# Hot dogs: what do you like on em **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379 "2012-06-17T00:07:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/41 "2012-06-17T06:21:59Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Only ketchup, never anything else. Me too. But to some people this is sacrilege. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/42 "2012-06-17T08:17:22Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > That is weird. BBQ, OK, but a hot dog? Nothing wrong with BBQ dogs. There are several chains that have a BBQ, bacon, and cheese dog on the menu. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/43 "2012-06-17T08:27:44Z")
Mustard and maybe, on occasion, some kraut. I sometimes like chili and cheese on a frankfurter but that’s not a hot dog. It’s a chili dog or Coney Island which are entirely different. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/44 "2012-06-17T14:17:56Z")
Always ketchup. Sometimes chili, cheese, and onion too, but always ketchup. And anyone who feels the need to insult people for putting ketchup on hot dogs 1) clearly holds hot dogs in too high esteem and 2) needs to worry less about what other people eat. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/45 "2012-06-17T14:20:38Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > I like everything on the list on a hot dog (except, of course, Ketchup - I’m not 5 years old) Your post argues that assumption. :rolleyes: In general and quoted poster above specifically excluded from the rest of this post, given the forum, what it _is_ it about hot dogs that turns posters into utterly retarded douchebags? Most of the “Ketchup can’t go on hot-dogs” thing (as far as I’ve heard) comes from Chicago. And, given that the classic Chicago dog has so much garbage on it that you can’t taste the dog\*, Chicago-style fans are in no position to tell anyone else The Only True Way to enjoy a hot-dog. It’s not like they’re enjoying the pure goodness of the hot dog untainted by filthy condiments. Seriously–it’s not a religion, it’s a type of sausage, so what brings out the 5-year-old ninnies when it comes to this subject? (again, quoted poster excluded from this statement of course) \*And if that’s what you like, good for you. Eat what you enjoy. Only 5-year olds think that there are hard-and-fast “rules” for food. Like red wine with fish, be my guest. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/46 "2012-06-17T14:29:49Z")
Catsup. Shut up, all of you! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/47 "2012-06-17T14:36:33Z")
Mustard, relish, onions, and a couple pickled sport peppers for me. But the first three are a must. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/48 "2012-06-17T14:44:40Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Seriously–it’s not a religion, it’s a type of sausage, so what brings out the 5-year-old ninnies when it comes to this subject? (again, quoted poster excluded from this statement of course) > > \*And if that’s what you like, good for you. Eat what you enjoy. Only 5-year olds think that there are hard-and-fast “rules” for food. Like red wine with fish, be my guest. Oh, settle down, you. It’s just a playful bit of parochialsm/tradition. Nobody _really_ gives a shit what you put on your hot dog. While it is most associated with Chicago, I know I’ve been elsewhere in the States where a fully dressed hot dog does not include ketchup. I suspect this comes from Old World traditions, where mustard was the condiment most associated with sausages of all kinds. That said, I have seen ketchup used in Old World sausage capitals (like in the currywurst popular in Berlin and other parts of Germany). I do think it works with the currywurst, with the sweetness of ketchup playing well with the curry powder. Still, it feels a bit odd to me, but I tend not to enjoy really sweet flavors like ketchup. (Though I do like a small squirt on my burger.) ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/49 "2012-06-17T14:55:56Z")
Nah–it’s gone beyond “playful” into really annoying threadshits like our friend above made. Plus, it never gets mod-noted. If I popped into a “Favorite flavor of soda” thread and said “Everyone who’s picked “root beer” is a moron”, I’d be mod-noted. This topic is the one exception to that. That said: I wonder if the difference is that a hot dog is often all-beef (which lends itself nicely to ketchup) as opposed to most other sausages which are or have pork as a large component? Pork and ketchup aren’t (to me) a happy combo. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/50 "2012-06-17T14:58:46Z")
At home, I like Hebrew National fat-free hot dogs, and I’ll eat them on a light roll, plain. I do have cocktail sauce, so I might try that the next time I make them. Sriracha, too, but not at the same time. When I eat a hot dog elsewhere, I tend to get mustard and relish, and maybe onions. I find most commercial hot dogs to be kind of bland, and the mustard and relish helps. We have a restaurant where I live that makes something called the [“hot-chee dog”](http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/08/hot-chee-dog-from-hamilton-restaurant-carlisl-pa-pennsylvania.html). This is supposed to be the chili cheese dog of the gods, but I’ve never had one. (They make a chicken gyro that I am rather fond of, however.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/51 "2012-06-17T15:08:50Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Nah–it’s gone beyond “playful” into really annoying threadshits like our friend above made. Plus, it never gets mod-noted. If I popped into a “Favorite flavor of soda” thread and said “Everyone who’s picked “root beer” is a moron”, I’d be mod-noted. This topic is the one exception to that. > That said: > I wonder if the difference is that a hot dog is often all-beef (which lends itself nicely to ketchup) as opposed to most other sausages which are or have pork as a large component? Pork and ketchup aren’t (to me) a happy combo. Well, that’s the thing. Chicago style hot dogs are all-beef. And I put ketchup on my beef burgers. But ketchup even on an all-beef hot dog just doesn’t taste right to me. But more important for me is the natural casing. Given a choice of the natural casing dog dressed with ketchup vs. a skinless dog with mustard, I’m going to go for the natural casing dog every time. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/52 "2012-06-17T15:52:53Z")
Basically Plain, Dark Mustard and Relish. Any combination of this makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/53 "2012-06-17T16:18:42Z")
Ketchup and cheese. And, of course, the best hot dogs in the world are to be found at The Hot Dog Shoppe in East Liverpool, Ohio. _Everyone_ knows that. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/54 "2012-06-17T16:27:20Z")
In addition to “All of the above” for the poll choices, I like Chicago-style dogs with their pepperocini, garlic dill pickle wedges, tomato wedges, and a few drops of Tabasco. Mind you, I’m not saying I like the above _all at once_; I enjoy different combinations. In Toronto, there’s one really good brand of all-beef franks that I buy (jumbo-sized), but they do not, unfortunately, have natural casings. ☹ I’ve yet to find kosher dogs there; in my part of town, everything is halal and contains mostly chicken. I plan on exploring other parts of the city when I go back in July. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/55 "2012-06-17T16:56:15Z")
V-Dogs from the Varsity, North Ave Atlanta Ga. Varsity Chili, mustard, with their famous onion rings. Nectar of the Gods Ambrosia of the Angels. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/56 "2012-06-17T20:32:21Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Well, that’s the thing. Chicago style hot dogs are all-beef. And I put ketchup on my beef burgers. But ketchup even on an all-beef hot dog just doesn’t taste right to me. And that’s what’s important. > [@](#): > > But more important for me is the natural casing. Given a choice of the natural casing dog dressed with ketchup vs. a skinless dog with mustard, I’m going to go for the natural casing dog every time. Heh–100% agree with you here. I love 'em with natural casing as well. But imagine, if every single time you commented in a hot dog thread that you liked natural casing hot dogs, some twerp would inevitably drop a steaming heap of shit saying “Geez, what are you, 5 years old? Do you have plaid wallpaper, since you obviously have no taste?”, _every single time_. It would get old, right? Same principle. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/57 "2012-06-17T20:56:10Z")
Just got back from [America’s Dog](http://www.americasdog.com/), where you can have your hot dog decked out in local style from a dozen or so cities across the nation. If you are in Chicago, you should check them out. I had the Chicago style, of course. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/58 "2012-06-17T21:09:54Z")
Just about any combination of the toppings in the OP, including other (sauerkraut) and ketchup. Though kraut and chili might not work too well together. But if I’m going to have only one topping on a dog, it’s mustard. Preferably, Cleveland ballpark mustard, but if that’s not available, then a deli brown. Plain yellow American mustard is acceptable, but only as a last resort. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/59 "2012-06-17T21:15:43Z")
Mustard, relish, and onions, of course. Also tomatoes, sport peppers, pickle, and celery salt. In a different mood, I’ll also take chili. No sauerkraut. No cheese. And certainly no ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379/60 "2012-06-17T21:59:36Z")
Kraut on a dog is good with French’s mustard, nothing else. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-what-do-you-like-on-em/625379.md?page=4)