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.
March 28 is Something on a Stick Day. (Thinkstock)(Getty Images/iStockphoto/gbh007)
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.
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.
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The sweetness of the dough, the saltiness of the hot dog. You’re probably savoring this fried treat-on-a-stick outside, maybe at a fair or during a ballgame.
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Seafood on a stick. Squid on a stick is a popular snack in Asia. Many fish and shellfish may be too delicate to put on a stick, but it’s not impossible. (Courtesy of Instagram user @signehh)
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Fish balls, are a fish paste type of mixture that is deep-fried, skewered in a row on a stick and dipped in various sauces.
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Paul Hogan in “Crocodile Dundee” popularized the phrase “shrimp on the barbie.” What does it actually mean? Barbie is the Australian slang for barbecue, not seafood on a doll.
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At least one person in the office has gotten this kind of fruit bouquet. Fruits — such as grapes, pineapple, melon and honeydew — are cut in pieces, sometimes in some kind of shape — and skewered. The fruits are sometimes dipped in chocolate.
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Fruits with hardy a hardy flesh, such as apples or pineapples, hold up well when put on stick. Candied apples are a traditional autumn treat.
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Corn on the cob is technically not on a stick, but it has a stick of its own. Or, leave the husk and use it to as a handle. Want to try something other than salt and butter, try it Mexican style. .
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Cake pops sure can give cupcakes a run for their money. There are many desserts to put on a stick: cheesecake, ice pops, pie and more.
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The classic fondue is a Swiss dish of melted cheese served in a pot. Fondue parties were all the rage in the 1970s. Now, this communal meal has made a comeback. Fondue can be sweet or savory — meat on a stick dipped in broth, bread on a stick dipped in cheese, strawberry on a stick dipped in chocolate, gummy bear on a stick dipped in caramel — the combinations are endless.
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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.
