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In Iowa, Indiana State Fairs, Weird Foods Reign

by Jonathan Ahl, Iowa Public Radio
August 20, 2010

The food sold at state fairs around the country has become an arms race of fat and calories, as vendors try to get fair-goers to eat newer and wackier things. At the Iowa State fair, more than 50 different foods are sold on a stick. At the Indiana State Fair, corndogs and funnel cakes are out and the Donut Burger is in!

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  • All Things Considered, August 20, 2010
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