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If you have a really good dog, like Hebrew National, you can go with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Don't try it with a 99 cent special, though.

Otherwise, chile and cheese, or ketchup, pickles, and onions.

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Just ketchup usually. I know, I know...sacrilege. Especially since I should know better, since I was brought up near Chicago.

But I also like to load one up with chili, cheese, a smidge of dill relish, and ketchup on top.

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the cream cheese dog - don't knock it till you've tried it! nothing tastes better after a night out. yum!

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My wife is Chilean so we put mayo, chopped tomatoes, and smashed avacado. Mmmm Delish!

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Chili or mustard

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Chili dog, baby! with cheese and onions. You're making
me hungry!

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Mustard (Guldens, of course) and beer-brewed sauerkraut, but occasionally I've been known to go kraut, chili and cheese..

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Cincinnati chili, cheese, onions, or mustard(the yellow ball park kind for dogs), and kraut.

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Well, I'm a purist, so: yellow mustard, relish, possibly chopped (raw) onions. Absolutely no ketchup, and no fancy mustard.
I love guacamole, but on a dog? Wrong, on way too many levels.

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Skip the hot dog. Have a kielbasa ... http://northridgebuzz.blogspot.com/2006/06/skip-hot-dog-have-kielbasa.html

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Oooh, I LOVE cream cheese on my dog (then a huge dollop of sour cream)! I never knew that was considered the "Seattle" way of dressing up the hot dog.

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mmmm, hot dogs... give me a polish, a good polish, on a somewhat-robust bun; schmear w/ cream cheese, then layer sauerkraut and caramelized onions and spicy, spicy mustard. seriously.

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German favorite: Ketchup, mayo (or remoulade, found in squeeze bottles in Europe!), smidge of relish or chopped deli pickle, and French's fried onions. Damn! Otherwise, it's the purist's route (Gulden's/French's).

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Bavarian style sauerkraut and spicy mustard, or yellow mustard and relish, onions optional. Hebrew National only!

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Chicago style all the way. I even get the peppers, but I dont eat them ;-). Ketchup is NOT for anyone over 16, unless they want to be humiliated.

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Although I lived in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest for many years, I had never heard of the cream cheese dog or tomatoes on a hot dog until I read this article. In my experience, brats with mustard, a little onion, a little relish, some saurkraut, and maybe a little chili and hot sauce were far more common at ball games, barbecues, and outdoor events. I think the preference for brats was due to the many transplanted Midwesterners who moved to Seattle and became Northwesterners. However, at backyard barbecues, there was often a clear preference for salmon, halibut, and other seafood to traditional grilled meats, burgers, and hot dogs - something I haven't seen in any other part of the country.

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