Food on a Stick Quest!!! - Now with Pics!
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Food on a Stick Quest!!! - Now with Pics!
So here's my plan. I am attending the Illinois State Fair on Monday, and I am going to eat (or at the very least, sample) EVERY kind of food on a stick there that I can find. I was there today, seeing Weird Al, and doing a scouting mission to see what I am up against.
The rules are simple. If it comes on a stick, I buy it and eat it. However, I will only eat 1 of a specific kind of food...I will not eat a corn dog from every corn dog vendor, nor will I have to eat every kind of ice cream treat that they have, one will do. Even with these rules, today I counted about a dozen different food items for me to buy and eat. This is going to be rough on both my stomach and my wallet.
I will be taking pictures and rating each one of the food items as consume them, and share them here with you, my fellow OOers. Because I care. And, well, because I can, and no one can stop me.
Now, I do have a question, and for this one, I will let OO decide my fate. What should I do about foods that have natural, internal sticks, such as bones, or corn cob husks? Do these count as foods on sticks? Do I need to include turkey legs, chicken wings, ribs, and corn on the cob in my list of foods?
Wish me luck. This may kill me.
The rules are simple. If it comes on a stick, I buy it and eat it. However, I will only eat 1 of a specific kind of food...I will not eat a corn dog from every corn dog vendor, nor will I have to eat every kind of ice cream treat that they have, one will do. Even with these rules, today I counted about a dozen different food items for me to buy and eat. This is going to be rough on both my stomach and my wallet.
I will be taking pictures and rating each one of the food items as consume them, and share them here with you, my fellow OOers. Because I care. And, well, because I can, and no one can stop me.
Now, I do have a question, and for this one, I will let OO decide my fate. What should I do about foods that have natural, internal sticks, such as bones, or corn cob husks? Do these count as foods on sticks? Do I need to include turkey legs, chicken wings, ribs, and corn on the cob in my list of foods?
Wish me luck. This may kill me.
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Re: Food on a Stick Quest!!!
The stick has to be the utensil. Therefore, corn cob on its own is not applicable; corn cob with large bamboo skewer in it to keep your fingers clean is applicable.
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It has to be a stick, but it should count even if the stick has no utility... last year there was a fried candy bar vendor right near the entrance that had perhaps the least effective stick ever in a fried Snickers bar, far too little to support the weight of the bar.
Also, if you hate your body so much, you have to try a 'horseshoe' while you're in Springfield... you can get them in most of the bars/pubs there. Try the buffalo chicken ones.
Also, if you hate your body so much, you have to try a 'horseshoe' while you're in Springfield... you can get them in most of the bars/pubs there. Try the buffalo chicken ones.
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Artificial sticks only.
The fair here was supposed to have pizza-on-a-stick, but all efforts to locate such came to nothing. I think they lied to us....
The fair here was supposed to have pizza-on-a-stick, but all efforts to locate such came to nothing. I think they lied to us....
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Fair enough, though perhaps in that case it was a utensil more for the preparer (i.e. something for the tongs to grab when the bar was put into and taken out of the deep fryer).Clanwolfer wrote:It has to be a stick, but it should count even if the stick has no utility... last year there was a fried candy bar vendor right near the entrance that had perhaps the least effective stick ever in a fried Snickers bar, far too little to support the weight of the bar.
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It has to be sold as "___________ on a stick". If you can find Turkey-leg-on-a-stick or Corn-on-the-cob-on-a-stick, you're good.
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OK then, someone brought up cotton candy. That is on a stick like device. Would that count? Or, do I just have to with what TGB said...it has to be marketed as "*something* on a stick"?
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As cotton candy can be purchased in "bagged" format, I submit that cotton candy whirled around a paper cone is not the food's intrinsic form, and therefore should be counted as an "on the stick" item.hentzau wrote:OK then, someone brought up cotton candy. That is on a stick like device. Would that count? Or, do I just have to with what TGB said...it has to be marketed as "*something* on a stick"?
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A paper cone is not a stick!hentzau wrote:OK then, someone brought up cotton candy. That is on a stick like device. Would that count? Or, do I just have to with what TGB said...it has to be marketed as "*something* on a stick"?
No cotton candy, no snow cones.
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I hope they don't sell those foam pet lizard on a stick things that they sell at fairs.
I don't think they marked corn dogs as a corn dogs on a stick so I don't see the "on a stick" market ploy as necessary. Cotton Candy would be a discrentionary on a stick consumption. If I were a completist I'd probably consume it, just so I would feel complete, even if it's not officially on a stick.
At the same time, a turkey leg wouldn't be on a stick.
Luck to you. As you mention it's going to be hard on the wallet and stomach. Not a combo I value.
I don't think they marked corn dogs as a corn dogs on a stick so I don't see the "on a stick" market ploy as necessary. Cotton Candy would be a discrentionary on a stick consumption. If I were a completist I'd probably consume it, just so I would feel complete, even if it's not officially on a stick.
At the same time, a turkey leg wouldn't be on a stick.
Luck to you. As you mention it's going to be hard on the wallet and stomach. Not a combo I value.
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But isn't a stick mostly just a more tightly wound cone. So wouldn't the issue be how tightly wound does it have to be before it's considered a stick. I personally think Cotton Candy and Snow Cones are in two totally different categories. I mean a snow cone contains its product within the confines of the container where cotton candy houses the candy outside of it. I would therefore suggest that for the purposes of this experiment a stick should be defined as an object that is used to skewer or hold in place food around it. A snow cone therefore would not fit this definition, but cotton candy would.
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Not all cotton candy is served on a cone. Some are on tighly wrapped paper that resembles a stick. Like a sucker on a paper stick, only the paper is much bigger and not quite as tight.Debris wrote:A paper cone is not a stick!hentzau wrote:OK then, someone brought up cotton candy. That is on a stick like device. Would that count? Or, do I just have to with what TGB said...it has to be marketed as "*something* on a stick"?
No cotton candy, no snow cones.
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I quit going to our local fair after they tore the old Cup 'o Pizza booth down. It was the best pizza in a cup ever. They were unbelievable - ran the old cup 'o pizza guy out of business. People came from all over to eat it.
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I'm trying, but I just can't fathom that.Sandpuppy wrote:It was the best pizza in a cup ever.
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I was waiting for someone to post that, Sandypuppy.
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I've not done them all on one trip, but on our yearly trip to the Renaissance Festival I've had several different types of food on a stick.
Sausage on a stick
Shrimp on a stick
Pock Chop on a stick
Pineapple on a stick
Dragon (alligator) on a stick
Fried Mushrooms on a stick
I'm always looking to add to my (on a stick) menu.
Sausage on a stick
Shrimp on a stick
Pock Chop on a stick
Pineapple on a stick
Dragon (alligator) on a stick
Fried Mushrooms on a stick
I'm always looking to add to my (on a stick) menu.
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I live in Minnesota, so I'm going to claim some expertise in this.
Cobs, bones, straws, forks and cones are not sticks. Only sticks are sticks. Technically, I'd only count wooden sticks.
I think my favorite of the many Minnesota State Fair foods on a stick is the puff pastry and sausage thing that's cut into chunks and re-threaded on sticks, but there are lots of good options. Oddly, you can only get candy apples in a bowl, not on a stick.
Cobs, bones, straws, forks and cones are not sticks. Only sticks are sticks. Technically, I'd only count wooden sticks.
I think my favorite of the many Minnesota State Fair foods on a stick is the puff pastry and sausage thing that's cut into chunks and re-threaded on sticks, but there are lots of good options. Oddly, you can only get candy apples in a bowl, not on a stick.
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Sticks are sticks and bones are bones.
Though you can use a bone as a stick, you can't use a stick as a bone. They just don't have the marrow.
Though you can use a bone as a stick, you can't use a stick as a bone. They just don't have the marrow.
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I need to find a PPT a friend sent on food-on-a-stick in China (allegedly). Included were lizards on a stick, snakes on a stick, and scorpions on a stick. Oh, and, of course, rat on a stick. That's a pretty extreme commitment to on-a-stick cuisine.
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Dave Barry just wrote an article on this very topic.Jeff V wrote:I need to find a PPT a friend sent on food-on-a-stick in China (allegedly). Included were lizards on a stick, snakes on a stick, and scorpions on a stick. Oh, and, of course, rat on a stick. That's a pretty extreme commitment to on-a-stick cuisine.
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Say hello to Iguana Bob for me.
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For the sake of your heart and arteries, I hope that your state fair does not have bacon on a stick (our state fair does). Description: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
Here's a link to a food finder for the MN state fair:
http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso" target="_blank
Here's a link to a food finder for the MN state fair:
http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso" target="_blank
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I wanna change my vote in the sausage v bacon poll now.Bad Demographic wrote:Bacon on a Stick: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
Sausage can go to hell.
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Ya know, speaking of fair food:
The giant turkey legs you can get at the fair are awesome.
Additionally, it is a moral imperative that everyone that goes to the fair eat funnel cake with obscene amounts of powdered sugar.
The giant turkey legs you can get at the fair are awesome.
Additionally, it is a moral imperative that everyone that goes to the fair eat funnel cake with obscene amounts of powdered sugar.
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1/3 slice isn't very much - you need to buy 9 or 12 for a complete, hearty breakfast. Can you get scrambled eggs on a stick?
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If you read carefully thats 1/3 of a pound of bacon there! Caramelized Bacon FTW!
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Thats a 1/3 lb slice. Thats good eatin there partner.
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My bad. I'll still have a dozen of them.
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Was that new recently? I'm surprised I haven't had it.Bad Demographic wrote:For the sake of your heart and arteries, I hope that your state fair does not have bacon on a stick (our state fair does). Description: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
Here's a link to a food finder for the MN state fair:
http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso" target="_blank
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I'm back, I survived. Full report (with pictures!) will be showing up tomorrow.
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How odd. I thought I heard about this from you.ChrisGwinn wrote:Was that new recently? I'm surprised I haven't had it.Bad Demographic wrote:For the sake of your heart and arteries, I hope that your state fair does not have bacon on a stick (our state fair does). Description: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
Here's a link to a food finder for the MN state fair:
http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso" target="_blank
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Maybe Ann mentioned it. She tracks state fair foods closer than I do. It's also possible that I heard about it, got excited, told you about it, then didn't try it and forgot. Last year was a very bad fair trip, and I didn't get to eat much.Bad Demographic wrote:How odd. I thought I heard about this from you.ChrisGwinn wrote:Was that new recently? I'm surprised I haven't had it.Bad Demographic wrote:For the sake of your heart and arteries, I hope that your state fair does not have bacon on a stick (our state fair does). Description: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
Here's a link to a food finder for the MN state fair:
http://gopher.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso" target="_blank
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You always have to watch out for those dipping sauces -- they often add unnecessary calories to an otherwise healthy snack!Bad Demographic wrote:For the sake of your heart and arteries, I hope that your state fair does not have bacon on a stick (our state fair does). Description: 1/3 lb slice of bacon fried and carmelized with maple syrup, served on a stick with dipping sauces.
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Fried Cheese on a Stick
(must be made with Swiss cheese, though)
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(must be made with Swiss cheese, though)
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We had a friend give us a review of fried cheese on a stick. He was doing his residency as a pathologist and often told us gruesome stories about dealing with the dead. But the fried cheese on a stick actually grossed him out.hepcat wrote:Fried Cheese on a Stick
(must be made with Swiss cheese, though)
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So... where are the pictures?
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I fear our friend has over done it and is now getting a quadruple bypass as we speak.MHS wrote:So... where are the pictures?
Probably used the dipping sauces.
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He'll post them after he's done getting his stomach pumped.MHS wrote:So... where are the pictures?
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