Hungarian “twirlies” made on a wooden stick. West African curries slathered over braised meat. And Kettle Corn popped inside a mini castle. These are among the new edible offerings coming to next weekend’s San Diego LGBT Pride festival, July 26 and 27.

Nearly 40 food vendors will blanket Marston Point with fare you don’t normally find at fairs. Crepes stuffed with shrimp and tomato-wine sauce, for instance, will be cooked to order by Crespelle, a Croatian-owned catering company that uses organic and whole-wheat flours for making the batter. Panamanian chicken with coconut rice and grilled pineapple can be found at the tent marked, “C&J Mambo Meat on a Stick.” And traditional Filipino lumpia and pancit will be introduced by Elgin Talavera of MJ’s Bar and Grill in Chula Vista.

Talavera said she decided to take a vendor booth at this year’s Pride festival in lieu of the Imperial Beach Sandcastle Contest — both taking place the same weekend.

“I’ve heard so many good things about the Pride festival and felt that we needed to try it. There’s always a first time for everything,’ she said.

Nikolina Horvat of Crespelle concurred, saying that she has visited the Pride event for the past three years and realized that festival-goers “could use some quality crepes.” With her family recipes in tow, she will also assemble crepes filled with ham and cheese, banana and chocolate, sugar and lemon and strawberry preserves.

Joining the bandwagon of newcomers is Twirlie from Santa Monica, which produces the namesake Hungarian dessert made with sugarcoated dough “twirled” around an old wooden pole. The stick is inserted into a high-temperature oven for a couple of minutes. The fired dough is then removed and topped with walnuts, cinnamon, apples or berries. The company will also sell traditional European hot dogs and strudels, along with flavored iced teas.

“We’re always looking for new types of food vendors to tempt our taste buds,” says Terry Bishop, festival coordinator for San Diego LGBT Pride. “And this year’s selection is perhaps the most ethnically diverse.”

Exotic curries from African Suya Restaurant in Los Angeles will add heat to the menu, along with jerk chicken and turkey sausages from Fabian’s Catering in Long Beach. Visitors will also find Cajun chips and jambalaya from The Chef House in Riverside and piquant satay chicken and curry-fried rice by Amarin Thai Cuisine, which Bishop says is returning for a second year due to popular demand.

The festival will feature two seating areas in both the upper and lower food courts. But Bishop advises to “keep an eye out for things like South American arepas (mozzarella-filled corncakes), snow cones, fresh cherry lemonade and chocolate-dipped fruits scattered throughout the grounds.” Additionally, fans of Kettle Corn need only look for a makeshift castle that will keep fresh supplies of product available.

The San Diego LGBT Pride festival is open from 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m., July 26; and from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., July 27. Admission is $12 per day or $18 for a two-day pass. For more information, call (619) 297-7683 or visit the website at www.sdpride.org.