The Los Angeles County Fair (Aug. 31-Sept. 30) offers more food than you can shake a stick at. In fact, there’s food that even comes on a stick. The fair has helped pioneer such culinary classics as the deep-fried Twinkie on a stick and the deep-fried ice cream bar on a stick.
Here’s a list of the best and worst food-on-a-stick items actually served at county fairs around the nation, as compiled by buzzfeed.com:
The best
Deep-Fried Pie on a Stick
Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake on a Stick
Corn on the Cob on a Stick
Deep-Fried Cheeseburger on a Stick
Deep-Fried Chocolate Covered Twinkie on a Stick
Caramel and Cheese Popcorn Ball on a Stick
Deep-Fried Jimmy Dean Sausage Wrapped in a Pancake on a Stick
Deep Fried Mashed Potatoes on a Stick
The Worst
Deep Fried Squid on a Stick
Deep Fried Sea Horses on a Stick
The Spamsicle
Deep-Fried Pig Intestines on a Stick
Deep-Fried Scorpions on a Stick