Genuine(ish) question. How do chicken “sticks” differ from “nuggets”, “fingers”, “tenders”, etc? Is it just that breaded processed chicken products are now generally produced in different shapes?
Nuggets, fingers and tenders are still full meat. The sticks are made from a paste like hot dogs.
I believe “emulsion” is the term of art. Not mere “paste”.
Mmmm, meat byproducts emulsion!!
I was going to buy a couple pieces of frozen, ready-to-cook chicken cordon bleu a few days ago but a careful reading of the ingredients revealed that the “chicken breasts” were formed by some sort of emulsion of chicken meat and other things. I put them back on the shelf.
Yeah, watching our guys I’ve commented more than once to DesertRoomie, “Savor” is not in a dog’s vocabulary but “Snarf” sure is.
If it has a harelip, sure.
Krab sticks (surimi) would count.
Heh, I’m sure the chicken was mechanically separated with great care by talented old-world artisans. Actually, I’ve got a soft spot for those frozen chicken thingys. They"re 99 cents at Aldi and I keep some in the freezer.
That sounds vaguely familiar and reminded me of mock chicken legs which I"ve not seen or thought about in years.
Some dogs are faster than others:
This HAS to be the answer. Maybe that same someone also is not familiar with this product.
I am going with the Bar-S brand explanation myself. But I still think it’s funny.
That really seems like the likeliest explanation. The next time one of you shops there, maybe check the receipt. Is a box of Corn Flakes, for example, “cereal kell”, or a bunch of bananas, “fruit chiq”?
Or don’t. I can see how a receipt for “meat bars” might be too funny to ruin with a prosaic explanation.
Could be a new branding iron she picked up for that Wyoming cattle ranch you’re always forgetting you own 
The first thing I noticed when I clicked on that link was a recipe for chili cheese dog manicotti(!).
IANA dog person but that is great. Thanks!
If we tried to time “splits” on the winner at the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4ths, and finish line, the retriever would’ve had a truly outstanding first quarter time.
Seeing a post about fish sticks in a thread that started out about hot dogs made me think of my first visit to Germany about 15 years ago, during which I noticed the Nordsee* fish and chips stand by the Hamburg harbor offered something called a “fish hot dog” on their menu. At least that was their English translation. As unappetizing as that name might sound on the surface, it appeared to be simply a fish stick served on a hot dog bun topped with tartar sauce. That doesn’t sound half bad, basically fish you can eat on the go.
*A chain of seafood restaurants in Europe. The name translates to “North Sea”.
Because your darn wife keeps feeding them!
I think (but I’ll have to look again to be sure) that those larger fish-stick “filets” that I mentioned above, are in fact made with real original-format fish, and not from ground up fish scraps from the cutting-room floor.
Just popping in to join the chorus. Avoid Bar-S hot dogs at all costs.
(Well, almost all costs. When the president of your company is grilling hot dogs for everyone and he buys Bar-S, it’s politically correct to have one. One.)
Does the president of your company buy Bar-S hot dogs for use at home or does he only buy them when he is grilling hot dogs for employees?
Some of you might be interested to know that the stray cats outside will eat the Bar-S hot dogs but the inside cats won’t touch them.