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Anyone looking to scarf down a host of strange food creations will have lots to drool over at the CNE this year, with options like wasabi ice cream in a charcoal cone, a fried chicken sandwich topped with a Kool-Aid reduction and tzatziki cheesecake all on the menu for 2024.
There’s also tzatziki cheesecake, a massive donut and a footlong mozzarella stick/hotdog mashup
The Ex, Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, opens on Friday with rides, games, concerts and food offerings that test the boundaries of what’s edible.
Anyone looking to scarf down a host of strange food creations will have lots to drool over at the CNE this year, with options like wasabi ice cream in a charcoal cone, a fried chicken sandwich topped with a Kool-Aid reduction and tzatziki cheesecake all on the menu for 2024.
Other foods unveiled by Canadian National Exhibition organizers Wednesday include:
- A two-pound donut.
- Banh Mi tacos.
- Fruity cereal chicken tenders, billed as both “breakfast and lunch.”
- Oreos deep fried with pickles.
- A footlong mozzarella stick, served in a hotdog bun.
- Deep fried butter chicken lasagna.
- Avocado coconut ice cream.
- A “crookie” sandwich that’s a mix of a cookie and a croissant.
Aside from those gastronomic offerings, CNE officials say extreme sports are taking centre stage this year, running from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2.
Skaterboarders, BMX riders and in-line skaters alike will compete at the EX games, on an over three-and-a-half metre half pipe in front of the Princes’ Gates.
That’s on top of the water skiing show, dubbed CNE Aquarama, and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojko’s aerial ice skating show.
For more information and tickets, visit the CNE’s website.