List: The Ohio State Fair unveils new food and dessert creations

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the most loved traditions at the Ohio State Fair is the new, original offerings food vendors create to tantalize guests' taste buds.

The Ohio State Fair recently announced the list of crave-worthy concoctions debuting this summer. In a news release, organizers listed 31 dishes in which fair-goers can indulge while taking a break from the rides, activities and entertainment.

This year, about half of the items are desserts. This includes various ice cream sundaes, frozen treats, a buckeye lemonade drink, a variety of funnel cakes, a caramel apple cream puff, candies, a ghost pepper fudge, strawberry-flavored kettle corn, gummies, and donuts. Fans of the viral Dubai chocolate craze can seek out the new Dubai chocolate funnel cake or Dubai chocolate bar.

Fair-favorite corn dogs also appear with some twists, such as the jalapeño cheddar and Korean corn dogs. A wide array of other meat-focused selections are also on the menu. This year's line-up features a sirloin steak tip dinner, pork tenders, smashburgers, sausage s'more skewers, moonshine chicken on a stick and a “Thanksgiving sundae” or sandwich that highlights turkey and the whole holiday meal.

More noteworthy innovations include a deep-fried taco, a jalapeño popper pizza, a grilled orange chicken egg roll, mac n’ D (mac and cheese, Doritos, and chicken), hickory french fries, smashadillas (quesadillas combined with a smashburger) and uniquely-flavored cheese curds.

Additionally, the fair is offering $3 Thursdays, where vendors offer a menu item of their choice in a smaller size for just $3. This year, visitors can save on July 24 and 31.

The fair is also helping visitors with special dietary restrictions find new tastes to explore with lists of dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, tree nut-free, sugar-free and wheat-free options. Vegetarian and vegan items are also listed on the fair's website.

Full list of new foods at the Ohio State Fair

BluRaz Crunch Funnel Cake: Prowant Specialty Company
Funnel cake topped with cream cheese frosting and homemade blue raspberry cookie crunch.

Buckeye Lemonade: Miller Food Concessions LLC
Lemonade infused with creamy peanut butter and chocolate.

Build Your Own Cinnamon Roll Sundae: Molnar Concessions
Cinnamon roll and ice cream with sundae toppings.

Caramel Apple Cream Puff: Schmidt's
Schmidt’s new caramel apple cream puff, featuring a blend of caramel-apple cream puff filling with small apple chunks and topped with caramel drizzle.

Chocolate or Vanilla Ghost Pepper Fudge: The Nut Shack
Chocolate or vanilla fudge made with 100% ghost pepper powder.

Chocolate Covered Frozen Coconana: Maggie's Concessions
A chocolate-covered frozen banana rolled in sweet-toasted coconut.

Cookie Milk Ice Pop: Eaton Concessions
This vendor is working with a local artisan ice pop maker (Rime-Time Curiously Crafted Pops) to offer a Cookie Milk Ice Pop, made with their chocolate chip cookies.

Deep Fried Taco: Jim's Concessions
A 12-inch taco shell loaded with a choice of meat (chicken, buffalo chicken, or ground beef), lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and cheese. Then wrapped, sealed, dipped into a batter, and deep-fried.

Dubai Chocolate Bar: LADS Management
The famed Dubai Bar is a 1/2-pound viral sensation, filled with a pistachio crème center then covered in chocolate.

Dubai Chocolate Funnel Cake: GH Concessions
Scratch-made funnel cake covered with pistachio crème, kadayif and chocolate chips.

Grilled Orange Chicken Egg Roll: Eggroll Love, LLC
Grilled chicken breast, homemade orange sauce, chopped green onions and mozzarella cheese hand-wrapped into an egg roll, dipped in a special crunchy batter and deep-fried to perfection.

Hickory French Fries: Dre's Place BBQ
French fries loaded with your choice of beef, pork or chicken, topped with North Carolina-style cheese, jalapeños, and barbecue sauce.

Hot Cheetos Cheese Fries: Prowant Specialty Fries
Fresh-cut fries are cooked to order, covered in cheese sauce and topped with crumbled Hot Cheetos.

Jalapeño Cheddar Corn Dog: GH Concessions
A traditional hot dog, hand-dipped in Jalapeño-packed corn dog batter, fried to a golden perfection, and topped with cheddar cheese sauce and ranch.

Jalapeño Popper Pizza: GH Concessions
Cream cheese spread over hand-tossed, freshly made dough, topped with cheese, bacon, jalapeños, and ranch.

Korean Corn Dogs: Miller & Company Concessions
This Korean Corn Dog is mozzarella cheese dipped in corn dog batter, and add Cheetos or Fruity Pebbles.

Mac n’ D: Fork'et Me Not
Doritos layered with creamy mac and cheese, topped with crispy hand-breaded fried chicken, and finished with a drizzle of the house Yum Yum sauce.

Mangonada: A&M Concessions
A hand-blended mango slushy topped with chamoy (a sweet tangy syrup), tajin (a chili lime salt), and a tamarind stick (a chewy spicy candy).

Monster Baby Donuts: Monster Baby Donuts, LLC
Monster Baby Donuts is a gluten-free, vegan bakery serving up fun, allergy-friendly mini donuts. A variety of donut flavors crafted without common allergens.

Moonshine Chicken on a Stick: Imperial Food Concessions
Chicken drizzled in world-famous, made-from-scratch Moonshine sauce that is a perfect balance of sweet and savory notes, with a pleasant, subtle kick.

New Tea Blend: Jumbo Iced Tea
Jumbo Iced Tea's Signature Blend is now crafted with premium Argentine tea leaves.

Original Lemon Shake-Up Sundae: North American Food Service
Classic fair lemonade transformed into a sundae with soft-serve vanilla ice cream, real lemon, crushed ice, sugar sparkle, whipped cream, and a cherry on top.

Sirloin Steak Tip Dinner: Pickle Barrel Sirloin Tips
Bite-sized pieces of sirloin steak are served alongside red-skinned mashed potatoes, topped with sautéed onions and peppers, and marinated mushrooms.

Pork Tenders: Ohio Pork Council
Ohio Pork Council’s new juicy, crispy, tender pork tenders.

Sausage S'more Skewer: Top Notch Concessions
Bites of juicy smoked sausage alternated with toasted marshmallows on a stick, drizzled with creamy chocolate, and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbles.

Smashburgers: Fork'et me Not
Smashburgers start with fresh, beef smashed on a hot griddle for a crispy edge, stacked on a soft toasted bun, and loaded with melty cheese and a variety of toppings.

Smashadillas: Fork'et me Not
A quesadilla combined with a smashburger. Seasoned smashed beef, melted cheese, pickles, onions, and tortillas, grilled to perfection.

Smarties Squashies: LADS Management
Smarties Squashies is a foamy gummy candy that combines two delicious flavors for an all-new Smarties experience.

Strawberry Kettle Corn: Old Time Concessions
A new strawberry-flavored Kettle Corn.

Thanksgiving Sundaes and Thanksgiving Sandwiches: W.E. Enterprises
Turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, and cranberry sauce served in a bowl sundae-style or as a sandwich.

Wisconsin Cheese Curds: Spazz Dog Concessions
Spazz Dog Concessions offers several new flavors of Cheese Curds at this year's Ohio State Fair, including:
• White Cheddar Bacon
• Yellow Cheddar JaJalapeño
• Yellow Cheddar Ghost Pepper
• White Cheddar Dill Pickle
• White Cheddar Funnel Cake

More about the foods and dietary restriction options can be found at ohiostatefair.com/food.