Stecchi

Stecchi (lit. sticks) is a traditional snack originating from Bologna and Genoa. These snacks consist of a short stick (usually made of olive wood) that's threaded with sautéed morsels of food such as veal, tongue, brains, sweetbreads, porcini, artichoke pieces, and sometimes even truffle slivers. The Genovese variety is coated in a mixture of eggs and breadcrumbs and it's fried in olive oil, while the Bolognese variety is dipped in a thin béchamel sauce before it's coated with breadcrumbs and eggs and fried.