I'm listening to an audiobook that was written by a British author. It is set in Washington DC. In one scene, two people are in a diner and when police officers walk in, one of them makes a comment about the cops being there for their "twinkie sticks". I'm from the Midwest and had never heard of this term (of course I've heard of Twinkies). The only reference I find online is for chocolate covered Twinkies at specialty bakeries. Is there an American "twinkie stick"?


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  9. >British author. 

    Nobody writes worse versions of literature about Americans with more confidence they are doing the opposite. 

  12. Why the hell is some British author making up shit American fake food when he just had to Google food from the State Fair?

  13. That sounds like something a Brit would write to try to sound American, while having done zero research other than “vibes.”

  15. Yeah thats weird lol. Like you said, there’s twinkies and there’s donuts. Idk where they’re called ‘twinkie sticks’ if at all but it sure isn’t in the PNW

  18. Man I love me some Twinkie Sticks. Just kidding I’ve never heard those two words together before in my life.

  19. Never heard that. I can imagine a state fair deep frying a Twinkie and calling it a “Twinkie stick”, but it would seem really odd in a regular diner

  20. No, just another British author making something up and assuring themselves it sounds authentic.

  22. I’ve seen deep fried Twinkies on a stick at fairs. I’ve seen Little Debbie Donut sticks. But I’ve never seen or heard of a Twinkie Stick.

  23. No. I’m guessing the author read about fried Twinkies on a stick that are sometimes served at state fairs, but they’re more of a novelty treat than something someone would want to eat regularly.

  24. Best I can tell from Google is that an Australian writer used the term “twinkie stick” to describe a deep-fried twinkie at the Minnesota State Fair. No idea how the British writer got the idea that it would apply to a donut.

  29. No. Twinkies themselves aren’t even called “sticks.”

    The only time “sticks” are involved would be at an American State Fair, where any food that can be shoved on a stick and deep-fried IS. So you could easily find a deep-fried Twinkie ON a stick.

  32. I know a lot of people from the DC metropolitan area, including my dad, and I have never once heard that term in my life 😂 ah, those Brits and their ‘Murican-isms!

  33. I’ve never heard of such a thing. The failure to make the obvious cops/doughnuts connection points to the author just making shit up instead of actually knowing anything about American culture.

  34. Nope. I’ve lived in pretty much every region of the US, and have never heard it. Currently in DC, and it’s not used here. 

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