Who won the 2024 New Mexico State Fair Unique Foods Contest?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2024 New Mexico State Fair Unique Foods Contest took place Thursday at Expo New Mexico. A panel of local media personalities, including KRQE News 13’s Stephanie Chavez, served as judges and voted on their favorite unique food.

The competition featured a number of unique foods. The winner of the 2024 New Mexico State Fair Unique Food Contest was a tie between the Belgian Waffle Green Chile Cheeseburger and the Conductor’s Corn Dog.

Unique Food Contest competitors:

• Street Taco Grilled Cheese : Hand-diced and seasoned carne asada with fresh Monterey jack cheese and house-made green chile on sourdough. Located at Cheese Love Grill, Heritage and Main Street.
• Conductor’s Corn Dog : A 100% all-beef Nathan’s ¼ lb hot dog hand-dipped in scratch-made, top-secret corn dog batter. Fried, split open and topped with cheddar cheese sauce, smoked bacon, fried cheese curd and Hatch green chile. Located at Gravy Train, Food Court.
• Belgian Waffle Green Chile Cheeseburger : All beef patty grilled and served on a Belgian waffle garnished with pickle, lettuce and tomato. The sandwich is then drizzled with green chile maple syrup and dusted with powdered sugar. Located at Rex’s, South of Natural Resources Building.
• Desert Chimichanga : Sweet chimichanga made with a flour tortilla and filled with cream cheese wrapped in smoked bacon, deep fried and smothered in cinnamon sugar, strawberry and chocolate sauce. Located at Fried Fantasy, Food Court.
• Deep Fried Carne Asada Taco: A taco stuffed with fresh grilled carne asada and Monterey jack cheese. The taco is then dipped in a special batter and deep-fried. Located at Quesada’s Mexican, Heritage and Main Street.

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