The Big E announces some big changes for dining options this year.
There have already been major announcements regarding music and performances for this year's event.
Now, fair organizers are touting 65 new food items that will be available for those in attendance, plus a few location changes for some vendors.
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Today's announcement included the following new food options:
- The Big E Bakery: Maple Cream Puff
- The Indian Restaurant: Mix Parathas (Sweet and savory crepes)
- Harpoon Beer Hall: Classic, Southwest, Bacon BBQ, and New England Style Chopped Cheese
- Veggie Patch: Buffalo cauliflower wings and Sweet chili cauliflower
- Las Kangris Food Truck: Pinchos con salsa BBQ (chicken kabob w/BBQ sauce (Puerto Rican Style w/garlic bread on top), Pork shoulder (Pernil) sandwich, Dessert 3 leches cake
- Cinnamon Saloon: Oreo Cookie Cinnamon Bun
- The Clam Box: Hofbrauhaus Venison Sausage w/spaetzle, Clam fritter doughnut, Fried spaetzle with cheese sauce
- Angela’s Pizza: Mexican Street Corn Pizza
- Cannoli King: Cannoli, Cannoli Donut, Cannoli Cake Bomb & Lobster Tail
- Sassy’s Catering: Potato flights, sweet potato sushi
- Delucca’s: Deep fried meatballs on a stick, Italian breaded mozzarella smothered in sauce
- Villa of Lebanon: Baklava and honey balls
- New England Craft Beer Pub: Thanksgiving nachos, charcuterie board
- All American Craft Beer Pub: Polish bomb - Jalapeno cheddar kielbasa patty, pickled onion, dill slaw and horseradish sauce; Pickle flight
- White Hut, Food Court: Hot dog poutine, Hamburg poutine, Disco Fries – Crispy French Fries Topped with Gravy, Hot Dogs, Famous Fried onions, and Topped with Cheese Curds, and an All American Country Fried Pork Bomb Sandwich
- Wurst Haus: Hot Brat, Chicago Red Hot Brat, Wurst Cheesy Bacon Brat, Golden Fried Potato Pancakes topped with Bacon, Sour Cream, Sautéed Onions; Loaded Porky Pretzel Bites, Salty Pretzel Bites Topped with Honey Mustard Glazed Pulled Pork, Apple Sauerkraut, Crispy Pork Rinds; Salty Pretzel Bites with beer cheese dipping cheese
- Chick-Fil-A: Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich, seasonal milkshakes
- Stella’s Milk & Cookies: Flavored muffins
- Sam Adams Beer Garden: Island pizza
- Cha Feo: Hong Kong waffle
- Craz-E Burger: S’mores between a donut
- Emma’s Cookie Dough: White Chocolate Cranberry & Bacon Berry Cookie Dough
- Fluffy’s: Pickle donut
- West Springfield Lions Club: Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich
- EB’s: Twister fries smothered in American cheese sauce topped with real bacon bits and sour cream.
- Poppie’s: Pickle lemonade
- Big Kahuna: Dorito Gyro, walking Greek Gyro
- La2Plata: Plantain fries with assorted savory toppings
- Apple Fries: Jolly Rancher Extreme Slush
- Yankee Boy: Lobster Nachos
In addition to bringing new food options, these vendors will also be in a new location at the Big E:
- Bacon Bomb, moving to East Road: Bacon-wrapped burger w/BBQ sauce
- Waffleicious, moving to Springfield Road: Stuffed waffles on a stick with a variety of toppings
- Dolly’s Honky Tonk, moving to Industrial Avenue: Empanadas
- Top The Crust, moving to Food Court: Nashville Hot Chicken Pizza, Caramel Apple Snicker Dessert Pizza, Milkshakes red velvet, cookies and cream
- Luann’s Bakery, moving to Front Porch: Frosting shots, cookies, variety of cupcakes
- Calabrese Market, moving to Front Porch: Popping Kettle Corn Live
- Ferrindino Maple, moving to Springfield Road: Ferrindino Maple Bacon Hot Dog, Maple Creemee Sundae, Maple Creemee Latte
The 2023 Big E fair takes place in West Springfield, Massachusetts from September 15 to October 1.
