A ramen-encrusted corn canine at Kong Dog in Somerville’s Davis Square. (Photo: Marc Levy)
Price: $6.75
A Korean corn canine has crispier batter, extra dipping choices and extra elaborate and imaginative toppings than most of our state-fair fare, usually pairing candy and savory in startling methods. The Kong Dog store in Somerville has 10 sorts of coatings atop 5 base choices, together with this excuse to eat fried ramen on the less-startling facet even atop half-mozzarella, half “whole beef sausage.” Look, the cheese is on the tasteless facet, that sausage is only a sizzling canine, and meals on a stick are simply plain arduous to eat, however ramen does a number of the lifting in making this mix scrumptious, with strong crunch and a pleasant undertone of char. If the best is getting a mixture of flavors in a single chew, right here’s one other warning: Some Kong Dog variations are so large {that a} chew is likely to be solely batter and coating, and that may be true of the ramen model.
Kong Dog, 236 Elm St.Davis Square, Somerville
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