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Tim Nelson

Food critics take on the State Fair's new eats

Mecca Bos tries the Bang Bang Chicken Tenders.
City Pages food writer Mecca Bos tries the Bang Bang Chicken Tenders from Lulu's Public House at the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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Candied bacon sliders and Spam sushi are among the highlights of more than 30 new foods at the Minnesota State Fair this year.

The food critics ate their way through the old and new offerings during the fair's first day, and we brought a few of them together to survey the menu. Pioneer Press food critic Jess Fleming, Mecca Bos from City Pages and the Heavy Table's James Norton talked to MPR News reporter Tim Nelson about the food at the fair.

Use the audio player above to hear their conversation.