Fried Food on a Stick...or the Regional Cooking of Minnesota
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The regional food of Minnesota (otherwise known as fair grub) consists primarily of things that I had no idea could be fried (e.g., Snickers bars), food on a stick, or a combination of the two. Now don't get me wrong. There is something to be said about food on a stick. I can see the marketing campaign for it now..."It's fun. It's convenient. It's portable. It's food on a stick."

Now I am a firm believer that more meat should be offered on sticks. It takes out that problem of appearing like Henry the VIII (8th for those not well versed in Roman numerals) or a gremlin when sucking down an Atkins-style snack. However, when you start venturing into the realm of "pickle on a stick" you are just getting frigging lazy!

I do find it amazing though that a state where the consumption of beer per capita is more than anywhere else in the United States...ok, not more than Wisconsin, but close, would encourage the promotion of food on a stick. I mean, it's all fun and food on a stick until someone loses an eye...