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Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)

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Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
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Snacking at the CNE requires a sense of adventure and a stomach of steel. The food seems to get weirder every summer, with vendors competing to produce the most unusual, over-the-top dishes, and 2014 is no exception: options this year include chocolate fried chicken, gooey s’more tacos and cups of coffee mixed with dollops of butter instead of milk or cream. On opening day, we chatted with some brave CNE eaters to see what they had to say for themselves.

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Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Why are you eating that? (and other questions that came up inside the CNE food pavilion)
Jean Grant has been a freelance writer since 2015, covering a range of lifestyle topics like shopping, interiors, wellness and culture for publications like Maclean’s and Toronto Life. She also enjoys working with brands to develop custom content, and shares personal essays through her Substack newsletter, Nobody is Thinking About You.
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