Zimmern also helped with the creation of the Lamb Koefte Burrito, a Middle East-inspired item of spiced lamb wrapped in a flour tortilla with fried eggplant, tomato cucumber salad, green hot sauce and tahini. The burrito is available at the same stadiums as Zimmern’s other creations.

Better-for-you options are available at all eight stadiums Aramark serves — homes of the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. 

The offerings include this pack of roasted plantain chips, Ginger Zip fruit and nut mix, apricot Flexible Fruit roll, black bean dip and a blend of edamame, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. It’s all gluten-free, vegan and made without genetically modified organisms.

The soul food combination of chicken and waffles has been enjoying national popularity in recent years, and Canada is not being left out with this item at Toronto Street East at Rogers Centre, made with boneless chicken in waffle batter, fried, given a maple Sriracha drizzle and served with a broccoli-cabbage slaw.

Aramark has co-branded with a landmark baseball snack for this hot dog that’s being served to Pittsburgh Pirates fans in PNC Park. The foot-long beef hot dog is dressed in Cracker Jack, macaroni and cheese, salted caramel sauce and fried jalapeños, and is served on naan bread.

Poutine — a dish from the Canadian province of Quebec comprised of fries doused in gravy and covered with cheese curds — has spread across North America in recent years. This season, a variation of it can be found at Rogers Center, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The poutine is made with lightly breaded cauliflower that is fried and tossed in Buffalo hot sauce and topped with cheese curds, a “cheesy gravy” and chopped scallions.

Celebrating the Kansas City Royals’ World Series championship in 2015, Kauffman Stadium will feature the Champions Alley Dog, $15, which is a foot-long hot dog wrapped in bacon, tempura battered, fried and served with sweet slaw and chipotle ketchup on a local pretzel bun.

Also available in the Royals’ honor is the Champions Alley Burger, $19, which is a tempura-battered, cheese-stuffed, Cheddar bacon burger served with sweet slaw, chipotle ketchup and a fried pickle on a local roll.

Astros fans can also enjoy this deep-fried pork shank served with a peanut curry ranch sauce and sweet chile apple slaw. The item is priced at $12.50.

At Coors Field, Colorado Rockies fans’ options include this sandwich of corned beef with onion tanglers, Dijon slaw and Swiss cheese on a soft roll.

Boston meat market Savenor’s is featured in this sandwich at Fenway Park, made with marinated steak tips served on a crusty roll with cheese and barbecue sauce. 

Major League Baseball has many longstanding traditions, but a newer one is the addition of innovative food items at stadiums where America’s Pastime is played. 

Aramark, a Philadelphia-based company that manages foodservice at eight stadiums, has continued its partnership with television personality Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel, while also pushing the boundaries of what baseball fans might want to eat on game day, including exotic flavors and healthful combinations.

Take a look at what’s on the menu as baseball season gets underway.

Another iteration of chicken and waffles is available at Minute Maid Park’s Urban Bistro, where Houston Astros fans can have a sandwich of grilled chicken breast, Greek yogurt, baby spinach and sliced tomatoes between sweet potato waffles.

Also developed by Zimmern, this state-fair-like item is made of battered and fried pork belly dressed with grilled pineapple, the spicy Korean paste gochujang and chile-lime salt on a toasted bun. The sandwich is priced at $11.

New York City beef supplier Pat LaFrieda has his ground beef featured at Citi Field, home of the Mets, with this burger topped with sliced hot pastrami, New York deli mustard and Havarti cheese on a pretzel roll.

For something a bit lighter, Astros fans can choose these fish tacos, made with coffee-rubbed salmon and served with mango-jalapeño ranch and chipotle aïoli. An order of three tacos is priced at $10.