Pork Tent Facts:
-More than 13,500 Iowa chops, 7,000 pork loin sandwiches,
9,000 BBQ shredded pork sandwiches and 6,000 ground pork sandwiches were
served at the 2006 Iowa Pork Tent.
-More than 50 celebrity chefs appeared at the 2006 Iowa
Pork Tent, including the 2006 Iowa State Fair Queen, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin,
U.S. Congressman Tom Latham, U.S. Congressman Jim Nussle, Iowa State Head
Women's Basketball Coach Bill Fennelly, and a number of Des Moines radio
and television personalities.
-100 volunteers worked at the Pork Tent each day of the
fair; or 1,100 total all 11 days of the Iowa State Fair.