DiningBuzz! - State fair - food on a stick!

My son and I visited the Virginia State Fair this weekend. He took inventory of the various foods on a stick.

1. Rice Krispie bar on-a-stick
2. Fried peanut butter & jelly sandwich on-a-stick
3. Deep fried crab cakes on-a-stick
4. Buffalo chicken on-a-stick
5. Deep fried peanut butter on-a-stick
6. Deep fried key lime pie on-a-stick
7. Deep fried macaroni and cheese on-a-stick
8. Pretzel rods dipped in caramel or chocolate (it counts as a stick!)
9. Fried pickle on-a-stick
10. Pork chop on-a-stick
11. Corn dog (always on a stick of course)
12. Fried mozarella cheese on-a-stick
13. Cajun chicken on-a-stick
14. Sesame chicken on-a-stick
15. Carmel apples (many varieties)
16. Teriyaki chicken on-a-stick
17. Teriyaki beef on-a-stick
18. Corn on the cob on-a-stick
19. Cotton candy
20. Veggie dog on-a-stick
21. Turkey drumstick
22. Cucumber on-a-stick
24. Hot bologna on-a-stick
25. Shrimp on-a-stick
26. Frozen s’more on-a-stick
27. Frozen chocolate covered banana and strawberries on-a-stick
28. Taffy on-a-stick
29. Honey on-a-stick
30. German sausage on-a-stick
31. Deep fried Snickers bar on-a-stick
32. Deep fried 3 Musketeers bar on-a-stick
33. Deep fried Milky Way bar on-a-stick
34. Deep fried Twinkie on-a-stick
35. Lamb gyro on-a-stick
36. Meatballs on-a-stick
37. Deep fried hoho on-a-stick
38. Waffle drenched in chocolate syrup on-a-stick
39. Chili Dog on-a-stick
40. Fried pork rinds on-a-stick
41. Chocolate-dipped cake on-a-stick
42. Turkey tenders on-a-stick
43. Deep fried hot dog on-a-stick
44. Chocolate covered cheesecake on-a-stick
45. Kettle Korn on-a-stick
46. Fresh pineapple dipped in funnel cake batter and deep fried on-a-stick
47. Chocolate covered bacon on-a-stick
48. Bratwurst dipped in corndog batter on-a-stick
49. Frozen fudge brownie on-a-stick
50. Ice cream cookie sandwich on-a-stick
51. Rock candy on-a-stick
52. Deep fried Scottish egg on-a-stick
53. Hard-boiled egg on-a-stick
54. Deep fried marshmallows on-a-stick

55. Death on a Stick

As one who adores fresh battered corn dogs, #48 sounds very interesting...

They all sound pretty horrific, but #47 has got to be the worst. Foul...

Would've been great to see a few pics of the folks eating that stuff!

#48 would be nice, also love a Scotch egg so I'd be all up on that, although that particular one would be all kinds of deadly!

Would've been great to see a few pics of the folks eating that stuff!

I suspect a wide angle lens would be needed by the photographer and a landscape view required by the viewer.

MisterNice

Thankfully, the pizza we ate for lunch was not on a stick nor was it fried. As it is a requirement of all fair attendees to eat at leat one item on a stick, we did share one of the frozen chocolate covered banana and strawberries on-a-stick and it was delicious. The strawberries were huge and perfect.

Ah, yes, Virginia, where if you can't deep-fry it, it isn't really food... :D

I suspect a wide angle lens would be needed by the photographer and a landscape view required by the viewer.

MisterNice

You got that right. As for that 67% of Americans who are classified as overweight or obese and who claim it's "genetics," here's the real answer....

Isn't corn on the cob already corn on a stick, thus making #18 corn on a stick on a stick?

= 11. Corn dog (always on a stick of course)


Not quite always. While I have no personal experience, I understand that corn dogs served in correctional institutions do not have a stick.

But, at a state fair...... certainly on a stick.:p

I heard on the news a few weeks ago that one fair was deep frying sticks of butter. Yes, butter. No word on whether you had to eat them while sitting in an ambulance.

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I heard on the news a few weeks ago that one fair was deep frying sticks of butter. Yes, butter. No word on whether you had to eat them while sitting in an ambulance.

Wouldn't the butter melt out yielding an empty fried rectangle? :D

Would've been great to see a few pics of the folks eating that stuff!

Picture (taken by my father) of random fairgoer eating chocolate-covered bacon on a stick: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GRyx5GSywhQ/SpIQM7c1jfI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/Is9kfCstiIs/s1600-h/P8080548.JPG

That's the Wisconsin State Fair, not the Virginia one, mind.

Minnesota is also known for "food on a stick" at the state fair....you missed one we have....

Spaghetti on a stick.......

I heard on the news a few weeks ago that one fair was deep frying sticks of butter. Yes, butter. No word on whether you had to eat them while sitting in an ambulance.



State Fair of Texas

My personal favorite: beer on a stick.
http://www.beeronastick.net/

(Basically just a stick-like holder for a cup of beer. Useless? Yes, but on a stick. )

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Wouldn't the butter melt out yielding an empty fried rectangle? :D

The butter, of course, is wrapped in dough before frying.

Pic: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/28/weve-got-photo-state-fair-texas-fried-butter-right/

Previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/990999-state-fair-texas-artery-cloggers-2009-edition.html (post 16 links to a video of the cooking process)

The butter, of course, is wrapped in dough before frying.

Pic: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/28/weve-got-photo-state-fair-texas-fried-butter-right/

Previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/990999-state-fair-texas-artery-cloggers-2009-edition.html (post 16 links to a video of the cooking process)

Hey that looks interesting :p

Guess they put sugar in it too (perhaps its a butter/sugar mixture)

From the OMNI article (http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/01/eight-finalists-best-fried-food-2009-state-fair-te/) that started it all :D


Deep Fried Butter – 100% pure butter is whipped till light and fluffy, then specially sweetened with a choice of several flavors. The tantalizing mixture is surrounded by a special dough and quick fried. Served on a stick.


Sounds pretty good :D

Annals of Improbable Research published a made-up list of fairground foods as satire. I think it intersects MilageAddict's list by about 50%:eek: