Need I say more? Swing by the stand just outside the entrance of the Big Four Building. The Troll Pop is just one of many flavoured popsicles being served up at the Cookie Dough Stand, the same people that gave Stampede-goers the mini-donut ice pops. And very tasty, if cotton candy is your thing - as it most definitely is mine. Photo by Kerianne Sproule / Calgary HeraldĬutest. After heating, the mixture is set in molds under refrigeration and is given no flavoring until molasses-like sugar and kinako (roasted soybean flour) are poured on top just before serving. The Troll Pop is one of the new foods available at the Calgary Stampede this year. You can try the locally sourced dish at Avatara Pizza across from the Agrium Western Event Centre. I was sold at pizza and cheese to be honest. The braised rabbit is spread across the cheesy flatbread pizza next to peppers, olives, tomatoes and basil. In fact, the pizza has been selling so well that the owner had to order more rabbits from Lethbridge to fulfill the Stampede demand. But I did watch the expressions of two patrons that did - and their verdict? Pretty darn good. I’m going to be honest with y’all, I didn’t try this one. Rabbit Pizza by Avatara Pizza is one of the new foods available at the Calgary Stampede this year. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Try it for yourself at Chicky’s Chicken next to the Agrium Western Event Centre. ![]() Don’t get me wrong, I’m a chicken lover, but feet? I went into it hoping it would taste like a chicken wing and it did - until it didn’t and I went back to realizing it was a deep-fried and battered chicken foot. If you haven’t guessed, this is the food item that filled me with dread. Photo by Kerianne Sproule / Calgary Herald Postmedia reporter Alanna Smith tries out a deep fried chicken foot from Chicky’s Chicken at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday, July 8, 2017. ![]() Sweet Tooth Ice Cream sells the imaginative dish at the international pavilion in the Big Four Building. Once you do that it’s a mix between tea and peanut butter, both welcome flavours to my food palate. The jiggly, jello-like, clear raindrop cake was similar to tapioca pearls in the way it tasted - or didn’t taste? The cake itself really tasted like nothing until you mix in either roasted soy bean powder or raw sugar syrup. I know people say don’t play with your food, but this was hard not to. The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
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