Thursday, August 11, 2011

Iowa State Fair Preview

We are heading to the State Fair next weekend in Des Moines.  It is supposed to be "The" Event here in Iowa, so I was getting pretty excited and started to research it a little bit to see how much it would cost, what time it would open, etc.  Not only did I find out that well over 1 million people attend the Fair every year, that performers are Reba McIntire, Maroon 5, and Jason Aldean, AND there is a traditional life-sized butter cow sculpture...I found this list. Copied and pasted straight from the website. 

Here's the list of foods on-a-stick as of Fair 2011
  • Fried Butter on-a-stick
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly on-a-stick
  • Chocolate Covered Fried Ice Cream on-a-stick
  • Cheesecake on-a-stick
  • Fair Square
  • Chocolate-covered tiramisu on-a-stick
  • Turtle mousse bar on-a-stick
  • Twinkie log on-a-stick (frozen Twinkie dipped in white chocolate and rolled in cashews)
  • Octodog (hotdog in the shape of an octopus)
  • Chocolate-dipped cake on-a-stick
  • Chicken club on-a-stick
  • Buffalo chicken on-a-stick
  • Chocolate-covered peanut butter round on-a-stick
  • Chocolate-covered key lime round on-a-stick
  • Carmellows on-a-stick
  • Pretzel rods dipped in caramel or chocolate
  • Pickle on-a-stick
  • Pork chop on-a-stick
  • Corn dog
  • Cheese on-a-stick
  • Cajun chicken on-a-stick
  • Sesame chicken on-a-stick
  • Carmel apple
  • German sausage on-a-stick
  • Teriyaki beef on-a-stick
  • Corn on the cob on-a-stick
  • Cotton candy
  • Veggie dog on-a-stick
  • Turkey drumstick
  • Nutty bar
  • Fried pickle on-a-stick
  • Hot bologna on-a-stick
  • Shrimp on-a-stick
  • Chicken on-a-stick
  • Monkey Tails (chocolate covered banana on-a-stick)
  • Taffy on-a-stick
  • Honey on-a-stick
  • Ice cream Wonder Bar
  • Deep fried Snickers bar on-a-stick
  • Deep fried Milky Way bar on-a-stick
  • Deep fried Twinkie on-a-stick
  • Lamb on-a-stick
  • Meatballs on-a-stick
  • Deep fried hoho on-a-stick
  • Fudge Puppy (waffle drenched in chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream)
  • Chili Dog on-a-stick
  • Funtastick Pork on-a-stick
  • Dutch letters on-a-stick
  • Turkey tenders on-a-stick
  • Deep fried hot dog on-a-stick
  • Chocolate covered cheesecake on-a-stick
  • Potato Lollipop (4 thick slices of russet potato deep fried and on-a-stick with dipping sauces)
  • Pineapple on-a-stick (Fresh pineapple dipped in funnel cake batter and deep fried)
  • Chicken lips on-a-stick (breaded chicken breast smothered with hot sauce, served with blue cheese dressing).
  • Cornbrat on-a-stick (bratwurst dipped in corndog batter)
  • Chocolate covered Ice cream cookie sandwich on-a-stick
  • Rock candy on-a-stick
  • Salad on-a-stick
  • Hard-boiled egg on-a-stick

Iowa. Where you can find any food on a stick.

7 comments:

bepluvstrack said...

except popsicles, aka frozen juice on a stick!

Stevie Spillers said...
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Stevie Spillers said...

Oh Jeff's Stepdad raves about this fair! Amazing! What can you not put on a stick and deep fry?! Enjoy a deep-fried pickle for me
:-)

Joe and Sarah said...

I can't think of anything else they could possible put on a stick. This is amazing. First San Francisco (super city life) then Iowa (super country). I wish I could live there just to really know what it's like. We're excited for pictures of the state fair!

mattandtara said...

LOL I laughed pretty hard reading that. Too funny!

Taylor Times said...

They had the deep fried butter on the news here! Have you guys tried anything on a stick yet?

Starlie and Nate said...

wow nasty