80+ new foods at 2026 NC State Fair

It's officially fall, and the North Carolina State Fair has released the list of new foods to try this year. The theme is overwhelmingly... Biscoff and variations of fried cheese. 

Sweet

• Banana Pudding Flights
• Biscoff Cookie Crunch with Fresh Strawberries
• Biscoff ‘Nana Puddin’ 
• Blooming Deep Fried Caramel Apples
• Brandy Old Fashioned Cookie Dough Pop
• Chimney Cake Feast
• Cookie Butter Cheesecake Donut
• Deep Fried Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
• Deep Fried Kunafa Crunch
• Deep Fried Pineapples
• Fresas Con Cremea with Strawberries
• Gourmet Frozen Cheesecake Halo Cups with banana pudding and chocolate drizzle
• Kool-Aid Pineapple Spears
• Mini Cupcake Flights
• Queen of Hearts Chocolate Cherry Funnel Cake
• Strawberry Cheesecake Churro Nachos
• Thanks A’Latte Mini Pancakes 
• Cider Donut Delight
• Sweet Potato S’mores Slop Bucket 
• Tiramisu Pizza Cone
• Tiramisu Waffle Cone

Savory

• Birria Egg Rolls with Consommé
• Chicken Teriyaki Mac & Cheese Carolina
• Yam ‘n Ham Biscuit
• Cheerwine Fried Corn Ribs
• Columbian Empanadas
• Crispy Shawarma Crunch
• Deep Fried Hot Dog Taco
• Dill Devil: “Deviled” Pickles stuffed with Cream Cheese 
• Foot Long Glizzy
• Fried Oxtails
• Chicken Coop Bowl, with mac & cheese, coleslaw, ranch and pickles
• Jerk Lobster Roll
• Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich
• Kreyol Oxtail Empanada
• Little Haiti Plantain Boats Mediterranean Bowls
• Pimento Cheese Bombs
• Pork Belly Burnt Ends 
• Jumbo Megatots, with bacon, cheese, sour cream and chives
• NC Poke Bowl 
• Scotch Egg 
• Swamp Fries, with cajun queso, blackened crawfish and shrimp
• Tosti-Elote, a variation of Mexican Street Corn walking tacos 

Sweet & Savory

• Deep Fried Hawiian Bacon S’mores Bites
• Dubai Burger: Topped with pistachio sauce and crushed nuts
• Granny’s Golden Langos - Hungarian Fry Bread
• Nashville Hot Peach Sundae: with peaches, cornbread crumble and hot honey drizzle
• Pickle Cheesecake
• Applewood Bacon with Brow Sugar Cotton Candy

Drinks  

• Campfire S’mores Dirty Soda
• Cookie Butter Coffee Float
• Hometown Hero Dirty Soda; with Cheerwine, Pineapple Juice and Vanilla Cream
• Dirty Monkey Slush: Banana Slush topped with chocolate
• Frozen Dr. Pepper Slush 
• Frozen Horchata Slush
• Liquid Cotton Candy
• Mango Pina Colada Lemonade
• Mexican Boba
• Princess Peach Shimmer Lemonade
• Purple Rain Frozen Lemonade
• Red, White and Birthday Brew, birthday-flavored tea
• Apple Cider Dream 

Spicy

• Cajun Fried Okra

• Brazilian Steak on a Stick with Sweet & Spicy Fire Sauce
• Chicken & Churros with Caliente Caramel Sauce
• Crab Cake Empandada with Sweet & Spicy Remoulade;
• Hot Honey & Pimento Cheese Fried Pickle Chips
• Hot Honey & Pimento Cheese French Fries
• Jalepeno Popper Pizza
• Mac’d & Loaded: Chicken tenders and mac & cheese loaded bread boat with hot honey, jalapenos, and crushed hot cheetos
• NY Style Hot Honey Fried Chicken Pizza

Cheesy Hot Takes

• Blue Heat Taki K-Dog
• Brisket Cheese Curd Tacos 
• California Style Birria Hot Cheeto Balls 
• Caramel Biscoff Mozzarella K-Dog
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch Giant Mozza Stick
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cheese Curds
• Cookies N Cream K-Dog
• Hot Cheetos Crispy Shawarma
• Marucha Loca: Spicy Ramen with Mexican Street Corn, Tajin, and Takis, smothered in melted cheese
• Nashville Hot Mozzarella Sticks
• Spicy Deep-Fried Pimento Cheese Balls with Jalapeños and Pickles