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Last updated on Monday, August 20, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana State Fair food vendors entered the 2018 Taste of the Fair contest with their new food items in hopes of winning the title of best “Taste of the Fair.”
The top three 2018 "Taste of the Fair" food items have been voted on by fairgoers and selected as winners. The creators of these dishes will take home a "Taste of the Fair" title and a cash prize.
The 2018 first-place Taste of the Fair title goes to Bison Rangoon, created by Red Frazier Bison, who will take home $2,500 in prize money. This item features charred sweet corn puree, cream cheese, and ground bison wrapped in a wonton and deep fried.
The second-place winning food item was awarded to Piggy Popcorn with Sweet Yum Yum Sauce and created by Pork-N-More who will leave the fair with $1,000. This item featured deep fried seasoned pork cutlet topped with a sweet Hawaiian chili sauce.
The third-place winning food item is Deep Fried Sugar Cream Pie and was created by Urick Concessions, who will receive $500. This item features Wick's sugar cream pie dipped in funnel cake batter, deep fried, and topped with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce.
Fairgoers cast their votes for the best Taste of the Fair entry via ballots they obtained from the Indiana State Fair Information Booths presented by Prairie Farms or via the Indiana State Fair mobile app.
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