Anyone looking forward to waiting in line for the strangest food creation of the year will enjoy sipping a Kraft Dinner smoothie, indulging in a pickle cheesecake pop or trying the CNE’s new signature cotton candy hot sauce in various food items.
The hot sauce creation can be enjoyed in the form of a spicy cheese foam on top of fries or an oversized Korean fried chicken spicy ramen taco. If you’re more of a sweet tooth, try a mango habanero or nacho donut courtesy of Marry Me Mochi.
Other unusual foods to be unveiled by Canadian National Exhibition organizers Friday include:
Pickle or bacon-flavoured coffee.
“The Szechuan Sizzle” spice cream.
Cotton Candy Kickin’ Chicken.
Jamaican beef patty mini pierogies.
Footlong butter chicken taquito.
Brie cheese deep fried Oreos.
Sweetcorn wasabi lemonade.
PHOTOS | Some of CNE’s 2026 food creations:
Aside from the gastronomic offerings, the CNE this year will include high-diving performances that tower over the Princes’ Gates into a 40,000-gallon pool, running from Aug. 21 to Sep. 7.
To the moon and back: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen to take part in public Q&A
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who travelled around the moon aboard the Artemis II mission a few months ago, will be part of the CNE’s opening ceremonies Friday. Afterwards, visitors might be able to ask the first Canadian to ever take part in a lunar mission a question or two.
The Ex will also include an Artemis II Journey photo exhibition as part of a collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency.
PHOTOS | Here’s an inside look at the space exhibition:
For more information and tickets, visit the CNE’s website.
