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Local Restaurants Serve Global Flavors at the State Fair

It’s that time of year again, when Minnesotans of every stripe gather at the Great Get-Together for 12 days of farm exhibits and blue-ribbon competitions, midway rides and carnival games, and lots (and lots) of food. When it comes to fairground fare, it’s easy enough to find all-American classics from corn dogs to corn-on-the-cob. But there are also favorite foods that reflect Minnesota’s immigrant history, such as Norwegian lefse, German bratwurst and Italian zeppoles. In recent years, however, the state has also become home to people from Latin America, Asia and Africa, and slowly but surely, State Fair food is beginning to reflect the change.

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