cookie Dough)
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza Cone: Chicken, ranch, buffalo sauce in a pizza cone (Kono Pizza)
- Buffalo Mac Bowl: Sauteed collards, buffalo chicken, mac and cheese, buffalo sauce (Safari Eatz)
- Buffalo Oyster Mushroom Sandwich: Buffalo-sauced oyster mushroom, lettuce, and tomato on a bun (Fresh AF Vegan)
- Cake Parfaits: Red velvet, brandy almond, lemon meringue parfait in a jar (Cool Runnings Jamaican)
- Candied Oatmeal Pies: Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies with a candy coating (The Candi Queen)
- Candied Oreo Cakesters: Soft Oreo snack cake with a crunchy candy coating (The Candi Queen)
- Caramel Apple Mini Cakes: Mini pancakes with apples, caramel sauce, whipped cream (Hot Chix Hotcakes and Chicken)
- Chamoy Pickles: Pickles with fruit candy, sprinkles, Takis chips, Chamoy, and Tajin (N&T Concession)
- Chamoy Pineapples: Pineapples with fruit candy, sprinkles, Takis chips, Chamoy, and Tajin (N&T Concession)
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Iced Tea: Strawberry iced tea with Hershey’s syrup and chocolate-dipped strawberries (Tiki Tea)
- Cotton Candy Mini Cakes: Mini pancakes with whipped cream, cotton candy syrup (Hot Chix Hotcakes and Chicken)
- Cowboy Bites: Smoked white cheddar cheese mixed with brisket, rolled in panko, and deep-fried. (Fat Boys BBQ)
- Crabcake Sammie: Fried crabcake on a bun with AF sauce. (Fresh AF Vegan)
- Crack Fries: Fries tossed in cheese seasoning with various dipping sauces. (GoldenKdog)
- Deep Fried Cannoli: Cannoli on a stick, deep-fried and dusted with powdered sugar. (Fontana Foods)
- Deep Fried Loaded Cheese Puffs: Cheese puffs fried and loaded with cheese, bacon, jalapenos, and Ranch dressing. (Chester’s Gators & Taters)
- Deep Fried Ribs: Baby back ribs deep-fried and tossed in BBQ, lemon pepper, Carolina gold, or sweet chili jerk sauce. (Lawerence & Perry BBQ, LLC)
- Dill Delight Funnel Cake: Funnel cake topped with powdered sugar, Ranch dressing, and dill pickles. (The Busy Beaver)
- Dilly Dog: A dill pickle stuffed with a hotdog, fried in panko batter, served with peanut butter. (Red Carpet Amusements)
- Fried Cheesy Croissant: A mini pastry fried and topped with cheddar cheese and jalapeno slices. (LaFarm Bakery)
- Fried Fufu: Fufu seasoned and deep-fried. (Ethio-Indi Alkaline Cuisine)
- Fried Hazelnut Croissant: Mini croissant fried and drizzled with hazelnut topping. (LaFarm Bakery)
- Fried Pickle Mac & Cheese: Loaded mac and cheese with fried pickles and Ranch dressing. (Chester’s Gators & Taters)
- Glazed Donut Coffee Float: Glazed donut-infused iced coffee with vanilla ice cream and glazed donut crumble. (Fluffy’s Hand Cut Donuts)
- Granddaddy Nats Fufu Plate: A burger topped with gravy, gomen greens, and fufu. (Ethio-Indi Alkaline Cuisine)
- Honey Butter Mozza Dog: Mozzarella cheese deep-fried in panko, drizzled with honey butter sauce. (GoldenKdog)
- Jerk Pork Belly Bao: Slow-cooked jerk pork belly in a bao bun with veggies. (Cool Runnings Jamaican)
- Kale Me Shawarma: Sweet potato fries with beef and lamb shawarma, pickled onion, feta, kale chips, and beet barbecue sauce. (Neomonde Mediterranean)
- Korean BBQ Kimchi Nachos: Nachos topped with kimchi, cheese, jalapenos, and your choice of Korean BBQ beef or chicken. (Bulkogi Korean BBQ)
- Loaded Bologna Fries: Battered bologna fries with chili cheese sauce. (Granny’s Country Kitchen)
- Mango Boba: A mango smoothie with boba, mango juice, and sorbet. (Just Popping Around)
- Mangonada: A drink with chamoy and fresh mango. (Just Popping Around)
- Mexican Street Corn Potato: A baked potato filled with Mexican street corn, cilantro, and lime. (Spudtastic Potato)
- Mema Mia: Fried spaghetti with meat sauce on a toasted hoagie with slaw. (Ezzell’s Something Good)
- Mexican Street Corn Nachos: Nachos with nacho cheese, corn, mayo, parmesan, and Tajin. Add Takis or Hot Cheetos for extra spice. (Red Carpet Amusements)
- Milly’s Jerk Barbecue Sauce: Sweet and spicy jerk BBQ sauce. (Cool Runnings Jamaican)
- Minne Cookie Dough Pie: Fried chocolate chip cookie dough wrapped in flaky crust, served with ice cream. (The Original Minneapple Pie)
- Monster Tots: Jumbo tots stuffed with buffalo chicken or bacon cheddar. (Hot Chix Hotcakes & Chicken)
- NC Crab and Shrimp Bomb Crusted in Hot Cheetos: Crab and shrimp ball coated in hot Cheetos. (Waypoint Oyster Bar)
- Peach Cobbler Pizza Cone: Pizza cone with peach filling, cinnamon crumbles, and icing. (Kono Pizza)
- Philly Chicken Egg Roll: Chicken Philly eggroll, deep-fried and served with dipping sauce. (Woody’s Wing Wagon)
- Philly Eggroll: Vegan beef, onions, peppers, and mushrooms in an eggroll. (Fresh AF Vegan)
- Pickle Dr. Pepper: Dr. Pepper infused with pickles. (Red Carpet Amusements)
- Pineapple Bowl: Pineapple bowl with rice or fries, Brazilian steak, chicken, or shrimp, plus toppings. (Brazilian Bowls)
- Pumpkin Spice Iced Tea: Spiced pumpkin-flavored iced tea, perfect for fall. (Tiki Tea)
- Red Velvet Glazed Funnel Cake Chicken Sandwich: Nashville-style chicken on a red velvet cake bun with syrup and hot sauce. (Mediterranean Grill)
- Sausage & Peppers Egg Roll: Italian sausage, peppers, and onions in an eggroll, served with marinara. (Woody’s Wing Wagon)
- Simba Dessert: Fried viapati with apple filling, vanilla ice cream, and caramel sauce. (Safari Eatz)
- Sizzling Hot Funnel Cake: Funnel cake with nacho cheese and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. (The Busy Beaver)
- S’more Pizza Cone: Pizza cone filled with marshmallow, chocolate, and graham cracker. (Kono Pizza)
- Strawberries & Cream Waffle Stick: Strawberry shortcake cookie dough baked in a waffle and topped with strawberry sauce and whipped cream. (Waffle Chix)
- Strawberry Daiquiri Crunch: Strawberry cake topped with strawberry shortcake crumble and daiquiri drizzle. (Boozie Bakes)
- Strawberry Lemonade Donut: Donut with lemon frosting, strawberry lemonade crumbles, and a pipette filled with strawberry lemonade. (Fluffy’s Hand Cut Donuts)
- Summerween Slush: Orange Creamsicle slush served in a Jack-O-Lantern cup with whipped cream and a Halloween-themed duck. (Moose Joose Slush)
- Swedish Meat Pizza Cone: Pizza cone with mozzarella, meatballs, cranberry sauce, and gravy. (Kono Pizza)
- Sweet & Spicy Cheese Puff Fried Pickles: Fried pickles topped with cheese puffs and sweet & spicy sauce. (Chester’s Gators & Taters)
- Sweet Cheese Pie: Cheese-filled pancake, fried and served with pistachio and chocolate syrup. (Mediterranean Grill)
- Sweet Heat Peanut Clusters: Spicy peanuts wrapped in dark chocolate clusters. (America’s Best Nut Company)
- Sweet Maple Bacon Iced Tea: Iced tea made with maple syrup and bacon flavor, topped with a crispy bacon strip. (Tiki Tea)
- Tanghulu: A traditional Chinese snack of fresh fruits coated in a crunchy, sweet layer. (The Candi Queen)
- Trompi Al Pastor Stick: Slow-roasted pork on a stick with achiote, onion, and cilantro. (Las Gringas)
- Turducken Burger: A blend of turkey, duck, and chicken served on a bun. (Chick-N-Que)
- White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Dough on a Stick: Cinnamon swirl cookie dough with white chocolate and dried cranberries. (Kora’s Cookie Dough)
Enjoy exploring these creative and unique dishes!