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Mamirolle, Marshmallows and Matcha - The Globe and Mail in 60 Seconds

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Green and red crab apples. Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography, Flickr.
  • Chef Normand Laprise writes about the health perks, versatility and deliciousness of apples, and offers a recipe for Geneva Apple Puree.
  • Canada's Le Mamirolle uses a French process to create a strong cheese with a sweet and salty taste for fromage fiends.
  • Toronto's Pico serves "bipolar" cooking on the whole, but boasts an exceptional brunch.
  • Sweet dining spots across Canada are experimenting with fancy versions of the classic marshmallow -- from pumpkin flavors to gelatin-free concoctions -- and offering up refined s'mores.
  • As fall approaches, there are five things to add to your pantry: spelt, icewine jelly, matcha tea, spicy chocolate and barbecue sauce.
  • Fish continue to suffer as we delight in all things from the sea. Now a new study says our obsession with omega-3 fatty acids could bring on "a forage fish wipeout."
  • If done right, corn dogs can be a perfect party treat.

State Fair Food Quiz

This state fair food quiz will test you on all your favorites, like cotton candy, fried twinkies, corn dogs, funnel cake and more.

State Fair Trivia

At its public debut at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, cotton candy was sold as:

  • Fairy Floss
  • Cotton Fluff
  • Candy Cloud
  • Sugar Pillow

Which one of these deep-fried fair treats uses unleavened batter?

  • Fried dough
  • Funnel cake
  • Elephant ear
  • Zeppole

In the 1700s, colonial kettle corn was originally sweetened with:

  • Cane sugar
  • Honey & molasses
  • Corn syrup
  • Maple syrup

'Bout how many grams of delicious, batter-dipped fat are in a deep-fried Twinkie?

  • 18
  • 26
  • 34
  • 40

Springfield, Ill.'s Cozy Dog Drive-In introduced this item as the original corn dog handle:

  • Popsicle stick
  • Chopstick
  • Toothpick
  • Cocktail fork

Which state's fair recently became the first to ban trans-fat cooking oils?

  • Indiana
  • California
  • New York
  • Maryland

Snow Cone King Sammie Bert introduced his handmade shaved ice concoction at the Texas State Fair in:

  • 1903
  • 1919
  • 1922
  • 1926

Saltwater taffy was invented at this tourist hotspot during the 1880s:

  • Ocean City, Md.
  • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • Long Beach, Calif.
  • Atlantic City, N.J.

If you're gobbling down hot-dish-on-a-stick, you're most likely at the fair in the great state of:

  • Wisconsin
  • Minnesota
  • Iowa
  • Nebraska

Abel Gonzales Jr. attracted media attention in 2006 when he deep-fried this delicacy for the State Fair of Texas:

  • Coca-Cola
  • Mayonnaise
  • Kool-Aid pickles
  • Fudgesicle

What is a Donkey Tail?

  • A cheese-filled sausage wrapped in a tortilla, deep-fried
  • Deep-fried beef jerky
  • A deep-fried donkey tail on a stick
  • A hot dog rolled in bacon, deep fried

Butter sculptures are a famous staple of state fairs. What is their origin?

  • They were edible centerpieces to be eaten with bread and crackers
  • State fair artists used butter because it was cheaper than clay
  • A carnie made a sculpture out of leftover butter, and a tradition was born
  • The sculptures helped to publicize the dairy industry

What is the architecture of Spaghetti and Meatballs on a Stick?

  • Meatballs are pierced with uncooked spaghetti then deep fried
  • Spaghetti strands are rolled into a meatball then fried
  • Meatballs are wrapped in spaghetti then fried
  • Spaghetti and meatballs are piled on a piece of garlic bread, then fried

What is a Cool Dog?

  • A frozen hot dog eaten like a popsicle
  • Cold hush puppies on a stick
  • A sponge cake "bun" filled with ice cream and toppings
  • A popsicle with a Twinkie "bun"

At the 2007 Texas state fair, Mike Levy introduced which deep fried drink?

  • Latte
  • Coke
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Milkshake

What is a Koolickle?

  • Pickle juice popsicles
  • Pickles topped with ice cream
  • Kool-Aid brined pickles
  • Popsicles made from Kool-Aid

According to surveys, food is the primary reason people visit state fairs.

  • True
  • False

What is a walking taco?

  • A taco filled with frogs legs
  • Taco fillings poured into a bag of chips
  • A deep-fried taco with fillings that can't fall out
  • A taco filled with pigs' feet

"Fair" is derived from the Latin word for "food".

  • True
  • False

What is a "Baltimore Lemon Stick"?

  • An oversized lemon sugar stick lollipop
  • A lemon with a peppermint stick stuck in it
  • Wedges of lemon on a stick, rolled in sugar
  • A skewer used to hold a lemon, so it can be eaten like a corn on the cob

Today you should eat something on a stick

Caramel Apple Pie on a StickIn fact, here's a challenge: try to eat only things on a stick today.

Yup, today is Something On A Stick Day. So you can spend the day eating corn dogs, lollipops, and Popsicles. Actually, the Food Network show Unwrapped did a whole show about food on a stick (including corn dogs, Bugs Bunny Bars, and Key Lime Pie on a Stick), as did the show Ham on the Street (Caramel Apple Pie on a Stick!)

Of course, you'll want to end the day by toasting marshmallows over a fire (or, um, stove).

Corn dog goes couture

couture corn dog

Is it because it's summer? Festival-, fair-, and carnival-season?

Suddenly corn dogs are not only "hot," but they have been elevated from their mall food court status to haute cuisine, as corn dogs are appearing on menus of upscale restaurants in LA. Santa Monica's BOA Steakhouse uses Kobe beef hot dogs and serves them with the traditional condiments. Bistro retsaurant at uber-hip Chamberlain hotel in West Hollywood has single-bite chorizo corn dogs and at both Honey restaurant in Hollywood and new Republic, they are serving lobster corn dogs. I guess it's kind of the way macaroni and cheese was the "it" comfort food about two years ago.

I don't know. I kind of just want a Hebrew National dipped in corn batter and deep fried. Nothing fancy. Well, except for some super hot mustard.

Baptism by bulk, a Costco experience

After a week of summer vacation and trying to feed anywhere from four to five constantly ravenous teenaged boys everyday, I lost it. For six consecutive days I trudged to the grocery store stocking up on boy friendly foods, and spent the greater part of my food budget on the ungrateful oafs. In an effort to combat this problem, we decided to use our new Costco membership card and make the trek to the land of economy sized packages.

A Costco visit is no small effort on our part since we must drive about 175 to the nearest store; but when I weighed the one time trip against standing in the grocery line everyday while my toddler tried to pull everything within reach off the shelves, it seems like a swell idea. 

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Tip of the Day

December may have peppermint bark, but have you thought to incorporate the taste of autumn into white chocolate with a rich pumpkin swirl?

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