Blue-ribbon cheese sandwiches at the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair. Credit: Mid-West Farm Report
If you’ve never been inside the Wisconsin Products Pavilion, you’re missing out – not only on air conditioning (which really hits different on a fair day), but amazing food! As its name suggests, everything sold inside the tent is grown and made in the Badger State.
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Here are our five absolute favorites (and where they’re sold):
😋 Bison Frontier Quiche
Wisconsin Bison Producers Association
A buttery-crusted, custardy quiche dotted with bison bits. The booth also sells a fresh tomato-cucumber salad with real buffalo milk mozzarella!
😋 Cherry Ice Cream Sundae
Future Farmers of America
Cedar Crest vanilla ice cream drowning in sweet, yet tart, Door County cherries. Strawberry, chocolate, and real maple syrup sundaes are also available.
😋 Cranberry Cannoli
Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association
You can’t go wrong with any of the Cranberry Growers’ pastries, but the cannoli are extra special, with cranberry cream filling piped into a chewy oatmeal cookie shell, dipped in dark chocolate.
😋 Grilled Cheese
Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Fund
Nothing beats fresh Wisconsin cheese, melted between two slices of freshly-buttered bread. At less than $5, it’s also one of the fair’s best deals!
😋 Sausage Sampler On-A-Stick
Usinger’s
Even the Wisconsin tent isn’t spared from “on-a-stick” mania! This is a great way to sample a variety of sausages, rather than going all-in on just one. And, it’s served with yellow or spicy brown mustard for dunking.
💡 TIP: Use the Wisconsin State Fair Food Finder to make a list of “can’t-miss” foods before your trip!
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The 2024 Wisconsin State Fair runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 11 in West Allis.
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