People outside of the United States of America think of the American stereotype as people eating greasy hamburgers, hot dogs and anything that is deep fried. They’re not wrong. Most of the food from the United States is taken from other countries like the hamburger and hot dog, but the corn dog is an modification to the hot dog so it can be held easily in one hand. The corn dog is a wiener dipped in cornmeal batter and put on a stick. These are very unhealthy These are usually eaten at carnivals, street fairs, and sporting events.

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