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The new offerings on this yearsa国际传媒檚 menu include Jell-O cubes, lemonade and chicken feet sa国际传媒� all battered and dunked into hot oil until crispy.
Kali Fournier and her boyfriend Damon Turner started with the chicken feet, which are served on a stick with honey mustard or ketchup for dipping.
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The couple were planning to hit the deep-fried Jell-O and cookie-dough cones next.
Midway operations manager James Radke said there are around 50 new foods on the menu this year.
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The Stampede kicks off today with the parade. Temperatures for the opening weekend are expected to be around 30 C, so Radke is expecting cold treats to be popular.
Those include chili-infused lemonade, ice cream sandwiched between squares of colourful kidssa国际传媒� cereal and Troll Pops, which are bright blue Popsicles swirled in pink cotton candy.
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Food blogger Mateo Zoto was drawn to the Troll Pop.
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Jessalyn Holt got a scoop of unicorn cookie dough, which had colourful sprinkles and marshmallows mixed in.
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For the more adventurous, the midway is also featuring pizza billed as the worldsa国际传媒檚 hottest, topped with Carolina reaper pepper extract and puree.
Tristin Ukmar, who travelled from Florida to work the stand, said an eight-slice pizza will be made every day. Names will be drawn to choose who gets to try it.
Whoever can finish a slice without drinking anything gets US$50, Ukmar said.
Staff at the stand did a test run and no one was able to eat their whole slice, he added.
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Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
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