Would you try a slice of Scorpion Pizza?

Visitors to the Calgary Stampede will have 32 new food options to tempt their palates this year as they roam the grounds.

 

Midway operations manager James Radke says food vendors have turned it up a notch for 2014, creating what he calls "some of the craziest and tastiest foods we've ever had."

 

Among the new menu options are bacon-wrapped corn on the cob, deep-fried donut bacon cheeseburgers, crocodile sliders and pizza topped with seasoned scorpions.

 

"This pizza is for the most daring of foodies," says the Stampede blog. "Add a little crunch to your pizza topping with a few seasoned scorpions – if you dare!" (Calgary Stampede)

 

Bacon-wrapped corn on the cob is another of the 32 new foods on offer at this year's Stampede. (Calgary Stampede)

 

Porcupine Corn Dog is a hotdog skewered, deep fried in corn batter and then rolled in French fries. (Calgary Stampede)

 

And for dessert, how about chocolate dipped cookie dough on a stick or deep fried peanut butter cups.

 

These are balls of rolled, chilled cookie dough dipped in chocolate and - of course - served on a stick. (Calgary Stampede)

 

One vendor will be selling Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, dipped in batter and deep fried. (Calgary Stampede)

 

The award for Best New Food on the Midway will be unveiled at Sneak-a-Peek day on July 3.

 

- CBC News Canada