Iowa tourists eat food on a stick at the fair
February 20th, 2008One of the best parts of reading anything about Iowa tourism is that Iowans love their food and more often than not incorporate that into the event. Take the Iowa State fair for example. The center of the fair revolves around the raising of food from the beef, pork and sheep to the tomatoes, beets, and turnips. And one of the things that the locals know very well – you can get more different foods on a stick here than anywhere else in the world. You can find all the normal things such as a deep fried corn dog, but you can get some exotic things as well such as a deep fried dill pickle on a stick. Two years ago one vender came up with the idea of selling a chili dog on a stick. He incorporated the chili into the breading surrounding the dog and deep fried the whole thing. Another vender was selling deep fried Snickers on a stick that went over quite well with the younger crowd. There was the all Iowa pork chop on a stick that was developed specifically to be marketed at the fair. Of course we can’t for get the meat balls on a stick. That was one of the few things that didn’t have to be deep fat fried!