What's your favorite Hot Dog?

I never cared for the sweet honey mustard. I prefer spicey flavors, but that's just a personal preference. The spicey Mardi Gras Mustard from Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken (yes, that's the official name) is pretty good.

I like to dip my fries into catchup, mixed with a little mustard and laced with tobasco!

 

I actually don;t eat the hotdogs the european way any more,the Austrailans have there own style!
That is with cooked oinions and tomato sauce (Kuchcup for you Americans).
It took a while to get us to it, but it;s so yummy!
Pommes frites??? Is that what brits call there hotdogs?

 

I haven't tries it from Popeyes Chicken-but thanks for the reminder of that place. I think there is one within a few miles from the house. And yowch! that's living dangerously in mixing Tobacso Sauce with the cats/mustard mix. I admit-I can eat it mixing Catsup and mustard-which is how they always had it available when eating in the school cafeteria in Middle and Highschool. It wasn't great but it was edible ;-))

You kinda sound like me though-I go to this neighborhood Mexican Restaurant 1-2 times a week-and usually only order 1/2 order of Nachos and a tea. The nachos are bean and cheese and come with Guacamole (which I don't like) sour cream, some lettuce and Jalipeno Peppers which I effectionately call: Mexican Pickles. Anyway, I have them give me extra Peppers so I can stuff each Nacho with them-then I add some of their homemade hot sauce in it-their hot sauce is like the hottest you can get from Pace-but doesn't taste like Pace (thank God) and is hotter. They use medium and hot hot peppers and seeds oil and such when making theirs. Anyway, I freak them out by using all of the hot sauce I get in one of those little bowls-,me being a Gringo ;-)) The mixture has very little effect on me-even when drinking a diuretic beverage along with it. Most peiople after drinking two glasses of tea-and having so much hot pepper and sauce-would run screaming to the bathroom. Truthfully though, I think using that sour cream has a diluting effect on the pepper and sauce potentcy. Ill have to try my next order withour sour cream and see what happens? ;-))

Dang, am I way off topic or what? :-D

 

Hi Heidi, I usually eat my "Dogs" with some miracle whip on the bun, then the Dog, then some chili and cheese if available? and sometimes even with a full sliced Jalepeno Pepper-to give it some "kick." I can also eat Hotdogs with catsup and onions-both ways taste great to me. Most Americans seem to frown on those who don't have their dogs with mustard. I don't like Relish on anything. Relish is grated pickles.

Pommes Frites-is a term I picked up when touring Germany back in Sept and Oct 2000. Pommes Frites is a term used which means: French Fries-or a deviation of the meaning. So, when Susanne and I would go by some restaurant-I always ordered Pommes Frites mit Mayo. Sometimes we also got Catsup and we would have both to dip the fries in. Also, Pommes Frites doesn't only mean just French Fries-I took it to mean whatever version of some potato side dish that that particular place served up with whatever you ordered.

Now one thing I found it a bit odd when ordering it with a certain main dish-was getting French Fries with Sausage. I never had that combo before-that is-until being in Germany. It was OK-and tasted just fine but-I just wasn't used to having anytype of fried potatos with Sausage as a main course--not counting breakfast sausage-and hash-browns combo ;-)) which I love.

 

I could never bring myself to do it nor the British way with Vinegar. If it needs Ketchup or anything else, it ain't good.

 

Hi ike, I like them plain too-but with a hint of salt. I tried them only once with Vinegar-and thought that was awful and can't see who the Brits like them they way? I also like chili cheese fries-or fries only with cheese on them but I only like them that way using ingrediants I like-such as Kraft American Cheese-and Wolf Brand Chili-without beans.

 

Five years ago, when my wife and I were in Chicago we had a Chicago-style hotdog. Fantastic!

Steve W.

 

Nathan's are "Kosher" beef as well. I think the Kosher certified one have less "other" meat parts in their recipe.

Most of the lesser dogs are pork; while I am a large fan of pig born meat products I try and stay will beef for hot dogs. Most pork franks contain everything but the "oink".

Brad

 

I believe you are correct, "Kosher" generally means no meat blending, and not only no pork but no chicken blending either (but that might be wrong), but I think it also means a Rabbi has to inspect the meat product, and the animal has to be slaughtered in specified manners, as I understand the term.

As to everything but the "oink", there are FDA limits on which parts may or may not be used in "hot dogs", and at what ratios. The thing that always amazes me is the little delicacy called "Pig's Ears", which I first saw at a state fair here in MT. when I was a real kid (6 or 7). I figured it was just a name describing the "look" of them, since they looked just like pig's ears. But NOOOOO, they really are the ear of a pig, and surprisingly not too bad. I have never seen the preparation, but somehow this thing of mostly cartalige, hair and skin ends up tasting pretty good!

As to vinagar on frys (english chips), I don't care for those, but on the other hand Frito-Lay has a chip (crisp) that is vinegar flavored. And while not a screaming favorite of mine, not too bad with a cold brew either.

 

I had two Nathan's hotdogs from one of their shops yesterday. It was decent, but overly salty. It was so salty that I didn't even add any ketchup. I just ate it plain with the bun.

 

I've never heard that mustard is an American thing, in fact my Father and all his siblings remember eating a good horse-radish mustard on a lot of things growing up in Holland.
But I actually like my Hot Dogs the Chicago way! Here's the recipe!

You start with a Poppy seed bun. Lay in the dog, you always "dress" the dog, not the bun! Then you layer in, chopped onions, yellow mustard, neon green relish, 2 tomato wedges, 2 sport peppers, a pickle spear and a dash of celery salt!

 

Y'all are killing me with all this talk about good groceries! On my next stretch of days off, I'm going in the kitchen and will burn me up some dogs, or brats, or papas fritas or something!

 

Vinegar! The English version of hotdogs is so gross and awful

 

Scott

much success on the new venture, and ya know.........why the heck not !!

learn from the folks in Vienna, Austria, the best doggie I ever tasted back in 80 ?, as we were breezing through. long dog steamed it appeared, cut open the top of a long bun, more like notched/angled . squirt sweet mustard down the chute and insert the doggie. Oh my gosh quenched the tummy ache immediately and so darn good too. It was that simple no extra condiments or anything just wrapped neatly and paper tissue and with a smile on that babe's face she knew we were going to luv it........we did.

E ~

 

You're talking my language now!

 

Dammit, I wasn't going to go to tha neighborhood Mexican Restaurant today-and was saving my visit for the weekend. Thanks to all this talk-im going to go and order a Mexican Breakfast

 

Mexican hot dogs now ? ah that does not sound good to me .......

 

Actually, Mexican Sausage is rather tasty. I don't know if you have it available there but here it's called: Chorizo (SP?) Ike-help me with the spelling if you see this post ;-))

What I meant by a Mexican Breakfast is that I would have some Refried Beans to go with the chopped potatoes side dish along with crumbled Chorizo in the eggs, cheese and chopped Onions, Bellpeppers and Jalepenos mixed with the eggs, and then hot sauce poured on top of that mixture. It's fairly healthy and very my my.

By the way, I didn't make it there today but will go toorrow-as I forgot to bring my wallet with me.

 

Johnsonville makes a Choriso sausage, which is a very anglocized version of traditional Chorizo.

There used to be a few stands in Tijuana that cooked a bacon wrapped dog grilled with jalapenos and served on white bread.

 

We are getting pretty far afield here, but I feel I should share this with Carl and anybody else who might be interested. Homemade chorizo is delicious, surprisingly easy to make and way better than store bought. I keep some in the freezer at all times for a quick and easy breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs, and tajo cotija cheese or Monterey Jack cheese.
　
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound ground pork
3/4 cup chili powder
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup white vinegar
Directions:

In a large non-metalic bowl, mix together the ground beef, ground pork, chili powder, oregano, garlic, salt, red wine and vinegar. I find that using my hands works the best. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days. Take out daily, and mix thoroughly.

If you are not going to cook with it on the third or fourth day, divide it into 1 to 2 pound portions, transfer it to freezer bags, and put them in the freezer.

Now, when you make it at home you can go "up or down" on the heat as your own taste buds dictate!