Garrulous Conservative picked up Asian skewers (8)
I believe the answer is:
yakitori
I'm afraid I can't even guess how this answer relates to the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yakitori that I've seen before include "Japanese chicken dish" , "pieces stuck on a grill" , "Grilled Japanese dish" , "Oriental dish" , "Japanese skewered dish" .)