2024 CNE food lineup includes pickle oreos, wasabi ice cream

Anyone looking to scarf down a host of strange food creations will have lots to drool overat the CNE this year, with options like wasabi ice cream in a charcoal cone, a fried chicken sandwich topped with a Kool-Aid reduction and tzatziki cheesecake all on the menu for 2024.

Other foods unveiled by Canadian National Exhibition organizers Wednesday include:

• A two-pound donut.
• Banhmi tacos.
• Fruity cereal chicken tenders, billed as both "breakfast and lunch."
• Oreos deep fried with pickles.
• A footlong mozzarella stick, served in a hotdog bun.
• Deep fried butter chicken lasagna.
• Avocado coconut ice cream.
• A "crookie" sandwich that's a mix of a cookie and a croissant.

Aside from those gastronomic offerings, CNE officials say extreme sports are taking centre stage this year, running from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2.

Skaterboarders, BMX riders and in-line skaters alike will compete at the EX games, on an over three-and-a-half metre half pipe in front of the Princes' Gates.

That's on top of the water skiing show, dubbed CNE Aquarama, and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojko's aerial ice skating show.

For more information and tickets, visit the CNE's website.