# Hot Dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771 "2014-01-14T07:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/41 "2014-01-14T20:28:43Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > …Tabasco. That reminds me. After reading of it here, I am starting to eat hot dogs with Sriracha sauce. I’ve tried Sriracha and peanut butter, but haven’t come up with the right ratio yet. (Good, but nothing special.) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/42 "2014-01-14T20:28:55Z")
Bun toasted, good stone ground mustard and sauerkraut. ---
**Author:** ![Rudiger\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rudiger\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rudiger_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/43 "2014-01-14T21:30:26Z")
I like Chicago dogs, or with ketchup and mustard, but when I’m at home, it’s peanut butter and ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/44 "2014-01-14T21:33:19Z")
> [@Rudiger\_Simpson](#): > > I like Chicago dogs, or with ketchup and mustard, \ Are you sure about that? I never saw a Chicago dog with ketchup on it. Sounds blasphemous! ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/45 "2014-01-14T21:42:24Z")
I like 'em plain too! Either steamed or grilled. Bun can be toasted or not. No biggie. I also dig them with chili and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Dravin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dravin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dravin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/46 "2014-01-14T21:46:50Z")
Brown mustard and sauerkraut. If no sauerkraut is available then chopped onion is an inferior, but acceptable, substitute. ---
**Author:** ![JacksMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@JacksMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacksMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/47 "2014-01-14T21:55:52Z")
I don’t always eat the same way. 1. Ketchup and mayo 2. Homemade hot dog chili 3. Canned hot dog chili and cheese 4. Grilled onions and peppers 5. Carmelized onions and horseradish sauce (the creamy kind, which is like horsey mayo) The option I choose usually depends on how the dogs are cooked, what kind of dog it is, whether or not I feel like making hot dog chili, is the grill already hot, etc. There’s probably not much I wouldn’t try on a dog except relish. I may have even eaten one with Creole mustard. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/48 "2014-01-14T22:09:02Z")
Speaking of relish, my mom makes a green tomato relish that’s very good too. I don’t know what culture that comes from, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/49 "2014-01-14T22:19:22Z")
at a bare minimum mustard preferably spicy brown and onion best is chili, mustard and onions. Everyday when I was pregnant I would walk over to the 7-11 and get a chili cheese dog with mustard and onions. Had to have it. Now I think the cheese is overkill. I couldn’t do a plain hot dog, nor could I do one with catsup. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/50 "2014-01-14T22:25:15Z")
I don’t always eat hot dogs but when I do, I always put mustard on them (and sometimes kraut if it’s available). I’m not including chili and/or cheese because that would make it a chili dog or Coney Island which are two completely different types of sausage-based sandwiches. They’re both good but they’re not hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/51 "2014-01-14T22:33:22Z")
Yellow mustard. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/52 "2014-01-14T22:39:18Z")
I’m with the OP - naked is best. As far as the best dog - I miss the ones from the Dirty O near the Pitt campus… Got me thru many a late night study session at Carnegie Tech. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/53 "2014-01-14T22:43:08Z")
Hope this isn’t considered thread drift, but when I’m at a hot dog stand, likely as not I’ll order a “Maxwell Street Polish.” At least, that’s what they call it in Chicago (grilled polish sausage, grilled onions, and usually mustard). What do they call that in other towns? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/54 "2014-01-14T23:46:54Z")
Yellow mustard. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/55 "2014-01-15T00:01:14Z")
1. Take hotdog bun 2. Throw away hotdog (cuz they gross) 3. Fill bun with crumbled ground beef (cooked, duh) 4. Top with chili (NO FUCKING BEANS) and chopped onions (raw) A simple bun + polish sausage/kielbasa with no toppings is also acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/56 "2014-01-15T02:44:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Hope this isn’t considered thread drift, but when I’m at a hot dog stand, likely as not I’ll order a “Maxwell Street Polish.” At least, that’s what they call it in Chicago (grilled polish sausage, grilled onions, and usually mustard). What do they call that in other towns? That dog wouldn’t be out of place in Cleveland, but we’d just call it a “Polish boy with mustard and onions”. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/57 "2014-01-15T03:12:44Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Diced onions > Mustard > > But limiting the discussion so we can’t discuss preparation? Why do you want to kill your own thread when it could just as easily be a 900 post flame war? 😉 You can start your own thread on hot dog prep. It won’t cost anything. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/58 "2014-01-15T03:23:54Z")
Mayo (real mayo, not salad dressing) Onions Sweet relish Alternately: Chili (smother it, gonna need a fork) Onions Mustard Mayo Cheddar Cheese ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/59 "2014-01-15T04:17:36Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Mustard, chili, and slaw, in that order please. Hell yes. You can always spot the Carolina folks in a hot dog thread. I like it your way, but I also go with chili, cheese and onions more often than not. If I’m up north, I go with kraut and mustard. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771/60 "2014-01-15T05:26:47Z")
Ketchup, spicy Southwest mustard, and Heinz Hot Dog Relish (basically yellow mustard and pickle relish together in the same bottle). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771.md?page=4)