What's Your Favorite Food on a Stick? It's Gotta Be Served at the Minnesota State Fair
It's Labor Day weekend, and that means it's Minnesota State Fair time. The New York Times reports that fairgoers can enjoy—get this—60 different foods served on a stick, ranging from corn on the cob to smoked walleye to meatballs and spaghetti on a stick.
I started thinking about two things:
- What are the 50 foods being served on a stick? Here's all the food and drink being served at the fair, but there is no way of knowing what's stick-based and what isn't
- What is my favorite food on a stick? I do love a good corn dog, but more often than not I'm disappointed in the corn dogs I order. Plus, my picking a corn dog means I am just not aware of the array of foods served on a stick
What about it, serious eaters? What is your favorite food served on a stick?
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28 Comments:
thanks for featuring our fair :)
redzerostar at 8:11PM on 08/30/08
Search for "on-a-stick" at the State Fair link in your post. You'll see what they have!
Bunnyrock at 8:34PM on 08/30/08
Favorite food on a stick at the MN State Fair: Fudge Puppy. It's a fresh, hot Belgian waffle, dipped in chocolate, with whipped cream and sprinkles. It's fabulous. I have to get at least one a year.
kj415 at 8:41PM on 08/30/08
Being from MN during this time is fantastic! We had a third of a pound of maple drenched fried bacon on a stick and found it really tasty, but my husband really liked the foot long pizza on a stick best. It was kind of like a corndog shaped calzone.
Sarajahii at 9:02PM on 08/30/08
aaaarrrrgggghhh i missed it because of college.... durn. wish i was there. gotta say though, nothing quite like a pronto pup.
ChickenFinger5 at 10:19PM on 08/30/08
I want a Fudge Puppy. Now. Perhaps we can convince Waffles & Dinges that they should serve their waffles on sticks...
As for food on a stick. I love caramel apples with peanuts.
BrooklynBrownie at 10:44PM on 08/30/08
Ditto on the Fudge Puppy, but I think the corndogs kick the pronto pups all over the fairgrounds. I also tried the spicy beef stick this year- think jerky that's actually good. This is not on a stick for it is itself a stick. And if you are at the fair on that day when it gets rainy and cold, nothing will beat the chill like the deep-fried snickers on a stick.
But the most surprisingly awesome food I tried this year was not on a stick- it was the liquid nitrogen ice cream. It truly was the smoothest ice cream I've ever encountered- and it tasted really good too.
thatgrrl at 10:48PM on 08/30/08
I haven't made it down to the Fair for a few years, but I wouldn't be surprised to find some nice Luthern church ladies serving Hot-Dish-On-A -Stick!
srhcb at 10:59PM on 08/30/08
Corn Dogs.
But I just invented something new. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough on a Stick
eatorama at 11:25PM on 08/30/08
just had a pork chop on a stick... it was good! also had smoked bbq chicken breast, you guessed it, on a stick... good stuff.
suburbangourmet at 12:22AM on 08/31/08
Giant pickle on a stick. Best. Ever. The pickle juice ends up all over your face and drips down your arm, and it's so refreshing on a hot summer day. Never been to the MN State Fair, but pickle on a stick is the only thing I can't leave Taste of Chicago without eating.
hmlicata at 12:53AM on 08/31/08
The Fudge Puppy sounds phenomenal, but the Cinnamon Nut Roll on a stick sounds illegal. This is the first day I've ever wondered why I've never visited Minnesota.
poke87 at 8:53AM on 08/31/08
RE: poke: "This is the first day I've ever wondered why I've never visited Minnesota."
Of you do ever visit, check the weather forecast first.
It's beautiful this weekend, but we've already had temps in the 30's Up North.
srhcb at 9:44AM on 08/31/08
A great corn dog is my favorite food on a stick but after looking at the Minnesota State Fair lineup, I'm definitely wanting to try some new things that would likely supplant the corn dog on my list:
1. "tator tots (hash browns formed with cheddar cheese, bacon, green onion, sour cream) deep fried on-a-stick"
2. "cajun seasoned alligator sausage on-a-stick"
3. "deep fried smores on-a-stick"
Just wondering about two items I saw...does anyone know what these are: "Puff Daddy on-a-stick" and "Thai One On sausage on-a-stick"? I don't know what they are, but I got a kick out of the names. :)
holdthemayo at 10:35AM on 08/31/08
@holdthemayo: I believe Puff Daddy on-a-stick is slices of sausage wrapped in puff pastry...on a stick
kj415 at 4:04PM on 08/31/08
@kj415...Thanks!
"On a stick" always reminds me of the ventriloquist who had a jalapeno on a stick as part of his act. :)
holdthemayo at 7:44PM on 08/31/08
@holdthemayo...you mean Jeff Dunham? Love him. José Jalapeño...on a steeek. :)
kj415 at 8:26PM on 08/31/08
Yakitori is the best food on a stick.
simon at 11:36PM on 08/31/08
My theory is that almost anything tastes better on a stick!!!
manda at 1:12AM on 09/01/08
@manda - you, me, and "Something About Mary"! It even translates into Hebrew - I said "ha kol yoter tov b'shipud" at a beach party a month ago, and someone said "oh, yeah, Something About Mary, that was a good movie"!
cowprintrabbit at 1:46AM on 09/01/08
Here's a link to the foods on sticks.
http://fairborne.mnstatefair.org/foodfinder/Results.lasso
wendyd at 12:39PM on 09/01/08
@holdthemayo
Every year I go to the Minnesota State Fair, I try a new food on a stick--this year it was the tator tots. They were fabulous...made me want to try cooking them at home--very flavorful.
Today's the last day of the fair and there are several convention-goers in attendance due to the shorten convention schedule.
Teri at 4:36PM on 09/01/08
For a selection of signs from State Fair booths, including the Puff Daddy On A Stick, see http://tinyurl.com/foodstick
maryn at 6:47PM on 09/01/08
@kj415...Jeff Dunham is exactly who I was thinking of.
@Teri...I'm glad those tater tots were as good as I imagine they would be.
@maryn...Thanks for the link. I can't help humorously thinking that Puff Daddy on a stick sounds a bit cannibalistic, as if Sean Combs is being served up as fair food. ;)
holdthemayo at 8:44PM on 09/01/08
graciecat at 10:44PM on 09/01/08
dammit - I wanted to post a picture of Jose Jalapeno on a steeeek
:-(
graciecat at 10:46PM on 09/01/08
I went yesterday and had the tater tots OAS and they were delicious! I also enjoyed pizza OAS but that was more like a calzone with chopsticks inside :(
Can't wait for next year's fair! Maybe we can organize an SE meet-up!
LiveToEat at 9:44AM on 09/02/08
I live in MN! Can't beat a corn dog at the fair, it's the first thing I get. The pickle popsicle wasn't that good, total letdown as I am a pickle person.
@maryn - great pictures!
Sakura at 6:19PM on 09/02/08