The Seattle Times Food and Wine section yeterday had a feature all about hot dogs, in preparation for the extended Fourth of July weekend. They have broken down how different regions of the United States "dress" their dogs.
Chicago does something called "dragging it through the garden," topping their dogs with mustard, relish, onions, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, sport peppers and a dash of celery salt. In New York, where they consumed more hot dogs last year than any place else in the country, they go "street cart style" or "deli-style." The South piles on coleslaw, LA does chili and cheese, and Seattle - well, they don't dogs too much, but if they do, it's...cream cheese?
We do it in lots of ways,but we want to know, how do you dress you dog? Mustard? Ketchup? Something totally weird and unique?
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6-29-2006 @ 2:48PM
Peter said...
sriracha
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6-29-2006 @ 4:17PM
Bruce Dearborn Walker said...
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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6-29-2006 @ 4:18PM
random said...
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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6-29-2006 @ 4:29PM
amanda said...
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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6-29-2006 @ 4:45PM
jarod said...
My wife is Chilean so we put mayo, chopped tomatoes, and smashed avacado. Mmmm Delish!
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6-29-2006 @ 4:45PM
BobMac said...
Chili or mustard
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6-29-2006 @ 5:19PM
Angela Pitt said...
Chili dog, baby! with cheese and onions. You're making
me hungry!
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6-29-2006 @ 6:10PM
Jim In Holland said...
Mustard (Guldens, of course) and beer-brewed sauerkraut, but occasionally I've been known to go kraut, chili and cheese..
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6-29-2006 @ 6:25PM
Blair said...
Cincinnati chili, cheese, onions, or mustard(the yellow ball park kind for dogs), and kraut.
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6-29-2006 @ 6:46PM
Amy said...
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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6-29-2006 @ 10:40PM
c-mo said...
Skip the hot dog. Have a kielbasa ... http://northridgebuzz.blogspot.com/2006/06/skip-hot-dog-have-kielbasa.html
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6-30-2006 @ 11:52AM
Mel said...
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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7-01-2006 @ 12:29PM
theresa said...
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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7-01-2006 @ 12:46PM
pff1029 said...
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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7-01-2006 @ 9:05PM
ellen said...
Bavarian style sauerkraut and spicy mustard, or yellow mustard and relish, onions optional. Hebrew National only!
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7-02-2006 @ 2:21PM
sarah said...
peter: i am with you on the sriracha. better than ketchup!
jarod: avocado sounds good, kind of like the dog from pink's hollywood in the picture that has guacamole.
of course, not both of those together. sriracha and avocado. oh, well, it might be good. LOL!
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7-03-2006 @ 9:18PM
ed said...
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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8-16-2006 @ 12:43AM
Paul said...
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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