# Do you eat cole slaw on hot dogs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 13, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349 "2003-09-13T04:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/21 "2003-09-13T18:11:05Z")
I only eat faux dogs (tofu) but I’d eat them with slaw. I never have, but now that I’ve got the idea, I have to try it. Why not? I make the ultimate slaw, btw. If you’re all really nice, I’ll give you my recipe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![boobah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@boobah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boobah)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/22 "2003-09-13T18:32:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Odinoneeye \* > \*\*Actually, my wife eats both chili and cole slaw on her hot dog. Down at the Diary Queen near her parents’ house, if you order a chili dog with everything, it will come with cole slaw on. > \*\* :eek: Chili and slaw AT THE SAME TIME?! yewww! does she get…gassy? ---
**Author:** ![stochastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@stochastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stochastic)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/23 "2003-09-13T20:46:31Z")
My first thought upon seeing the thread title was “hey! this dude must be talking about West-by-God-Virginia!” My folks live in WV, and everytime I’m there and we visit relatives in Huntington, we have to go to some well-known place (I forget the name) and get us some chili dogs with cole slaw on 'em. They’re not too bad actually, but I’d be hard-pressed to find a hot-dog stand here in NorCal that serves them. ---
**Author:** ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/24 "2003-09-13T21:44:02Z")
Not only do I NOT eat cole slaw on hot-dogs, I have never heard about it until this thread. It sounds horrific. I grew up in Wisconsin, and am living in Minnesota right now, and I think everyone I’ve ever eaten hot-dogs or hot-dog-like-products with have dressed their dogs only with ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, butter (my mom - she’s weird), kraut, or, if they were really adventurous, chili. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/25 "2003-09-13T22:55:51Z")
Cole slaw on hot dogs is _de rigueur_ in Quebec. _“Deux steamés all-dresse!”_ means two steamed hot dogs, all dressed (with the works), which includes cole slaw, onions, relish, and mustard. You have to ask for ketchup. Which I do. Please don’t hurt me. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/26 "2003-09-13T23:03:55Z")
I love my dogs with chili, mustard, onions and slaw. OR mustard, onions and sauerkraut. OR with mayonnaise, a thin dill pickle, and fresh tomatoes. OR Chicago-style. Mmm. Hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/27 "2003-09-13T23:06:09Z")
I think that this thread sinply serves to show that Midwest cuisine is undeniably superior to Southern cusine. Cole slaw is not meant to be put on food. If you must put cabbage on food, it must be rotten, sour, and called by a german name. Barbeque sauce does NOT have vinegar in it. It is sweet and sticky and comes from Kansas City. Thank you. Ignorance has now been fought. Let us never mention this abomination again. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/28 "2003-09-14T04:28:02Z")
Never even thought of it, but I have both in the fridge right now. I’ll give it a shot tomorrow during the Vike-Chicago game. I just wanna give the Bear fans a case of the bends. _grin_ One of my favorite sandwiches is a Reuben with slaw instead of _shudder_ kraut, so it shouldn’t be **too** bad. ---
**Author:** ![Palewriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@Palewriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palewriter)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/29 "2003-09-14T05:23:41Z")
Before we reinvent the Civil War…slaw on shit is a Memphis thing. Leave the rest of us out of it, please. I really LOVE slaw (when it’s good) but I’d no more put it on a hotdog than I’d put it on a Chicken Alfredo. - PW ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/30 "2003-09-14T05:46:16Z")
This is an idea that is totally new to me, but dear gods, it sounds good! Like **flodnak** mentioned, it would work really well with a vinegary kind of coleslaw, not the heavy, creamy dressed stuff. Then again, I like sauerkraut on my dogs, so that’s not that far of a jump. ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/31 "2003-09-14T10:00:57Z")
You bloody lot make me sick. Back in the UK we get ketchup or piss poor mustard…and thats yer lot, so there! ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/32 "2003-09-14T15:37:13Z")
In my hometown in TN, the convenience stores that sell hot dogs almost always have slaw to top them with, right there with the onions, mustard, etc. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![pencilpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pencilpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pencilpusher)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/33 "2003-09-14T15:55:35Z")
Slaw dogs is GUUUUUUUUUD!! I love dawgs with onions, mustard, chili and sweet slaw. In fact, now that yall been talkin bout it, I think I’ll have a couple fer lunch. TY fer remindin me bout what I been missin. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/34 "2003-09-14T17:57:16Z")
Cole slaw on hot dogs? No thanks! Cole slaw belongs on barbecue. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/35 "2003-09-14T18:14:45Z")
What **scott evil** said. Just to mention though, the cole slaw is the vinegary one. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flodnak \* > \*\*You can get _shrimp salad_ on your 'dogs here in Norway. Now _that_ is insane. \*\* We used to have something similar here, about 40 years ago. It was called a _guédille_. You take a hot dog bun, toast it, and instead of putting a sausage, you fill it with chicken, tuna or shrimp salad and you top it all with french fries. Yummy ! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/36 "2003-09-16T02:06:46Z")
Had two of 'em last night. Why the hell didn’t anyone tell me about this sooner?! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/37 "2003-09-16T02:17:39Z")
Hmm…I just made a batch of my World Famous™ cole slaw (recipe available on request). I’ll have to give this a go. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/38 "2003-09-16T03:29:36Z")
I’ve had chow chow on hot dogs, but I don’t think I could go all the way to cole slaw. My mom would, though. She combines all sorts of things. Does anyone else here like chow chow on anything? ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/39 "2003-09-16T05:37:36Z")
Aw come on people!, as we all know there are only 2 ways to eat hot dogs: Chili, cheese, mustard and onions or Chicago style, yes I want peppers!. Down here in the swamp (Houston), I used to see “Tennesee dogs” on the menu at Big Franks hot dogs and the Tennesee came with cole slaw but I never saw one ordered. unclviny ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/40 "2003-09-16T05:58:16Z")
My lord…tomatos, mayo, coleslaw, catsup, shrimp salad… how 'bout some chocolate sauce? That’d really hide that hotdog taste. Harry, where’s Harry? I bet y’all are gonna be puttin beans in the chili next. ☹ Just put my salad on the side, thankyou. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349.md?page=3)