Briefly noted. Michael Covarrubias — an American, from Battle Creek MI, who lives and works in Turkey, and is now on holiday in Madrid — has been reporting on Facebook on the texture of the life around him in Madrid, taking photos with a keen eye for little bits of beauty, oddity, and humor. Today’s MC observations included a surprise: state-fair concession food from the farmlands of middle America. That edible and portable triumph of Americana, the corndog / corn dog: a hot dog coated with cornmeal batter and deep fried, on a stick. The Perrito Nebraska ‘little Nebraska dog’, an exotic specialty of the little restaurant La Españolita (I’m sorry; we’re all awash in diminutives).
As a bonus, it comes with some truly grotesque ad design that undercuts the natural goofy-phallic attractions of the corndog as art object.
The backdrop: actual American corndogs. From the Amanda Cooks & Styles website, “Homemade Hand Dipped Corn Dogs” on 9/3/19:
(#1) With mustard and/or ketchup, as you wish
MC’s snapshot of the street outside La Españolita, showcasing a specials board advertising the Perrito Nebraska:
(#2) Ick, your hotdog is bleeding (the penguin is in an inset ad for cold drinks)
La Españolita, the restaurant.
(#3) A small un-fancy place, offering a variety of foods to a touristic clientele — but proud of its Perrito Nebraska
