Corn Dog Day

National Corn Dog Day is an annual food feast celebrated on March 17th of this year. It is a yearly celebration that falls on the third Saturday of every March. Undoubtedly, corndog is an ever preferred perfect food by most people from all over the world among the foodie lovers have got several million and millions of food items to taste. Nothing can beat the convenience of the food served on the stick. The corn dog is the best of its kind that gives you the comfort of eating it just on the go. Let you be anywhere from sports arenas to state fairs, amusement parks and concerts, and corn dogs will be better than any other meal or fast food. The crispy deep fried outer layer of corn dog wrapped around a hot dog will make anyone fall for it. Even those who are looking for the finger food can go with the corn dog nuggets. Corn Dog is one versatile food that is available in different variants from cheesy variation to breakfast version and veggie versions. The corndogs are easy to eat and everyman’s food loved by millions of its fans. As to mark a special note for this versatile menu, National Corn Dog Day has been celebrated.

History of National Corn Dog Day

The National Corn Dog Day has been feasted since the year 1992. Brady Sahnow and Henry Otley have inaugurated the Day for the Corn Dog in Corvallis, Oregon. Since then this Day has been in celebration. The founders of this Day has created this celebration in honour of the saving grace of the corn dogs and the basketball which is the March Madness. Although the first observance of this food feast was informal and involved only corndogs and basketball, it was expanded in the later years with the inclusion of tater tots and beer. The Corndog Day is a celebration concerning basketball, the corn dog. Corn Dog is a sausage that is usually a hot dog placed on a stick which has been coated with a thick layer of cornmeal batter and finally deep fried. The German Texan sausage-makers have been credited with introducing the corn dog to the United States.

Corn Dogs were all the way came from the sausage-makers Germany to Texas and from there to other parts. The first official record found about the corn dog dates back to 1927 when a patent was filed in the US. During the late 1930s or early 1940s, corn dog has become the most convenient fair food as the whole meal was put on a stick and fried deep. Thus eating made simple for the fairgoers while taking in the exhibition. Since then corn dogs have gained incredible popularity at the events including fairs, sports arena, amusement parks, state fairs, country festivals, concerts, and have been in every other place where people prefer eating without using their hands. Corn dogs were even made available in the school’s lunches and the military vessels.

Corn dogs are most often served as the street food or as fast food. Almost any supermarket will have corn dogs as a frozen food which can be brought to heat it and served. Vendors and restaurateurs simply dip and fry their dogs just before serving to make it as a freshest preparation. The pre-made frozen corn dogs are also sold by some corn dog purveyors, which have been thawed at first and then fried again or browned in an oven. When it comes to the pre-made frozen corn dogs, the cornbread coating will lack its texture when heated in a microwave oven. The corn dogs are available in different variants, and it may vary from cheese to vegetarian corn dogs.

The cheesy variation of the corn dog is prepared either with the cheese-filled hot dog or the melted cheese between the hot dog and the breading. The cornbrat or corn brat is a corn dog made with the bratwurst instead of a wiener or hot dog using different meats in the dog like pork and turkey. The breakfast version of the corn dog is called pancake on a stick and includes a breakfast sausage instead of a hot dog and pancake batter instead of the cornmeal. The corn puppies or corn dog nuggets are the children’s favourite small corn dog variant served stickless as finger food. The vegetarian corn dogs and corn dog nuggets varients are prepared as the meatless alternatives.

How to Celebrate the National Corn Dog Day

Celebrating the National Corn Dog Day is very simple. Make sure you are indulging yourself with any variants of corn dogs to celebrate this Day. Start off with the pancake on a stick for your breakfast. Have the fresh dip and fried corn dog for your lunch. Buy the corn puppies for your children to make them enjoy this feast. You can even treat yourself with the pre-made frozen corn dogs. More than all if you are in fairs or sports arena, then take the chance to eat some corn dogs. Share your corn dog celebration pictures and views about the Day on the social media using the hashtag #CornDogDay.