If you’re going to the Minnesota State Fair with the goal of trying as many new foods and old favorites as possible, then your best strategy is this: Divide and conquer. With your friends, of course.

We found three groups of fair-loving friends doing just that: Walking around the fair, sharing foods, and all-around having a great time.

Although it was early in the day, one of the fair-loving friend groups we spotted had already shared an order of cheese curds and were eager to move on to the new foods.

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A selection of 'Eat Everything' groups at the Minnesota State Fair

All three groups we spoke with emphasized that going – and eating – as a group allowed them to try so many more foods without filling up.

The strategy: Gather a group of food-loving friends - i

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