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I like hot dogs! You probably do too. Let's talk hot dogs. :)

What's your favorite hot dog? Do you have a favorite chain or local restaurant? What's your favorite style of dog? "Dragged through the garden," Chicago style? Foot-long, Dodger-dog style? Thin and tightly-tied with a natural casing, for that Gray's Papaya-like snap? Let's hear some opinion, I say. I'll begin.

I like an all-beef dog, preferably Vienna or Hebrew National, but as long as it's tasty, I'm eating it. I'm something of a dog "purist," I guess, but I won't make trouble if I see a friend applying catsup - I'm a live-and-let-live hot dog fan, you could say. :p Being from Chicago originally, I'll occasionally stack my dog in the traditional way, if I can find everything I need. But so long as the basics are there, I'm happy. My family just joined Costco, so I tried my first ever Nathan's Famous today - I shouldn't have waited so long! I was expecting a wimpy dog, knowing that Nathan's are the hot-dog-eating contest dog of choice, but they're a meal of a dog, I found out. Nathan's is in my top 10, as of today! :D

Poll is on the way!

I've never had a hot dog.

I've never had a hot dog.

I recommend trying one some time. They're tasty. :)

I *hate* hot dogs.

I *hate* hot dogs.

You probably just haven't had a really good one. Microwaving an Oscar Meyer lips-and-anus dog isn't the best way to experience one. ;)

You probably just haven't had a really good one. Microwaving an Oscar Meyer lips-and-anus dog isn't the best way to experience one. ;)
I've tried hot dogs on the grill, I've tried them microwaved, I've tried them in the oven, I've tried them at the ballpark, I just really do not like hot dogs.

Chili dogs are delicious!
*drools*

I *hate* hot dogs.

I've tried hot dogs on the grill, I've tried them microwaved, I've tried them in the oven, I've tried them at the ballpark, I just really do not like hot dogs.

Next you'll be talking about how you hate Apple Pie and Baseball. Why do you hate America?

:p

I like hot dogs, I just grilled and ate some a little while ago.

I'm vegetarian.

Chili dogs are delicious!
*drools*

Chili dogs are a treat. :) A place near me called The Hat makes really good ones. Some vendors seem to think that pickles and mustard shouldn't touch chili, but The Hat knows better, which makes them the best within a large distance of here. :p

Without bratwurst on the selection, I cannot choose. :p

Next you'll be talking about how you hate Apple Pie and Baseball. Why do you hate America?

:p

I like hot dogs, I just grilled and ate some a little while ago.
I HATE pie, and I'm no fan of baseball.

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*waves little american flag, catches on fire* Whoops...
Chili dogs are delicious!
*drools*
GAH! Stop drooling all over this thread!:p

I'm vegetarian.

Commie. :(

Seriously though, did you ever try one before you took the oath? Maybe they make them out of tofu, at least?

Commie. :(

Seriously though, did you ever try one before you took the oath? Maybe they make them out of tofu, at least?

Vegetarian food that imitates meat tastes gross, and I had them when I was really little but I don't remember the taste.

Fat Dawg, I guess.

Vegetarian food that imitates meat tastes gross, and I had them when I was really little but I don't remember the taste.

Yeah. I've heard bad things about Tofurky, for example, now that I stop and think about it. That's a shame. Maybe some day they'll get closer to the flavor. Maybe even in our lifetime, technology being what it is. :)

I love hot dogs...well I don't eat them a lot so I'd get sick of them. But, they're awesome. I've even been able to eat 8 in one sitting, which for me is an accomplishment.



Oh yes...Hebrew National mainly or Nathan's Famous if that's what's there.

I've never had a hot dog.

what are you from mars or something?

Yeah. I've heard bad things about Tofurky, for example, now that I stop and think about it. That's a shame. Maybe some day they'll get closer to the flavor. Maybe even in our lifetime, technology being what it is. :)

It's more texture than flavour of substitutes that turns me off to be honest, but there is enough good food out there that I'm not worried.

I just realized that I didn't define what a Chicago-style hot dog (my favorite) was! Might be a good idea, given that not everyone's from N. America, of course:

http://czerniec.com/2007/02/04/chicago-hot-dogs.jpg

The hot dog is topped with mustard, onion, sweet pickle relish (usually neon green), a dill pickle spear, tomato slices or wedges, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt; but never ketchup.

That's wikipedia, but it's accurate, from my experience. :)

I HATE pie, and I'm no fan of baseball.

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*waves little american flag, catches on fire* Whoops...


I think you'd be more comfortable waving this flag, COMRADE!

http://project1.caryacademy.org/echoes/poet_ee_cummings/images/ussr_flag.bmp

I just realized that I didn't define what a Chicago-style hot dog (my favorite) was! Might be a good idea, given that not everyone's from N. America, of course:

http://czerniec.com/2007/02/04/chicago-hot-dogs.jpg



That's wikipedia, but it's accurate, from my experience. :)

That looks and sounds disgusting.

I love hot dogs...well I don't eat them a lot so I'd get sick of them. But, they're awesome. I've even been able to eat 8 in one sitting, which for me is an accomplishment.

That *is* an accomplishment. :p I'm almost 240 lbs (though not overweight)and I doubt I could handle more than 4 if they were Nathan's or something similar. The two I just ate before starting this thread had me stuffed to the gills. :p


It's more texture than flavour of substitutes that turns me off to be honest, but there is enough good food out there that I'm not worried.

Ugh, yeah. I don't think I'd like a dog that was chunky or pasty or something. That'd be like meat from a food processor, which I can't stand. I'm sure I could live vegetarian if I had been raised that way, but it would be tough after being used to the real deal for so long.

I think you'd be more comfortable waving this flag, COMRADE!

http://project1.caryacademy.org/echoes/poet_ee_cummings/images/ussr_flag.bmp

It's so... So... Red! *Rants about the color red and how it should be removed from the american flag*:)

That looks and sounds disgusting.

What part? I mean, assuming you like hot dogs in general, the addition of tomato, pickle, onion, etc. isn't anything unusual. Is it the peppers? They're not that spicy, really. Cucumber and kraut are also added oftentimes, but aren't strictly necessary.

It's so... So... Red! *Rants about the color red and how it should be removed from the american flag*:)

That's how it starts, first you just want the red removed and before we know it you're complaining about the white and the blue too. Next thing we know we're living in an Anti-American Commie Islamo-Fascist military dictatorship.

You make me sick.

That's how it starts, first you just want the red removed and before we know it you're complaining about the white and the blue too. Next thing we know we're living in an Anti-American Commie Islamo-Fascist military dictatorship.

You make me sick.

Don't you mean Anti-American Commie-anarchist-jewish-islamic-buddhist-facist-nazi-atheist dicatorship?

What part? I mean, assuming you like hot dogs in general, the addition of tomato, pickle, onion, etc. isn't anything unusual. Is it the peppers? They're not that spicy, really. Cucumber and kraut are also added oftentimes, but aren't strictly necessary.

The peppers, celery and the pickle. I like pickles but I dunno about putting them on hot dogs. Cucumbers too. I'd be willing to try it, but it just doesn't look good.

home grown... our own cows from our own farm, mixed with wild pork we catch ourselves, all delivered to the local homekill butcher for processing.

Don't you mean Anti-American Commie-anarchist-jewish-islamic-buddhist-facist-nazi-atheist dicatorship?

sure, why not. :D

And the Americans have the nerve to joke about English food.

Chili dogs are a treat. :) A place near me called The Hat makes really good ones. Some vendors seem to think that pickles and mustard shouldn't touch chili, but The Hat knows better, which makes them the best within a large distance of here. :p

By telling me this, my friend, my esteem of you has gone up several notches.:D

Ugh, yeah. I don't think I'd like a dog that was chunky or pasty or something. That'd be like meat from a food processor, which I can't stand. I'm sure I could live vegetarian if I had been raised that way, but it would be tough after being used to the real deal for so long.

Yeah, I've been a vegetarian (save fish, you couldn't pry be away from the stuff) since I was six or seven and gave up fish when I was 14 so I've grown up this way. I might eat some meat next year when I go to uni. But I doubt i'll ever be a big meat eater, it just doesn't smell yummy.

Yeah, I've been a vegetarian (save fish, you couldn't pry be away from the stuff) since I was six or seven and gave up fish when I was 14 so I've grown up this way. I might eat some meat next year when I go to uni. But I doubt i'll ever be a big meat eater, it just doesn't smell yummy.

I'm the exact opposite of you. I was a strict vegetarian until I was about 12 or 13. I've loved meat ever since.

I don't really have a particular place that I like hot dogs. Usually we just boil them at home, and then I decide how I want to eat them once they're cooked. Sometimes I like them in a bun with mustard and relish, sometimes I like them chopped up with baked beans (beanie weenies), and sometimes I like them wrapped up in cheese and bread (pigs-in-blankets).

I love the hot dogs you get at baseball games. It's not so much that they taste good, but that it's part of the whole experience of being at a game. Hot dogs, beer, funnel cake, peanuts - the "experience."

What I like best, though, are the ones I make myself. Grill 'em, boil 'em, nuke 'em - serve 'em up on a bun with onions, sweet pickle relish, mustard and ketchup - a perfect quick meal. I tend to prefer Ballpark beef franks or Hebrew National - they just taste better than the others.

Does kielbasa count?

If not, then I'll go with Casper's hot dogs here in good ol' Oakland, CA with the cheesy-cheesy-cheese and the mayo-nayo-naise. Mmmmm... and again I say: Mmmmm...


:D

And the Americans have the nerve to joke about English food.

Commie.

I'm from Brooklyn and can get to the ORIGINAL Nathan's in Coney Island.

What do YOU think? :D

And of course: spicy brown mustard, and kraut. Only way that CIVILIZED people have their dogs.

I'm vegetarian.

They make veggie dogs.

I just realized that I didn't define what a Chicago-style hot dog (my favorite) was! Might be a good idea, given that not everyone's from N. America, of course:

http://czerniec.com/2007/02/04/chicago-hot-dogs.jpg



That's wikipedia, but it's accurate, from my experience. :)

:( That's no dog -- you can't even see it under all those weeds!

I, for one, enjoy a hot dog. No mustard, no grass, no sauce, no nothing. Just a hot dog on a bun. Is normalcy to much to ask for?

I love the hot dogs you get at baseball games. It's not so much that they taste good, but that it's part of the whole experience of being at a game. Hot dogs, beer, funnel cake, peanuts - the "experience."

Exactly. Half of what makes a hot dog great is how it brings back memories of all the other great hot dogs you've eaten, which is especially great because no one eats a hot dog when they're sad - the hot dog is a symbol of fun and festivities. :p

Does kielbasa count?

If not, then I'll go with Casper's hot dogs here in good ol' Oakland, CA with the cheesy-cheesy-cheese and the mayo-nayo-naise. Mmmmm... and again I say: Mmmmm...

:D

Kielbasa's great! I just limited the thread poll to hot dogs for practical reasons. Brats and other sausages are cool too. :) As to Casper's, that sounds pretty cool, though the mayo sounds a bit odd - worth a try though, certainly.

I'm from Brooklyn and can get to the ORIGINAL Nathan's in Coney Island.

What do YOU think? :D

:( That's no dog -- you can't even see it under all those weeds!

Heh. I always thought Nathan's was *only* a NY thing until I saw them at Costco - that was a pleasant surprise. As for Chicago style, it's its own distinct thing, I guess, but there's enough meat there when it's done right. :p

Don't have the same brands up here as you do south of the border, but I can tell you that I love a hot dog with cheese, ketchup, and any number of hot sauces. Ideally, it's not a meal unless your nose is running.

I'm very picky about my hot dogs. I inherited it from my mom who inherited it from hers. As such, we didn't have hot dogs very often due to the expense of good meat market hot dogs, but when we did, they were awesome.

Over the years, it seems like every good hot dog producer eventually goes national and becomes well known for their hot dogs. Also eventually, the quality drops. A good example of that is Hummel Bros. based out of New Haven. I loved their hot dogs since I was a kid. Then they went national. They're still good hot dogs and I sometimes buy them when on sale or when nothing better is available. There was another after them that I can't remember.

Right now, my favorite is Grote and Weigel hot dogs out of Bloomfield, CT. They're starting to get a bit popular too, however. Supermarkets carry them now. It may be time to start shopping around again for when they slip in quality too.

Turkey dogs...

Without bratwurst on the selection, I cannot choose. :p

Mmmmm. Or white hots. *nod*

I just realized that I didn't define what a Chicago-style hot dog (my favorite) was! Might be a good idea, given that not everyone's from N. America, of course:

http://czerniec.com/2007/02/04/chicago-hot-dogs.jpg



That's wikipedia, but it's accurate, from my experience. :)

My mother hails originally from Upstate New York, and lived outside of Chicago in her teens. Even though she's been a vegetarian for many years and doesn't eat hot dogs herself anymore, I think a tiny part of her dies every time I douse my hot dog with ketchup. :D

I douse my hot dog with ketchup. :D

And here I was, having so much respect for you. Now look at it.

There's none left. None. You sicken me.

I like sweet corn flavored hot dogs.

And here I was, having so much respect for you. Now look at it.

There's none left. None. You sicken me.

I knew I shouldn't have told my dirty secret. I just felt so safe here... so accepted... I thought we could all look beyond hot dog condiments...

*hangs head*

Chili dogs are delicious!
*drools*

Corn Dogs Rule! But Chili-Cheese Dogs are good too.

I knew I shouldn't have told my dirty secret. I just felt so safe here... so accepted... I thought we could all look beyond hot dog condiments...

*hangs head*
Well at least they had so much respect for you back then. But now, join me in the unrespectable hotdog ketchup-dousers.

Beer Brats are the best. Take a potato roll, put some spicy brown mustard on the bottom, put the brat in, then the chili, then the cheese, then the onions. Throw a bunch of greasy fries on the side and serve with beer(preferably Sam Adams)

The poll should have had an 'other' option.

Ball Park Franks covered in chili. MMMMMMMMMMM

Locally Eddie's Foot Long Dawgs was the best place to get hot dog's bar none. However now it's under new management and 'for the tourists" (they suck).

Around here there is a small company Smith's Hot Dogs which makes dawgs that are actually wrapped in pig intestines.. they are awesome.

I enjoy most hot dogs, but I can't say I love them. I suppose Hebrew National is the best that I've tried. I like Ball Park for making fat-free hot dogs.
And unless it's a chili dog, ketchup is a must, of course.

The Jews know how to make a good dog.

I'm vegetarian.

But you can enjoy a Not-dog :)

Does kielbasa count?

If not, then I'll go with Casper's hot dogs here in good ol' Oakland, CA with the cheesy-cheesy-cheese and the mayo-nayo-naise. Mmmmm... and again I say: Mmmmm...

If I get a dog somewhere other than the Coliseum, it's usually at Casper's. Cheese and onions for me though, no mayo.

Also, what up my East Bay patnah? :p

So after this poll made me think about (and salivate over) white hots, I decided against my better judgement to look up just what exactly was in them and why they were white. Why would I do that? Luckily, I'll forget the trauma soon and eat them again.

But aside from that, I learned that (according to Wikipedia) white hots are a regional preference found almost exclusively in Rochester, NY. I had no idea they weren't nationwide! So, has anyone else here had a white hot? Are they popular anywhere else? Hot dog enthusiasts need to know!

Well at least they had so much respect for you back then. But now, join me in the unrespectable hotdog ketchup-dousers.

It isn't fair. We can't help being this way! Was it nature? Nurture? Is there a ketchup-on-hot-dogs recessive gene, or were our parents absent during the critical period of beginning hot dog consumption in our childhood?

And here I was, having so much respect for you. Now look at it.

There's none left. None. You sicken me.

But would you put mayonaisse on a hot dog? *shudders*

Delicious greasy unhealthy Nathan's hot dogs.

I like hot dogs! You probably do too. Let's talk hot dogs. :)

What's your favorite hot dog? Do you have a favorite chain or local restaurant? What's your favorite style of dog? "Dragged through the garden," Chicago style? Foot-long, Dodger-dog style? Thin and tightly-tied with a natural casing, for that Gray's Papaya-like snap? Let's hear some opinion, I say. I'll begin.

I like an all-beef dog, preferably Vienna or Hebrew National, but as long as it's tasty, I'm eating it. I'm something of a dog "purist," I guess, but I won't make trouble if I see a friend applying catsup - I'm a live-and-let-live hot dog fan, you could say. :p Being from Chicago originally, I'll occasionally stack my dog in the traditional way, if I can find everything I need. But so long as the basics are there, I'm happy. My family just joined Costco, so I tried my first ever Nathan's Famous today - I shouldn't have waited so long! I was expecting a wimpy dog, knowing that Nathan's are the hot-dog-eating contest dog of choice, but they're a meal of a dog, I found out. Nathan's is in my top 10, as of today! :D

Poll is on the way!

My favorite to cook at home are thumans in their natural casing. You can't buy them in the pack, but you must get the ones that are tied together. As far as the best dog I can buy from a store/stand is Rutt's Hut on Rt. 3 in Clifton, NJ (right outside NYC).

Chili dogs are delicious!
*drools*

There you are :-) I prefer what they call a suicide dog. It has diced onions, mustard, chili, cheese and sour kraut. I suppose they call them suicide dogs because of their health benefits :p

My mother hails originally from Upstate New York, and lived outside of Chicago in her teens. Even though she's been a vegetarian for many years and doesn't eat hot dogs herself anymore, I think a tiny part of her dies every time I douse my hot dog with ketchup. :D

Having ketchup on a dog after the age of 8 is just downright disgusting and un-American. You will now be sent to Guantanamo for retraining.

I've tried hot dogs on the grill, I've tried them microwaved, I've tried them in the oven, I've tried them at the ballpark, I just really do not like hot dogs.

Have you tried them in your house? In a car? With a mouse?

Have you tried them in your house? In a car? With a mouse?

More appropriate rhyming scheme would be

Would you eat them at the bog? Would you eat them with your dog? Have you treid them in the fog? Why not taste them when there's smog?

There you are :-) I prefer what they call a suicide dog. It has diced onions, mustard, chili, cheese and sour kraut. I suppose they call them suicide dogs because of their health benefits :p

´Lo Liuzzo-sama!!
Yeah, it´s so beneficial, it clogs your arteries!:D

Fenway Franks

Official hot dog of the Boston Red Sox:cool:

I very rarely (say one every 2 years) have hot dogs at fast food places such as is listed on the poll why? 1) Very few of thus places are in Australia 2) The other places make bad hot dogs, when I have a hot dog I cook it up at home myself.

I will add to the sausage usually a Vienna Tomato sauce, American mustard, Gherkin, Pickled onion and cheese.

Sometime I may add Sauerkraut.