Many foods at the fair are deep-fried or come on a stick; from the classic corn dog to alligator-on-a-stick, lobster-on-a-stick, and deep-fried candy bar on a stick. New to the fair in 2006 was hotdish on a stick, a variant of a classic staple of Minnesotan cuisine. In 2007, one new food was spaghetti on a stick. 2008's new foods included two types of bacon, one called "Pig Lickers", which is chocolate covered, and the other, called the "Big Fat Bacon", a quarter pound of maple-glazed bacon. Another staple of the state fair is “Sweet Martha’s Cookies” a stand that serves fresh and warm chocolate chip cookies in buckets.