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Celebrate Something on a Stick Day

March 28 is Something on a Stick Day. (Thinkstock)(Getty Images/iStockphoto/gbh007)

WASHINGTON — If you don’t like to get your hands dirty while you eat, then March 28 is the holiday for you. It’s Something on a Stick Day.

Many foods lend themselves to being skewered, particularly meats. From kebabs to corn dogs, is there a better way to eat meat on the go?

Here some foods that people have put on a stick for better or worse.

close up photo of grilled beef shishkabobs on table shot with selective focus. (Getty Images)
Kebabs. Chuanr, brochette, satay, yakitori. However you like it, meat holds well when cooked on a stick. In many countries, meat on a stick is a staple street food. (Thinkstock)
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close up photo of grilled beef shishkabobs on table shot with selective focus. (Getty Images)
Delicious grilled prawns on burning coals
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FILE - In this file photo of May 23, 2013, a tray of candy apples is displayed at Williams Candy at Coney Island  in the Brooklyn borough of New York.Eight months after Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, Coney Island’s rides, eateries and beach are getting plenty of visitors, and there are even a few new attractions like a carousel and a store for fans of the Nets basektball team. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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