Will these foods score a touchdown?
With the kickoff of the NFL season, many teams are bringing some bizarre new menu items to their stadiums, and anyone who has always wanted to try a cotton candy burrito or a blue Taki corndog will be thrilled with the unorthodox options.
Here are some of the most bizarre foods coming to stadiums across the country:
Cotton Candy Burrito
Arizona Cardinals, State Farm Stadium
The Cardinals unveiled a bizarre new culinary concoction to be offered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the 2024 season: a cotton candy burrito.
According to Arizona Sports, it’s filled with Fruity Pebbles, Fruit Loops, marshmallows, Skittles, Mini M&M’s, gummy bears and sprinkles, all wrapped in a cotton candy shell.
Cardinals senior vice president for media relations Mark Dalton shared a photo and video of the offering, showing a sign for the burrito that describes it as “ice cream and candy wrapped in cotton candy.”
8 A sign for the burrito describes it as “ice cream and candy wrapped in cotton candy.” Megan Mendoza/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
Vienna Beef Jalapeño Cheddar Dog-a-Dilla
Arizona Cardinals, State Farm Stadium
Cardinals fans can get a quesadilla and hot dog as a two-for-one deal with the Vienna beef jalapeño cheddar dog-a-dilla.
This mashup has flavored sausage topped with sharp cheddar cheese, crema and scallions, all rolled inside a pressed tortilla.
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Chicken Tenders
Arizona Cardinals, State Farm Stadium
State Farm Arena will also offer Flamin’ Hot Cheetos chicken tenders.
The dish includes chicken tenders covered in nacho cheese and crushed up Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Arizona Sports reported.
Blackbird Spice Popcorn
Baltimore Ravens, M&T Bank Stadium
The Ravens’ concessions company Levy teamed up with Maryland’s McCormick to create a Blackbird Spice blend, which is described as salty and peppery with a subtle heat.
The Ravens are using this blend on both a chicken dish and popcorn.
Bear Paw Donut
Chicago Bears, Soldier Field
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This isn’t your typical bear claw donut.
The bear-paw shaped donut with chocolate icing has vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, toffee pieces, orange and blue chocolate candies and whipped cream, and Chicago Bears fans can get their paws on it this football season.
Spaetzle
Cincinnati Bengals, Paycor Stadium
8 The Cincinatti Bendals will be offering spaetzle at the stadium. Aramark
Spaetzle — German egg noodles — isn’t typically a stadium food, especially considering it needs to be eaten with a fork.
But the Bengals put their own Cincinnati twist on the German dish, creating a spaetzle topped with goetta bites, beer cheese, red cabbage, apple cider vinegar and whole grain mustard.
Pizza Burger
Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium
8 The Pizza Burger is available to Dallas Cowboys fans. CBS News
Dallas Cowboys fans no longer have to choose between pizza and a burger — they can just bite into a 16-ounce Angus patty, sandwiched between two pepperoni pizzas as the buns.
Also inside is lettuce, tomato, marinara sauce and melted mozzarella, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Flamin’ Hot Fritos Tacos
Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium
Ever wanted beef with your Flamin’ Hot snack?
The Cowboys are bringing their fans Flamin’ Hot Fritos Tacos, made with seasoned ground beef, topped with salsa, queso fresco, pico de gallo and Flamin’ Hot Fritos.
Fritos Sundae
Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium
After Fritos fans munch down on their Flamin’ Hot Fritos Tacos at AT&T stadium, they can get a little dessert that also features their favorite snack.
The Fritos Sundae is Blue Bell vanilla ice cream topped with cinnamon, sugar, caramel, chocolate syrup, sprinkles and beloved Fritos.
Oops! All Berries Waffle
Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium
The Cowboys have a dessert option that’s not filled with Fritos as well.
Fans at AT&T Stadium can get a waffle drizzled with house-made berry syrup and topped with whipped cream and Cap’N Crunch Oops! All Berries.
Stuffed Turkey Leg
Houston Texans, NRG Stadium
The Houston Texans already have a smoked turkey leg at NRG Stadium, but this year, they leveled up by stuffing it.
Dirty rice has now been added to the turkey leg, and it’s topped off with Cajun brown gravy and green onions.
Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Pretzel
Houston Texans, NRG Stadium
8 The Houston Texans made the stadium pretzel pop. Aramark
The Texans put a twist on the classic stadium pretzel.
This one is topped with cream cheese icing, graham cracker crumbles, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, and strawberry Pop Rocks. Yes, Pop Rocks.
The Ringer
Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium
8 The Ringer is a corndog with blue Taki crumbs. SodexoLive!
The name of this one doesn’t truly exemplify just how weird it is.
Everyone loves a good corndog, but a corndog coated in honey and rolled in blue Taki crumbs is what makes this one The Ringer.
The blue crumbs go nicely with the color scheme of the stadium, but whether or not it goes nicely with fans’ digestive systems is yet to be discovered.
S’mores ‘Load In’ Fries
Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium
This concoction takes the idea of savory loaded fries and makes it into a sweet dessert.
A bed of sweet potato fries is topped with chocolate hazelnut drizzle, toasted marshmallow and graham cracker crumble.
Tom & Jerry’s Walk Off Corndog
Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium
8 Tom & Jerry’s Walk Off Corndog is nnamed after a Chiefs play. Aramark
The newest dish at Arrowhead Stadium is named after the play that won the Chiefs the 2024 Super Bowl: Tom & Jerry.
Tom & Jerry is now a corndog, wrapped in bacon, battered and fried with sweet and spicy cream cheese and finished with spicy cotton candy.
Turducken Loaded Potato
New Orleans Saints, The Superdome
8 The Turducken loaded potato has turkey, duck and chicken. SodexoLive!
For those not in the know, Turducken is a portmanteau combining the words turkey, duck and chicken.
At the Superdome, Saints fans can get a baked potato loaded with all three meats at the base and topped with plenty of cheddar cheese and green onions.
Nacho Duo
San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium
8 The Nacho Duo is full of Fritos. San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys fans aren’t the only Fritos lovers. With an entire Tostitos stand inside Levi’s Stadium, there’s bound to be some sort of Fritos food offering.
This year is the nacho duo: a combination of Tostito nacho chips and Frito corn chips, topped with chipotle chicken, guacamole, lime chicharrones, Tabasco cream and jalapeños.
Footlong Dog
Seattle Seahawks, Lumen Field
A footlong hot dog is an impressive feat in itself, but this one has some extreme toppings.
This dog is topped with pickled shimeji mushrooms, native to East Asia, as well as braised short rib and crispy onions.
Raising Hail Nachos
Washington Commanders, Commanders Field
They’re not just any nachos — they’re raising hail nachos.
The Commanders’ nachos comes in a “stadium-sized container” and features smoked brisket, cheese, jalapeños, onions and barbecue aioli.