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Korean corn dog

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What exactly is it?

At Korean snack shops, hot dog usually means a battered sausage on a stick. It differs from a sausage in a split bun. The filling may be mozzarella or half cheese and half sausage, with sugar and ketchup added outside.

Main ingredients

Sausage or mozzarella, flour batter, breadcrumbs and oil; optional sugar and sauces

Ordering and serving

Choose the filling and whether you want sugar before the final toppings. Take small bites of stretchy cheese rather than pulling out one long strand.

Origins and changes

The battered sausage skewer has developed cheese fillings and varied coatings. English menus may call it a corn dog, although the batter need not contain cornmeal.

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Korean corn dog

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Main ingredients: Sausage or mozzarella, flour batter, breadcrumbs and oil; optional sugar and sauces
Flavor and character: At Korean snack shops, hot dog usually means a battered sausage on a stick. It differs from a sausage in a split bun. The filling may be mozzarella or half cheese and half sausage, with sugar and ketchup added outside.
How to eat it: Choose the filling and whether you want sugar before the final toppings. Take small bites of stretchy cheese rather than pulling out one long strand.

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Potato corn dog

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Main ingredients: Sausage or cheese filling, flour batter, potato pieces and frying oil
Flavor and character: Small potato pieces coat the outside of a battered sausage or cheese skewer. The result combines a fried-potato surface with a soft batter layer and the chosen filling. It is not simply a potato snack all the way through.
How to eat it: Potato describes the outside, so check the filling if you avoid meat. Both the potato coating and melted cheese can be very hot.

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