MineralMan
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Wed Sep-01-10 08:26 PM
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Camel on A Stick at the Minnesota State Fair |
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Edited on Wed Sep-01-10 08:32 PM by MineralMan
Well, being the adventurous eater that I am, I couldn't resist the Camel on A Stick at the fair today. Disappointing, really. It tasted almost exactly like lean ground beef molded around the stick and cooked in a deep fat fryer. The mild sauce I chose had West African flavors, and that was very good, but the meat was so close to lean beef that I wonder if that wasn't substituted.
Camel meat, by the way, is available in some Halal markets and is imported from Australia, where a minor industry of raising camels as livestock is active. Camels were introduced into Australia as beasts of burden, but are now unwanted exotic species in that ecosystem.
I was very happy, though, with the Scotch Egg on A Stick, which quite lived up to my expectations. A horseradish sauce added to it.
If you are ever in Minnesota at the end of August or early September, I recommend a visit to the state fair. It's excellent.
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Wed Sep-01-10 08:27 PM
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1. I don't think there are enough foods on a stick. |
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I love me some Scotch Eggs. I'm jealous.
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MineralMan
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Wed Sep-01-10 08:33 PM
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2. Oh, there are plenty of them at the Minnesota State Fair. |
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Everything is on a stick there. I try a couple of new ones every year. So far, I'm still alive. :rofl:
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Wed Sep-01-10 08:47 PM
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3. I haven't been to a State Fair in over a decade.... |
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Michigan--I was in Detroit because Tiger Stadium was closing--I was on the last public tour and took some warning track dirt home with me.
I had a corndog, and a chocolate bannana.
Clearly, I need to get to a State Fair and broaden my stick-cusine horizons.
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Thu Sep-02-10 09:49 AM
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9. Clearly. Our State Fair Is A Great State Fair! |
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Edited on Thu Sep-02-10 09:59 AM by MineralMan
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Wed Sep-01-10 09:27 PM
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5. Do they have poi on a stick? |
MineralMan
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Thu Sep-02-10 08:47 AM
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6. Uff da! Not as far as I know. |
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Somehow, I think it might not be a big hit. However, there is a plate lunch booth at the fair. I didn't try it, but it looked pretty authentic. They also sell shave ice at the same booth. The Islands in Minnesota? What an idea.
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Wed Sep-01-10 09:02 PM
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4. I hear tell there was Salad-On-A-Stick at the Iowa State Fair this year |
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and they also had (on a stick) a Twinkie dipped in chocolate, then rolled in nuts and topped with whipped cream.
This was on the radio and I didn't catch the name of the latter. I suspect it was "Twinkie On A Stick."
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Thu Sep-02-10 08:48 AM
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7. Yah...yummie. My wife had Hot Dish on a Stick last year. |
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Meatballs and Tater Tots alternating, battered and fried, with mushroom soup dipping sauce. I passed.
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Sal Minella
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Thu Sep-02-10 09:43 AM
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8. Ha. Next year they'll figure out how to incorporate green beans |
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somehow I bet.
I have partaken of Tater Tot Casserole more often than I want to remember, and have the hips to prove it.
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Thu Sep-02-10 02:00 PM
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13. That. Sounds intriguing... n/t |
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Thu Sep-02-10 10:19 AM
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10. Exactly what is a "Scotch Egg"? |
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Sounds like somthing I'd go out of my way to avoid.
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Thu Sep-02-10 01:49 PM
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11. Okay, it sounds vaguely naughty, but it's quite good--- |
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Take a hard boiled egg and shell it.
Wrap in sausage. Lamb, if you can get it.
Roll in oatmeal that has been whirred in a blender.
Fry.
Eat it.
This tastes best after washing down many pints of newky brown.....
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Thu Sep-02-10 01:51 PM
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12. Is eating camel on a stick a lifestyle choice? |
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Thu Sep-02-10 02:02 PM
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14. I'm going to the MN State Fair on Saturday. |
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Thu Sep-02-10 02:34 PM
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15. mmmm deep fried cigarettes are my favorite....nt |
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Thu Sep-02-10 02:58 PM
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I've had camel burgers, very lean.
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