# Coleslaw on hot dogs: a purely Quebécois phenomenon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138 "2002-08-16T02:56:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/21 "2002-08-16T21:33:28Z")
Native North Carolinian reporting in. Slaw dogs are definitely popular around, though I can’t stand the things. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/22 "2002-08-17T03:17:53Z")
Middle Tennessean here. Slaw dogs are not hard to find, but would not be considered the norm. I love em. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/23 "2002-08-17T10:15:07Z")
**tanstaafl** beat me to it. Every time I get back home (metro Atlanta) I make sure to go to The Varsity and get a chili dog and a slaw dog. I’d never heard of slaw dogs outside of the Varsity so I’m guessing it’s a regional thing. And for some reason I’ve never had any luck making them on my own; something about The Varsity just makes everything taste better. (Damn, now I’ve got to fly back home…) ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/24 "2002-08-17T10:35:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > \*\*And for some reason I’ve never had any luck making them on my own; something about The Varsity just makes everything taste better. (Damn, now I’ve got to fly back home…) \*\* Damn…that’s where I forgot to go before I moved. Ah well, I suppose I’ll just have to make a trip down to Atlanta one of these days. The only place I’ve lived where I didn’t see slaw dogs was at college in Maine. All my other homes have been in various places around the southeastern US, and slaw dogs were common. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/25 "2002-08-18T19:33:06Z")
They used to have fabulously loaded dogs at Manuels Tavern in Atlanta as well. Chili, slaw, onions, mustard. Mmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/26 "2002-08-18T20:34:36Z")
Ummm. Manuels. Beats the Varsity hands downs. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/27 "2002-08-18T20:43:03Z")
They put Mashed Potato on hot dogs in Sweden, but I can’t seem to find a picture at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/28 "2002-08-18T20:55:19Z")
'round here “slaw dogs” are called “Carolina Dogs.” And a hamburger with chili and cole slaw is called a “Carolina Burger” or (at Wendy’s) “The Carolina Classic.” ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/29 "2002-08-18T22:53:09Z")
I saw the title of this thread the other day, and decided to have a try of it myself. So Friday afternoon I purchased a package of all-beef dogs and 1/2 lb. of creamy homestyle 'slaw (from the deli in Safeway). Let me preface my review by admitting that I love coleslaw (it’s the only way that I usually eat cabbage, btw LOL) and coleslaw on barbeque sammichs -rules-. 🙂 On to the 'slaw dog review: it was, simply put, delicious! I did not add chili to the combo, but dressed the dog with the (new?) sweet onion mustard that Frenchs makes, cheez whiz (slathered on so that it melted onto the dog, and topped it all off with a generous layer of 'slaw. I think I could have added some chopped Vidalia onions to the dog and it would have come close to perfection. 🙂 If reading this review has made you hungry, let me point you in the direction of a website I check on every few days or so: [http://www.roadfood.com](http://www.roadfood.com) This couple do the best reviews! LOL They have made my stomach growl many times, reading the reviews. 🙂 And pictures usually accompany the reviews. There are also reviews submitted by readers. Check out the regional BBs for local joint reviews. 🙂 Enjoy, and don’t blame me if you come away hungry. 😉 ~~tarragon~~ ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/30 "2002-08-18T23:13:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*…Chicago’s two greatest columnists of all time both wrote impassioned pieces against ketchup on hot dogs… \*\* Only two? I don’t have a cite, but I’m pretty sure that Ben Hecht, Gene Siskel, Al Capone, Clarence Darrow, Bill Kurtis, Anton Cermak, and Abe Lincoln have all gone on record denouncing the misbegotten Ketchup Dog. As a life-long Chicagoan, I also know that the road to perdition is paved with the vile abominations…TRM ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/31 "2002-08-18T23:25:20Z")
The absolute wierdest way to serve hotdogs is in Copenhagen, Denmark! First of all, in Danish, hotdog=“risted polser”. They serve it to you with the bread on the side! The Danish way of eating the dog is to grip the dog in waxed paper, dip it into the mustard, and eat with the bread! Absolutely weird! Although, I’ve never seen the dogs served with coleslaw! ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/32 "2002-08-19T00:23:56Z")
When visiting my dad’s church recently I noticed they were selling hotdogs after the service as some sort of fund raising exercise. I got one with the lot – all seemed normal until I got a mouthful of **crushed potato chips**?!?Huh?!? No that is a hot dog topping I will never understand. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/33 "2002-08-19T01:25:45Z")
My darling wife, who’s from Virginia Beach, eats hers this way following a visit to the Varsity. I like mine with mustard and onions only, but that’s the run-of the mill dog. The good Polish ones from Costco or Dietz and Watson natural casing wieners are a different story. Usually I’ll grill the Polish dogs or use them to make Chicago-style garden dogs. The natural casing wieners get eaten out of hand, dipped into mustard with buttered bread on the side. In Norway, they wrap the dog in potato flatbread, and put god only knows what in there with it. I can’t find a recipe for it ATM, but they call it “remoulade” and it’s basically diced shrimp and mayonnaise. This is in addition to ketchup, cucumber slices, pickle spears and sometimes straight mayo. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/34 "2002-08-19T01:32:03Z")
So, if a Zen Buddhist walks into a Southern short-order place and says “Make me One with Everything” does he get slaw automatically? [rimshot!] Somebody stop me before I get out of hand! ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/35 "2002-08-19T01:32:03Z")
My darling wife, who’s from Virginia Beach, eats hers this way following a visit to the Varsity. I like mine with mustard and onions only, but that’s the run-of the mill dog. The good Polish ones from Costco or Dietz and Watson natural casing wieners are a different story. Usually I’ll grill the Polish dogs or use them to make Chicago-style garden dogs. The natural casing wieners get eaten out of hand, dipped into mustard with buttered bread on the side. In Norway, they wrap the dog in potato flatbread, and put god only knows what in there with it. I can’t find a recipe for it ATM, but they call it “remoulade” and it’s basically diced shrimp and mayonnaise. This is in addition to ketchup, cucumber slices, pickle spears and sometimes straight mayo. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/36 "2002-08-19T10:41:24Z")
You can get slawdogs in my part of Alabama but you have to seek them out, some of the better BBQ joints will serve them this way. Specialty hot dog shops don’t last long here. And pushing the “no ketchup on a hot dog” issue automatically brands you as a Yankee, a major sin around here. Some folks eat them with nothing but ketchup! But what would you expect from an area where the only way to get a reuben sandwich is to make one yourself. ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/37 "2002-08-19T18:31:21Z")
Growing up in Southern WV, a dog with everything was chili, onions, mustard, and slaw. Haven’t had one in years, but now I’m salivating. ---
**Author:** ![annaone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@annaone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annaone)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/38 "2002-08-20T11:57:44Z")
**Scott** , I actually come from Montreal, Quebec (b4 moving to Europe). Tell me, where on earth in Montreal or Quebec have you bought your hotdog??? Have eaten lots of them in Montreal, but when I ordered them all dressed, they all came with the traditional toppings: ketchup, mustard, relish and onions! Never had to specify the ketchup or onions, and never got any cole slaw on it.😕 Only thing I ever had to specify was whether I wanted it toasted or steamed. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/39 "2002-08-20T12:22:01Z")
I’ve had slaw dogs in Panama City, Panama. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138/40 "2002-08-20T13:10:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by False\_God \* > \*\*In Norway, they wrap the dog in potato flatbread, and put god only knows what in there with it. I can’t find a recipe for it ATM, but they call it “remoulade” and it’s basically diced shrimp and mayonnaise. This is in addition to ketchup, cucumber slices, pickle spears and sometimes straight mayo. \*\* Erm… Okay, let’s start with the potato flatbread. It’s called a _lompe_, and these days you’ll see them most often at cookouts and kids’ birthday parties, though some adults still prefer them. They used to be more common, though. Hot dog rolls are now the default, although some pathetic excuses for a _pølsebu_ will **charge** for the blasted things! :mad: _Remulade_ is a sort of sweetish tartar sauce, and though I’ve seen it in connection with many other things, I’ve never seen it on a 'dog. The shrimp with mayo - or more often, mayo with shrimp! - is called _rekesalat_, “shrimp salad”. Usually extra charge. I’m not familiar with either cukes or pickles on 'dogs, but maybe that’s a regional thing. (Norwegian pickles are sweeeeeet. Even the “sour” ones are like bread-and-butter pickles.) Around here the standard toppings are ketchup, mustard, raw or fried onions, shredded cheese, or relish, sometimes with shrimp salad or potato salad at an extra charge, and it’s rare that anyone would try to eat all of that on one 'dog. At a hot dog stand down along the waterfront in the town of Strømstad in Sweden, they serve a hot dog in a little paper tray, in a pile of mashed potatoes. My Swedish hot dog experience isn’t extensive enough to tell if this is 1. a local or regional phenomenon, 2. standard practice in Sweden, or 3. a subtle prank played on the legions of Norwegian tourists that flock to the town :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coleslaw-on-hot-dogs-a-purely-quebecois-phenomenon/124138.md?page=3)