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What do you put on your hot-dog?

(Hold thy horses, the poll is coming)

Mustard, chili, cheese, diced onions, and maybe relish if I'm feeling adventurous. And then my mouth.

by hotdog you mean those disgusting vile orangey long yukky frankfurters made from ears, eyes and assholes, in a sweet tasting cakky pretending to be bread, roll?

it depends on my mood/what's available

basically I got 3 main hotdog concoctions.


chili, cheese, onions, mayo
mustard, relish (sweet, not dill), or if no relish is available, then chow chow
catsup

by hotdog you mean those disgusting vile orangey long yukky frankfurters made from ears, eyes and assholes, in a sweet tasting cakky pretending to be bread, roll?

Only if you're eating a cheap crappy one.

I don't actually eat hotdogs that often, though when I do, I usually just stick to mustard.

Normally just mustard. Occassionally I can go all out and put chili and cheese on. Too much effort to do it often though.

Ketchup


...though if I have the goods in the cupboard, i'll smother the dogs with chili, shredded cheddar and chopped onion

Only if you're eating a cheap crappy one.


I have yet to see one that I would want to eat. :)

But I am English, and I like bangers 'n mash

like Smunkeeville, I have several main hot dog strategies:

1)Basic: ketchup and maybe a little mustard

2)Basic, Upgraded: Basic + onions/cheese/relish/kraut (any combination)

3) Chili Dog: Chili, cheese, onions

by hotdog you mean those disgusting vile orangey long yukky frankfurters made from ears, eyes and assholes, in a sweet tasting cakky pretending to be bread, roll?


Hotdogs aren't made out of those parts, dog food is. Hotdogs are made out of a pastey "meat" with the consistancy of clay. It's actually largely bone meal and marrow. When an animal is process (I speak of turkeys cause I know it), the usuable meat is trimmed off, but a fair amount stays on the carcass. The carcass is then passed through a machine which very roughly crushes them (breaking the bones mostly, not grinding or such). The carcasses are put into a large vat (6x6x4), taken to a seperate area called Seperation. The seperation room takes the vats, dumps them into large hoppers which have augurs leading out of them. The augurs feed into a machine which consists of a very tight tube with a large augur running through it and a metal screen. The crushed carcasses are compressed around the augur and the bone/marrow/meat mixture is rammed through the screen resulting in a paste. The paste is then mixed with liquid CO2 to cool the entire mixture.

This is then shipped off to another processing plant to make into hotdogs. No noses or asses involved.

I have yet to see one that I would want to eat. :)

But I am English, and I like bangers 'n mash

I too like bangers 'n mash... though i didn't know what it was until it was placed in front of me... sounded cool.

In American parlance, it's kielbasa and mashed potatoes. (and mine was served with peas on the side)

I go with any one of these.

Chicago-style: The king of hot dogs. Mustard, kosher dill pickles, relish, onions, peppers, and a slice of tomato on a poppy seed bun. Perfection.

Cincinnati-style: Chili and cheese, sometimes with onions.

New York-style: This can be plain a-la Papaya King and Nathan's, or you can add the sauerkraut and what-have-you. But I hate sauerkraut, so plain's the way to go for me.

What do you put on your hot-dog?
I bury it!

Mustard, relish, onions, hot peppers, chilli sauce, and sometimes cole slaw ( although I've discovered that's mostly a Southern US thing ).

Damn you! Now I'm hungry for a couple of 'em!

[ checks refrigerator ] Damn! :p

just ketchup. mmmmm ketchup... :) :fluffle:

though in california i went to wienerschnitzel (SP?) quite a lot and fell in love with their cheese, bacon & BBQ hot dog


and now i want a hotdog damnit! ah had one yesterday at least...

I go with any one of these.

Chicago-style: The king of hot dogs. Mustard, kosher dill pickles, relish, onions, peppers, and a slice of tomato on a poppy seed bun. Perfection.

Cincinnati-style: Chili and cheese, sometimes with onions.

New York-style: This can be plain a-la Papaya King and Nathan's, or you can add the sauerkraut and what-have-you. But I hate sauerkraut, so plain's the way to go for me.

We have Nathan's (beef) hot dogs in the vending machine at work... they're $1.45 (Hot Pockets are $2) and pretty good.

I slather mine in KETCHUP and a little mustard.

(hehe)

Hot dog wrapped in bacon then in a tortilla. Yum!

What goes on the Ultradog. Ketchup, mustard, chili, cheese, onions and pickles. Oh I haven't had a hotdog from Yesterdog in way to long.

Hot dog has to have natural casing.
Mustard has to be brown spicy "deli style". not watery bright yellow.

Served on a potato bun thats been lightly toasted on the grill.


Sometimes with chili % cheese.

I might only eat three hot dogs a year,so when I do, I want them perfect.

Hot dogs should only be covered in mustard. Any other topping distracts from the purity of the hot dog race.

Mustard or chilli, if either are available. Otherwise dead horse goes on.

Hot dogs should only be covered in mustard. Any other topping distracts from the purity of the hot dog race.

on the rare occasion when i've only put mustard on a dog... all i taste is the mustard... too strong for my taste (sour/bitter or whatever one would call it), I guess.

I like a LITTLE BIT of the bite of the mustard... balanced by the sweetness/subtle tang of a LOT of good Heinz ketchup. (ratio of ketchup to mustard on my dog is ideally about 3 to 1)

Hot dog has to have natural casing.
Mustard has to be brown spicy "deli style". not watery bright yellow.


Yeah, I never understood bright yellow mustard. It's gross. English style FTW.

on the rare occasion when i've only put mustard on a dog... all i taste is the mustard... too strong for my taste (sour/bitter or whatever one would call it), I guess.

I like a LITTLE BIT of the bite of the mustard... balanced by the sweetness/subtle tang of a LOT of good Heinz ketchup. (ratio of ketchup to mustard on my dog is ideally about 3 to 1)

bleh.... foul ketchup toting barbarian.... ;)

Yeah, I never understood bright yellow mustard. It's gross. English style FTW.

I never cared for it. Guldens & Boar's Head make great spicy brown mustard and there are also countless other lesser-known brands that are pretty good too.
Good on corned beef & keilbasa too. Keilbasa, grilled and served on grill toasted italian semolina bread with mustard and Vidalia onions is damn good.

on the rare occasion when i've only put mustard on a dog... all i taste is the mustard... too strong for my taste (sour/bitter or whatever one would call it), I guess.

I like a LITTLE BIT of the bite of the mustard... balanced by the sweetness/subtle tang of a LOT of good Heinz ketchup. (ratio of ketchup to mustard on my dog is ideally about 3 to 1)
i hear that! same here... and same with my burgers as well actually, come to think about it.

yeah... burgers present other options for me (assuming all have cheese):

Basic 1: Lots of ketchup, little bit of mustard

Basic 2: Lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, ketchup

Basic 3: Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise

Ketchup, slaw and cheese. Sometimes chili and cheese. I;d like to have a NY hotdog. Isnt that where they have the for real deal dogs?

yeah... burgers present other options for me (assuming all have cheese):

Basic 1: Lots of ketchup, little bit of mustard

Basic 2: Lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, ketchup

Basic 3: Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise
tomato? aw no you're going all wrong right there...

Ketchup, slaw and cheese. Sometimes chili and cheese. I;d like to have a NY hotdog. Isnt that where they have the for real deal dogs?
Now I need a trip to the Varsity.

Tomato, onion, honey mustard.

Or honey mustard and barbaque sauce if I'm lazy.

<snip>The paste is then mixed with liquid CO2 to cool the entire mixture.




LIQUID CO2? Now, trying to remember bits and pieces from chemistry in school, doesn't CO2 sublimate, going directly from gas - solid, and vice versa? With NO liquid phase?

Sorry, I like chopped onions, usually fried in butter, with a pinch of salt and pepper, over my hotdog. Nothing else.

What do you put on your hot-dog?

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Mostly just ketchup. Sometimes cheese. Depends on my mood. But I also tend to buy the more expensive better-tasting type hot dogs.

Noses and asses go in sausage, not hot dogs. Get it straight.

LIQUID CO2? Now, trying to remember bits and pieces from chemistry in school, doesn't CO2 sublimate, going directly from gas - solid, and vice versa? With NO liquid phase?

Sorry, I like chopped onions, usually fried in butter, with a pinch of salt and pepper, over my hotdog. Nothing else.

Sufficiently cooled and at a high enough pressure CO2 becomes liquid.

I bury it!

Mustard, relish, onions, hot peppers, chilli sauce, and sometimes cole slaw ( although I've discovered that's mostly a Southern US thing ).

Damn you! Now I'm hungry for a couple of 'em!

[ checks refrigerator ] Damn! :p

Jeez, at that point, do you even need a hot dog? :p

I normally have my hot dogs dry. If i am feeling really crazy maybe a few friend onions, or a little bit of mayonaise but that is it.

LIQUID CO2? Now, trying to remember bits and pieces from chemistry in school, doesn't CO2 sublimate, going directly from gas - solid, and vice versa? With NO liquid phase?

Sorry, I like chopped onions, usually fried in butter, with a pinch of salt and pepper, over my hotdog. Nothing else.

Stored under pressure it's liquid, however the second it hits normal pressure it expands and becomes gas. There's a company here in town called Air Liquide (based out of Dallas I believe) that hauls it. It's been used to put out coal mine fires in shafts. Back the trailer up to the hole, open the valve. Let's out a horrendous noise and acts like a giant fire extinquisher.

Currently? A burrito I'm afraid (Well, technically the hotdog is IN the burrito and not ON the hotdog, but...), being that Japan loves to get creative with western foods. :eek:

When at home, if I do a plain hotdog, mayo and mustard.
Chilidogs get dogpiled *sorry* with chili and cheese, they shouldn't be able to be held.
If I'm going for a Polish dog, then get me the kraut.

Jeez, at that point, do you even need a hot dog? :p

It's more of a formality really.

Depends on the quality of material I'm useing.

With a good hot dog and bun I'll go mustard (brown), saurkraut, and relish if I have it or maybe just mustard.

For cheaper hot dogs and bun I'll use that occasionally and a variety of othe toppings.
Chili dog-chili and cheese
Family reunion-mustard (yellow), relish, maybe ketscup only use this mix because it is all they have. I alost always use more mustard than ketsup, don't particularly like ketsup.

What do you put on your hot-dog?

(Hold thy horses, the poll is coming)

Did you hear about the Zen Buddhist who asked for a hot-dog?

He said "Give me one with everything"....

Mostly just ketchup. Sometimes cheese. Depends on my mood. But I also tend to buy the more expensive better-tasting type hot dogs.

Noses and asses go in sausage, not hot dogs. Get it straight.
Wait you but good dogs and than waste them by using ketsup?:headbang:

Did you hear about the Zen Buddhist who asked for a hot-dog?

He said "Give me one with everything"....
No, but I heard the one of how the Buddha was walking down a road when he came to a hotdog stand.

"What would you like on your dog?" asked the cook.

"Nothing," replied Buddha and the hotdog was enlightened. ;)

Wait you but good dogs and than waste them by using ketsup?:headbang:

No, we buy good dogs and make them great with ketchup.

No, but I heard the one of how the Buddha was walking down a road when he came to a hotdog stand.

"What would you like on your dog?" asked the cook.

"Nothing," replied Buddha and the hotdog was enlightened. ;)

I'm afraid of Buddhists. I'm a Zen-O-Phobic.

(that joke brought to you by "tedious jokes inc", bringing you tedious jokes since there were tedious jokes to bring)

Mustard (non-yellow) & kraut (esp my own which I cook about 3 hours in water, then beer)

or
Bacon, diced onions, and pickles.

or
Horseradish & melted cheese.

Spicy brown mustard and sauerkraut, as God intended it.

ketchup, sometimes cheese, and hot sauce, more hot sauce, another variety of hot sauce, and possibly some extra hot sauce.

Mustard, Chili, Cheese, Onions, & Peppers!

One day I'm gonna' try a hot dog with crushed Fruity Pebbles, A-1 Steak Sauce, & Pancake Syrup...just because!!!

Did you hear about the Zen Buddhist who asked for a hot-dog?

He said "Give me one with everything"....

You forgot the second half!

The Buddhist pays with a large bill, asking for change. The hot-dog vendor replies "change must come from within."

Nothing. Just a dog and a bun. No mustard, no ketchup, nothing.

Mustard, Chili, Cheese, Onions, & Peppers!

One day I'm gonna' try a hot dog with crushed Fruity Pebbles, A-1 Steak Sauce, & Pancake Syrup...just because!!!

That is your right, as a free American, according to some people. I'm not so sure. At least you aren't putting the evil K-word on it....

No, I won't condemn anyone for putting ketchup on a hot dog. This is the land of the free. And if someone wants to put ketchup on a hot dog and actually eat the awful thing, that is their right.

It is also their right to put mayo or chocolate syrup or toenail clippings or cat hair on a hot dog.

Sure, it would be disgusting and perverted, and they would be shaming themselves and their loved ones. But under our system of government, it is their right to be barbarians.
http://www.chicagohamburger.com/html/royko7.htm

Dill pickle relish (not the nasty sweet kind), this (http://www.sierranevada.com/eStore/detail.aspx?ID=166) mustard and this (http://www.jleeroys.com/id1.html).

What do I put on my hot dog? More food! :p

I am very disappointed that hotdogs sold by baseball stadium vendors only come with ketchup and mustard. Very, very disappointed. And they cost $4.75 per dog. :mad:

I am very disappointed that hotdogs sold by baseball stadium vendors only come with ketchup and mustard. Very, very disappointed. And they cost $4.75 per dog. :mad:

Whoa. That's terrible.

At Minute-Maid Park, you can get a chili-cheese dog for $2.75. Or was it two for $2.75? I haven't been there in so long, you know.

I like 'em Chicago-style.

Ketchup and yellow mustard, plus a nice dusting of black pepper.

Damn...too bad I already posted in here.

I'm too late to say water. Get it? Har har har! (sorry, won't do it again *nonchalantly whistles*)

I am very disappointed that hotdogs sold by baseball stadium vendors only come with ketchup and mustard. Very, very disappointed. And they cost $4.75 per dog. :mad:

Yeah, thats the same when you go out anywhere, though. I go hungry. :p

What do you put on your hot-dog?

(Hold thy horses, the poll is coming)
HERETIC! You aren't worthy to look at ketchup! Crush the infedles! :mp5: :mp5: (be thankful you didn't draw a pitcure of ketchup eh? ok fine bad joke...)

Not strictly hotdogs, but sausages done on the barby, I just eat wrapped up in a slice of bread & topped with tomato sauce (and fried onions if they're available).

Not strictly hotdogs, but sausages done on the barby, I just eat wrapped up in a slice of bread & topped with tomato sauce (and fried onions if they're available).

I love you...:fluffle:

I think that a good quality banger, in a nice still warm from the oven roll, with some fried onions and tomato sauce is the only way to go...

those disgusting things that go in 'hotdogs' *shudders* are only called that because they are made from dog food.....

Spicy brown mustard and sauerkraut, as God intended it.You fool! That's how you eat a bratwurst! A hotdog is served with mustard, onion, sweet relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a dash of celery salt (why does everyone forget this?) and a dill pickle spear -- all on a poppy seed bun.

As for Ketchup, the Late, Great, Mike Royko put it best:

No, I won't condemn anyone for putting ketchup on a hot dog. This is the land of the free. And if someone wants to put ketchup on a hot dog and actually eat the awful thing, that is their right. It is also their right to put mayo or chocolate syrup or toenail clippings or cat hair on a hot dog. Sure, it would be disgusting and perverted, and they would be shaming themselves and their loved ones. But under our system of government, it is their right to be barbarians.

No, but I heard the one of how the Buddha was walking down a road when he came to a hotdog stand.

"What would you like on your dog?" asked the cook.

"Nothing," replied Buddha and the hotdog was enlightened. ;)

I heard the joke told a little differently.

Buddha is walking down a road and comes across a hotdog stand. The vendor asks him, "What can I getcha?" Buddha replies, "Make me one with everything."

:D

Depends on how lazy I am or what I have:

Option 1: Ketchup
Option 2: Ketchup and Dill pickles or dill relish
Option 3: Ketchup, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Dill pickles or dill relish

I've also been known to enjoy sauerkraut.

You fool! That's how you eat a bratwurst! A hotdog is served with mustard, onion, sweet relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a dash of celery salt (why does everyone forget this?) and a dill pickle spear -- all on a poppy seed bun.

As for Ketchup, the Late, Great, Mike Royko put it best:

No, I won't condemn anyone for putting ketchup on a hot dog. This is the land of the free. And if someone wants to put ketchup on a hot dog and actually eat the awful thing, that is their right. It is also their right to put mayo or chocolate syrup or toenail clippings or cat hair on a hot dog. Sure, it would be disgusting and perverted, and they would be shaming themselves and their loved ones. But under our system of government, it is their right to be barbarians.

*high fives*

No, we buy good dogs and make them great with ketchup.

yep, i like a little bit of mustard i guess (i can tolerate it)... but why would anyone only want the bitterness of mustard on it? Sweetness/saltiness of ketchup goes wonderfully with hot dogs, especially with beef hot dogs.

think about it:

Ketchup is the hamburger mainstay... beef hot dogs are also made of beef, so it makes sense that ketchup would also go well with beef franks.

You fool! That's how you eat a bratwurst! A hotdog is served with mustard, onion, sweet relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a dash of celery salt (why does everyone forget this?) and a dill pickle spear -- all on a poppy seed bun.

As for Ketchup, the Late, Great, Mike Royko put it best:

No, I won't condemn anyone for putting ketchup on a hot dog. This is the land of the free. And if someone wants to put ketchup on a hot dog and actually eat the awful thing, that is their right. It is also their right to put mayo or chocolate syrup or toenail clippings or cat hair on a hot dog. Sure, it would be disgusting and perverted, and they would be shaming themselves and their loved ones. But under our system of government, it is their right to be barbarian

Beat ya too it, Hack.

think about it:

Ketchup is the hamburger mainstay... beef hot dogs are also made of beef, so it makes sense that ketchup would also go well with beef franks.

I don't put it on hamburgers either. The reason is that it's just too damned sweet.

Dear Cecil:

I was sitting at the Montreal Pool Room eating my all-dressed hot dog and suddenly the question hit me: why is there no ketchup in an all-dressed? Is ketchup not as respectable a condiment as relish or mustard? Is there a conspiracy? Does Dirty Harry's remark about ketchup in a hot dog have anything to do with it? I would be so thankful if you could shine a light on this obscure bit of knowledge for a passionate and perplexed user of ketchup. --Paul Macneil, Dorval, Quebec

Cecil replies:

Paul, I know you don't mean to act like an alfalfa-chewing barbarian, but this is like asking why Leonardo didn't paint the Mona Lisa on black velvet. Ketchup is destructive of all that is right and just about a properly assembled hot dog (and we're talking about a pure beef hot dog, not one of those things you could serve with dressing on Thanksgiving).

Ketchup smothers the flavor of the hot dog because ketchup makers add sugar to their products. That takes the edge off the highly acidic tomatoes, but it takes the edge off everything else, too. Which is exactly why a lot of parents like it, according to Mel Plotsky, sales manager for the David Berg hot dog company in Chicago. (Chicago is one of the hot dog's holy cities.) Put ketchup on it and a kid will swallow anything--and from there it's a straight shot to Velveeta cheese, Franco-American spaghetti, and Deborah Norville.

For that matter, you want to watch the mustard, too. Plotsky says your mainstream brands like French's put in too much turmeric and whatnot. What you want is some unpretentious mustard like Plochman's that enhances rather than competes with the flavor of the beef. You should also steam or grill rather than boil your hot dogs--water leaches away the flavor and softens the wiener till it becomes non-tooth-resistant mush.

But--getting back to the original question--you say you like the taste of tomatoes. Fine, then eat tomatoes, as God meant them to be eaten--fresh sliced and piled on top of the hot dog. The recommended ingredients of a hot dog with everything, in order of application, are mustard, relish, chopped onion, sliced tomato, kosher pickle spear, optional peppers, and celery salt. (Many think you have to get kraut in there too, but Cecil wants a hot dog, not Oktoberfest.)

People get pretty emotional over the ketchup question. Mel Plotsky opened our discussion by describing the condiment as a "catchall of garbage." Over at crosstown rival Vienna Sausage, they refer to ketchup as the "K-word." If you go into an authentic hot dog joint and ask for ketchup on your hot dog, the counterman will pause and look you in the eye. He may or may not say, "Ketchup?" with a tone of disbelief. But you may be certain what he's thinking: "Behold this creature that walks like a man. It wants ketchup on its hot dog."

But hey, if you want ketchup, by all means get it.

--CECIL ADAMS
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_095.html

catchup, tomatoes, dill pickles, saur kraut, and taco sauce.

though i've also been known to sometimes put only hoisen sauce, that chinese stuff made from pumpkin and brown sugar. at other times i've used grey mustard or honey mustard, with and without the saur kraut. but my favorite is taco sauce and dill pickles, with or without the rest of it. or just catch up when that's all i have.

i've also been known to chop them into my noodles and broth.
or into beanless chilli, with or without noodles
or into 'pork and' beans (which when was that last time you saw any 'pork', even that one little lump of probably synthetic fat, in it?)

i've even stirr fried them with mushrooms and eaten the resault wrapped in a soft flour tortilla.

both tortillas and noodles i prefer to bread, even the good kind, like seven or more grain, or black rye. although those are sometimes good too.

(hot dog rolls? usualy only if i'm getting one at a gas mini mart or at barney's, a hot dog place up in auburn california)

(and at barnie's i useualy get the kraut dog with all the trimmin's)

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bacon on top is great.