Yeti Dog brings it to Huntsville
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Huntsville is no stranger to international food, especially Korean cuisine.
Why it matters: Recent additions like Yeti Dog, Seoul Good and Q Korean BBQ and Revolving Sushi are elevating the Korean culinary scene locally.
- Corn dog-focused Korean street food spot Yeti Dog opened April 5 off Bailey Cove Road, owner Sunhee Nix tells Axios. Nix opened the restaurant with her sister.
What they're saying: "When I was growing up in Korea, we ate [street food] all the time," she said. And so far it's a hit in Huntsville, too.
- "We had a lady who came here for work from Birmingham," Nix said. "She came back the next day to take a few corn dogs [back] to her husband."
Catch up quick: The main difference between the American corn dog and the Korean corn dog is the batter, she said. American corn dogs are made with cornmeal batter, but a Korean corn dog uses yeast batter and rice flour.
- There's also the ingredients themselves. A traditional corn dog is simply a hot dog on a stick, covered in batter and fried.
- At Yeti Dog, the first decision is what to put on the stick, with options like all-beef sausage, all mozzarella, half mozzarella and half beef, and even American cheese-wrapped Jalapeño sausage.
- After that, pick from toppings like cinnamon sugar, potato, Hot Cheeto or Ramen, then a choice of one of 15 sauces like BBQ, sweet and sour, and even Yeti Dog's own take on Alabama White Sauce.
Zoom in: Nix says the most popular pick is the all-mozzarella with Hot Cheeto topping. The second most popular topping: potato.
💬My thought bubble: I ordered the mozzarella and Hot Cheeto combo, and the beef sausage with potato, and can see why they're the top choices.
- They're large, and rich. My advice: get one corn dog and grab some of the other offerings at Yeti Dog to balance it out.
- Also on the menu are kimbap (Korean rice roll), lumpia (fried spring rolls) and Korean potato salad.