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As the push to get more fans to the ballpark becomes increasingly more competitive, so does the food game, and so everyone has to up the ante. And do it in a very big way.
Teams from coast to coast will be celebrating Opening Day very soon. Therefore they’ve been releasing their upcoming menu items. Never have they been as impressive, or gut-busting insane, depending on how you look at it.
So bring your heart meds and prepare to adjust a couple notches on your belt and enjoy what is surely to be the most absolutely ridiculously American ballpark food of all-time in 2017.
Get ready to root, root, root for all these fantastic foods. Enjoy!
Top 10 Most Insane Ballpark Foods For 2017
So I hope you’re not only ready for some baseball, and ready to root for your team, but more importantly I hope you’re all ready to stuff your piehole with some good American food. You know, just like our founding fathers did.
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Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports and a contributor for Mandatory.
Top 10 Insane Ballpark Foods
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10. Surf + Turf Kebab
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Fenway Park, a classic all-American stadium, is opening the year with a classic New England take on ballpark food with this surf and turf kebab. Steak, shrimp and veggies on a roll ... on a skewer. Yeah, weird, right? Take out the skewer before you indulge, unless you're a 6-foot hamster.
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09. Babka Ice Cream Sandwich On Rye
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At Nationals Park you'll find this unique concoction, an ice cream sandwich made with chocolate babka and rye bread. We don't know what babka is, but have you ever had gross ice cream?
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08. Bacon-wrapped Pretzel Baguette
Photo: Sarah Sachs/Arizona Diamondbacks
It's a pretzel baguette. And it's bacon-wrapped. Need I say more? Get this bad boy at Chase Field in Phoenix.
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07. Deep Fried Bubblegum
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A tube of fried bubblegum filled with frosting will be featured this year at the Detroit Tigers' Class-A Minor League Baseball affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps. But do you eat it or chew it? Both?
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06. Funnel Cake Chicken Sandwich
Photo: Sarah Sachs/Arizona Diamondbacks
Also at Chase Field, this magnificent creation is fair-food meets Chik-Fil-A with a side of instant diabetes -- a funnel cake chicken sandwich, with cheese, tangy chutney, dipping sauce, and powdered sugar.
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05. Sunrise Dog
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Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City is bringing the heat this year. Leave it to the midwest to showcase a hot dog topped with fried eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese and white sausage gravy. Are you Googling 'heart attack symptoms' yet?
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04. Chicken Enchilada Dog
Photo: Sarah Sachs/Arizona Diamondbacks
D'backs fans are the clear winners this year. Chase Field makes the list for the third time with this chicken enchilada dog, a hot dog with cheese, sour cream, seasoned chicken, tortilla strips and salsas. It's beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
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03. Italian Roast Pork Stak
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Go to Citizens Bank Park in Philly to get this pile of pork, cheese, aioli fries. It almost looks alive. We're sure it tastes great. Sure of it.
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02. Lobster Poutine Stak
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Fenway Park makes Boston proud, making it on the list for the second time with this lobster poutine order that includes fresh lobster, cheese curds, bisque in lieu of gravy and chives. Just eat it well before the 7th inning. You have to drive.
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01. Pulled Pork Patty Melt
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And finally, numero uno, Kauffman Stadium's pulled pork patty melt, a creation that's, well, not really a patty melt. What you see is Frankenstein in food form: pulled pork topped with fried onions, bacon and cheese, sandwiched between two funnel cakes with a jalapeno pepper on top. We imagine this ending like a bad scene from Dumb And Dumber. You know the one.
