Photos: A taste of the 2015 Alaska State Fair

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A cheese steak sandwich from Granny’s at the Alaska State Fair on Tuesday Sept. 1, 2015.

This year, in the interest of journalistic integrity, I vowed to try only new things at the Alaska State Fair -- a sacrifice that should garner notice from the Pulitzer people.

For the record: At the fair, I do not eat to live. I live to eat. For one day, I set aside questions of nutrition, calories and sodium. If I eat something healthy or nutritious, I assure you, it's strictly accidental.

A quick exercise in Facebook crowdsourcing helped me to refine this year's must-eat list over my planned two visits. Here's the run-down.

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