Photo: #What are they judging? Click the photo to reveal the answer.
Photo: #ANSWER: MILD SALSA - Mild salsa is one of the many jarred food items judged at the Minnesota State Fair in the canning and preserving category.
Photo: #Salsa judge Kendra Kauppi has a background in food science. This was her first year judging mild salsa, but she has judged items in the food preservation category for 15 years.
Photo: #Salsa judge Kendra Kauppi marks down notes on a clipboard as she tastes each entry into the mild salsa competition at the Minnesota State Fair.
Photo: #Judge Kendra Kauppi tastes a mild salsa entry into the canning and preserving category being judged at the Minnesota State Fair. Judges look for a proper mixture of flavors as well as correct processing procedures.
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What are they judging?

For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. Judges look for a number of qualities for each contest? All Things Considered asks: Can you guess what they're judging?

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What are they judging?

Day eight: What are they judging?

September 6, 2010

For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. Every weekday during the fair, All Things Considered is asking: "What are they judging?"

Read or listen to the judge describing what they look for in a winner, and then try and guess what it is. Click on the picture to the right to reveal what they're judging.

What today's judge is looking for:

- Proper processing

- Good seal

- Mild taste with correct flavors

- Proper aroma

- Proper texture and thickness

What are they judging?

(MPR producers Sam Choo and Sarah Boden contributed to this project.)

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