Pickles and octopi; New Calgary Stampede foods announced
Posted May 15, 2019 7:29 am.
Last Updated May 15, 2019 5:25 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – From scorpions on pizza to virtually everything dipped in batter and fried, there’s no shortage of crazy delicious foods at the Calgary Stampede and this year is no exception.
On Wednesday, the Calgary Stampede revealed the new foods to hit the midway this summer and as expected there’s a mix of sweet, salty and strange.
There’s only 50 days ‘til #Stampede2019 and we’re celebrating by announcing 50 new Midway foods! From salty to sweet, to just downright daring, check out the full list here: https://t.co/7pin8VNPjk pic.twitter.com/rQB8rp1TEE
— Calgary Stampede (@calgarystampede) May 15, 2019
You can enjoy foods such as cotton candy mini doughnuts, deep fried ice pops and a cotton candy taco served in a waffle cone taco shell.
The second one we tried was the Flamin' Frog Legs. Now I did try this as well just off camera. I thought it was exactly like a spicy chicken wing. #CalgaryStampede #Tasteslikechicken #yyc pic.twitter.com/461D5YJuO0
— Devon McKendrick (@the_dmckendrick) May 15, 2019
Another popular item coming to Stampede are pickles there will be pickle ice cream, cotton candy and a pickle flavoured ice pop on the menu.
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Of course, it wouldn’t be the Stampede Midway without unusual food to sample and this year there’s a new tentacle in town.
That’s right, two octopus dishes are on the list this year including the Octo-leg: a deep-fried octopus tentacle and the Octo Lolly, a tiny octopus on a stick.
The 2019 Calgary Stampede runs from July 5 to 14.
You can see a full list of the new midway food items here.
