Corn dog

A corn dog (also spelled corndog and also known by several other names) is a hot dog sausage on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.

A corn dog (also spelled corndog and also known by several other names) is a hot dog sausage on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.

Name variations

In Canada, corn dogs are often called "Pogos" after the popular brand produced by Conagra. In Australia, where they have become a popular food at agricultural shows and carnivals, they are known as either "Pluto pups", "Dagwood dogs", "dippy dogs" or (historically) "pronto pups". The name "Pluto pup" likely derives from the Disney character Pluto, who is a dog. "Dagwood dog" is derived from the name of a character from the American comic strip Blondie, which was created in 1930. In the comic strip, Dagwood, Blondie's husband, has a dog named Daisy. Historically the name "pronto pup" was originally used as a brand name in the United States in 1941, although this name had become obsolete as early as 1949 and was replaced by the name "Pluto pup". Some have suggested that Pluto pups are made in factories, while Dagwood dogs are prepared on site. In France, the term is used, which literally translates to "sausage donut". In Japanese, the most common name for them is . In New Zealand, the name "hot dog" or "mini hot dog" is often used.

History

]] German immigrants in Texas, who were sausage-makers finding resistance to the sausages they used to make, have been credited with introducing the corn dog to the United States, though the serving stick came later. A US patent filed in 1927, granted in 1929, for a Combined Dipping, Cooking, and Article Holding Apparatus, describes corn dogs, among other fried food impaled on a stick; it reads in part: A "Krusty Korn Dog" baker machine appeared in the 1926 Albert Pick-Barth wholesale catalog of hotel and restaurant supplies. The "korn dogs" were baked in a corn batter and resembled ears of corn when cooked. A number of current corn dog vendors claim responsibility for the invention or popularization of the corn dog. Carl and Neil Fletcher lay such a claim, having introduced their "Corny Dogs" at the State Fair of Texas sometime between 1938 and 1942. Pronto Pup of Rockaway Beach, Oregon, claims to have invented the corn dog in 1939. Cozy Dog Drive-in, in Springfield, Illinois, claims to have been the first to serve corn dogs on sticks, on June 16, 1946. Also in 1946, Dave Barham opened the first location of Hot Dog on a Stick at Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California.

Variations

One cheesy variation is prepared either with melted cheese between the hot dog and the breading or by using a cheese-filled hot dog. Another version is the "cornbrat" (or "corn brat"), which is a corn dog made with bratwurst instead of a hot dog. ]] Small corn dogs, known as "corn puppies", "mini corn dogs", or "corn dog nuggets", are a variation served in some restaurants, generally on the children's menu or at fast food establishments. A serving includes multiple pieces, usually 10. In contrast to their larger counterparts, corn puppies are normally served stickless as finger food. A breakfast version of the corn dog features a breakfast sausage in place of the hot dog, and pancake batter in place of the cornmeal. This variation is commonly called a "pancake on a stick". It was formerly served by the drive-in restaurant Sonic, but it is now made by companies such as Jimmy Dean. Both vegetarian corn dogs and corn dog nuggets are made as meatless alternatives by many of the same companies that produce vegetarian hot dogs.

Annual celebration

National Corndog Day is a celebration of the corn dog, tater tots, and American beer that occurs on the first Saturday of March Madness every year.

Gallery

File:US Navy 040703-N-3986D-034 Electrician's Mate Fireman Noel Martinez of Patterson, N.J., places corn dogs on a tray to be baked in the galley aboard USS George Washington CVN 73.jpg|A sailor aboard the USS George Washington places corn dogs on a tray to be baked in the galley. File:Texas State Fair corny dogs.jpg|"Corny dogs" being eaten at the State Fair of Texas File:Tornado corn dogs.jpg|Tornado corn dogs sold in Korea File:Ciudad de México - Colonia Industrial 2583.jpg|Corn dogs from a Christmas tianguis in the streets of Colonia Industrial, Mexico City File:Corn dog, Poznan.jpg|A corn dog served with horseradish sauce in Poznań File:Vegan Corn Dog.jpg|Corn dogs with vegan cheese (left) and vegan sausage (right) at a German Christmas Market in Leipzig

See also

Bagel dog Battered sausage Hot dog variations Hushpuppy Pepperoni roll Pigs in a blanket Pronto Pup Sausage roll Saveloy Toad in the hole

References

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