SOMETIMES, PUTTING FOOD on a stick is a good plan.

But for true, unnecessary creativity in the food on a stick area we must look to the United States. They serve up the likes of:

1. Pork chops

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Yes, chops on a stick. Irish Dads around the country are in mourning.

The recently passed Iowa State Fair had 75 different options for food on a stick.

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2. Hard-boiled eggs

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By its very nature, the hard-boiled egg should be portable enough to eat without the artificial help of a stick, surely? But no, here we are.

3. Green salads

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Now, this is convenience.

Chomping off bits of lettuce while walking is the height of easy dining.

4. Deep-fried peanut butter and jelly

Only the finest things in life get deep-fried.

5. Nachos

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You deep fry the nachos in batter and put them on a stick. With lots of sauce too.

6. Deep-fried Snickers

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Yes, we know about the deep-fried Mars bar in Ireland, but have we ever thought about putting them on a stick? And branching out into other chocolate treats like the Snickers?

We are missing out.

7. The corn dog

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The original American treat on a stick.

It’s a sausage encased in batter… on a stick. The ultimate.

8. Chocolate covered cheesecake

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The delights of putting food on sticks is not just reserved for meat and deep-fried goodness. Here, the chocolate covered cheesecake proved popular at the State Fairs around the US this summer.

We are through the looking glass now.

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