ST PAUL, Minn. — State fairs are known for crazy food concoctions that are deep-fried or on a stick.
One of the popular treats for the Minnesota State Fair, which starts August 22 and runs through early September, planned to sell doughnuts that came with a syringe for inserting various fillings.
A fair vendor called the Hangar featured deep-fried cake doughnut holes accompanied by syringes filled with Bavarian cream, Minnesota lingonberry jam and chocolate custard.
The syringe was meant to allow customers to inject the doughnuts themselves, presumably to give a more active dessert experience.
A vocal outcry came soon after the fair announced the food item on June 18.
Minneapolis man Jason Holtz created an online petition on Change.org saying quote, “the image conveyed by syringes being cool and containing treats, not to mention being littered around on the ground is not one we should be wanting to promote."
Soon after the Minnesota State Fair sent out a statement deciding against having plastic syringes be a part of the fair menu.
Injectable-type food items are not a new phenomenon.
In fact, it has been around for years.
