# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**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, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/41 "2003-09-16T06:02:49Z")
chow chow? Goes w/ lots of stuff but is best with purple hull peas and cornbread. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/42 "2003-09-16T06:42:09Z")
cole slaw on hot dogs? have never seen it here, but i like both so iā€™ll try it. isnā€™t chow chow a dog (literally)? ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/43 "2003-09-16T06:54:11Z")
**vivalostwages** where do you get chow chow at? We havenā€™t seen any up here in years. Wonder how much it would cost to ship someā€¦? > [@](#): > > Quote by **Odinoneeye** : > > Tikkiā€¦ > > I live in the Detroit area and have most of my life. > > Many people put ketchup on their hot dogs out here. Me included. > > Now my dad wouldnā€™t do it either but he wonā€™t put ketchup on anything. Odin, you have to remember that my Dad grew up in Detroit in the '30ā€™s and '40ā€™s. No doubt the city has become more sophisticated in itā€™s later years and ketchup has become an accepted hot dog topping. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/44 "2003-09-16T07:19:20Z")
Hmmmā€¦ could be. Iā€™ll have to query my more advanced relatives and find out how they grew up. ---
**Author:** ![Phoebestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Phoebestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoebestar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/45 "2003-09-16T15:10:06Z")
I was born and raised in West Virginia, and hot dogs with chili and slaw were a staple. Imagine my dismay when I came to central Kentucky for college, only to discover that not only did they not offer slaw for your hotdogs. If you asked for it, they looked at you if you were crazy. I had friends from eastern Kentucky with the same problem. I knew that they didnā€™t eat slaw on their hotdogs everywhere, but whenever we visited my grandparents in Myrtle Beach, SC (jokingly known as the capital of West Virginia), they had slaw aplenty for your frankfurter. I also eat slaw on barbeque sandwiches. Mmm. Is it lunch yet? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/46 "2003-09-16T15:24:56Z")
I like slaw. I like hot dogs. I like BBQ. Never the three shall meet. ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/47 "2003-09-16T16:18:59Z")
As far as I am concerned, there are three ways to eat a hot dog 1. Chili Dog - Chili, cheese, and onions 2. Kraut Dog - Kraut, brown mustard 3. Ballpark style - ketchup, brown mustard, relish, onions Slaw is a side dish and should be kept as such. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/48 "2003-09-16T16:31:57Z")
On barbecue? You bet. On a hot dog? No, thanks. You can get a damned good hot dog, with onions and Hungarian chili, at the William Street Recreation Center in Fredericksburg. Add an ice cold beer (or two, or ten) and youā€™re talking good eats. ---
**Author:** ![Phoebestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Phoebestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoebestar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/49 "2003-09-16T16:46:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*On a hot dog? No, thanks. You can get a damned good hot dog, with onions and Hungarian chili, at the William Street Recreation Center in Fredericksburg. \*\* Out of curiosity, what exactly is Hungarian chili? ---
**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, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/50 "2003-09-16T18:15:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tikki \* > \*\ ***vivalostwages** where do you get chow chow at? We havenā€™t seen any up here in years. Wonder how much it would cost to ship someā€¦? > > SNIP\*\* I just order it from [www.vermontcountrystore.com](http://www.vermontcountrystore.com). I donā€™t know if itā€™s even sold around here. I get Muffaletta from them too, because the ones sold here just donā€™t cut it. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/51 "2003-09-16T23:59:21Z")
A hot dog all the way consists ofā€¦ bun dog mustard catsup onions chili \*\*bbq[/q] slaw. cole slaw is for eating on bliffenburgers. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349/52 "2003-09-21T15:11:53Z")
So, I told fella bilong missus flodnak about this thread, and he said, quite sensibly: ā€œWhy donā€™t you make one and try it out?ā€ Where food is concerned, he is ever the pragmatist. This morning I made a batch of vinegary cole slaw and put it in the fridge to marinate until suppertime. I ate it on a hot dog for supper. The hot dog was also topped with relish and fried onions. It was good. Actually damn good. I ate a second hot dog the same way just to be sure. I think we will be having cole slaw with our hot dogs much more often here at Casaflodnak. I trust this settles the matter šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-cole-slaw-on-hot-dogs/201349.md?page=2)