Just think: If I hadn’t taken that one turn, I would have missed a groundbreaking innovation in hot dog technology.

That would be the Cheesy Puerto Rican Dog from Boricua Bites . You can find them at The Front Porch at The Big E .

It’s a simple, brilliant concept: a hot dog and cheese wrapped in a tortilla and deep-fried — like a hot dog empanada. Best of all, it’s one of the more affordable foods at the fair at just $6.

You can listen to me bloviate more about this cool hot dog. Or you can just take this map that will point you to where you need to go.

My favorite thing at The Big E this year: The Cheesy Puerto Rican Dog

Every year, I head to The Big E like a deep-fried Don Quixote tilting at Ferris wheels. I go and try all the hyped-up foods that we see in press releases and on

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