Andrew Zimmern Judges Minnesota State Fair Food with Best Ever Food Review Show

Minnesota State Fair Food Tour Kickoff

• 🌟 The video features a food tour of the Minnesota State Fair, with the host Sonny Side joined by renowned food expert Andrew Zimmern.
• 🎯 The primary goal is to explore and judge the fair's most innovative and daring food creations.
• 🗓️ Zimmern, a 34-year veteran of the fair, looks for a mix of classic favorites, new classics, and brand new items.

Union Hmong Kitchen: Shrimp & Pork Toast

• 🍤 Shrimp & Pork Toast is a unique dish featuring a dumpling/shumai mix spread on Texas toast, deep-fried, and served with an apricot jelly hot sauce.
• 🌶️ The dish is inspired by Hmong aromatics like lemongrass and ginger, offering a familiar yet innovative flavor profile.
• 💡 Zimmern notes that Hmong food has reached a point of global recognition, with dishes like this representing its culinary evolution.
• 👍 The Shrimp Toast is considered a solid contender for the top 10 best new foods of the year.

Giggles' Campfire Grill: Timber Twist

• 🌭 The Timber Twist is a creative combination of Italian sausage, mozzarella, cream cheese, and BBQ rub stuffed into Manicotti shells, wrapped in bacon, and smoked.
• 🥓 While Zimmern isn't a huge bacon fan, he appreciates the texture of the pasta and the well-thought-out combination of flavors.
• 🍟 The host emphasizes that state fair food is about glorious fun and exploration, not settling for simple fries.

The Blue Barn: Sweet Squeakers

• 🧀 Sweet Squeakers are deep-fried white cheddar cheese curds tossed in cinnamon sugar, topped with lemon whipped cream, berry jam, and lemon zest, offering a dessert-like experience.
• 🍩 The inspiration comes from combining cheese curds with the popular mini doughnut vibe found at state fairs.
• 🍰 Zimmern finds the combination of salty and sweet intriguing, comparing it to hot cheesecake mixed with cinnamon toast crunch.

Coasters: UncrustaBurger

• 🍔 The UncrustaBurger features beef burger patties with cheddar cheese, pickles, and lettuce, served between two deep-fried Uncrustables (peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
• 🥪 While the flavor combination is reminiscent of breakfast sandwiches with grape jelly, the execution results in a very heavy, oily, and messy final product.
• ⚠️ Zimmern believes it's a