# Hotdogs and Toppings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 23, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559 "2023-03-23T20:58:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/1 "2023-03-23T20:58:34Z")
Yeah Yeah, it’s been done. The question I have though, is one I don’t ever remember seeing addressed. If you are one who puts sauerkraut on your hot dog, do you put it on cold or do you heat it to match the temperature of the hotdog? By cold I mean anything from straight out of the fridge to room temperature. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/2 "2023-03-23T21:00:56Z")
However it’s prepared is fine with me. I guess most times it’s hot, but I’m fine with it whatever temp, as long as the dog is hot. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/3 "2023-03-23T21:06:52Z")
Cook the hotdog in the kraut. So, same temp. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/4 "2023-03-23T21:13:01Z")
Hot or cold is fine. As long as it’s dry enough that the bun doesn’t get soggy. I’ll often grill it mostly to dry it out. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/5 "2023-03-23T21:13:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Cook the hotdog in the kraut. This. Also chopped onions, relish, mustard. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/6 "2023-03-23T21:17:09Z")
I’ll eat sauerkraut on a dog if the sauerkraut is hot/warm/cooked. But I don’t seek it out or request it. I request yellow mustard and diced onions. Celery salt and black pepper are welcome, but I don’t request them. Could I do a pickle wedge on there, too? Yeah, but only if it comes that way. Poppy seed bun? Sure, if you have them. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/7 "2023-03-23T21:22:49Z")
Generally, just cold from the fridge, but hot would be excellent. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/8 "2023-03-23T21:32:13Z")
If I’m doing it, probably cold, just because I’m lazy. But if I’m at a hot dog toppings bar, and there’s a bin of cold sauerkraut and one of hot sauerkraut, I’m probably going for the hot one. It’s better hot, but not enough better to justify my effort in heating it. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/9 "2023-03-23T21:39:02Z")
I put coleslaw. It goes on cold. The hot mixed with the cold makes for a nice mouth feel. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/10 "2023-03-23T21:42:55Z")
Icy cold sauerkraut would be unpleasant, but anything from chilled to hot works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/11 "2023-03-23T22:24:07Z")
My favorite hot dog is a chili dog, with or without beans, though I prefer it without, and with onion and cheese if available. If chili isn’t available and coleslaw is, i’ll take that, hot or cold, but I won’t waste my time heating it. Maybe with onion, but nothing else. Just a plain dog? Brown mustard, onions and pickles, preferably sweet or bread and butter, but dill is good too. Never catsup. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/12 "2023-03-23T22:33:36Z")
Oh, man - NEVER catsup? Cat and mustard together at a minimum, plus some combo of pickle relish, chopped hot hoagie peppers, horseradish, sauerkraut, kimchi (minced finer than package strength) onions raw or browned, cheese and so on, but not (yet) all at once - unwieldy, y’know. Warm kraut and kimchi. Dan ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/13 "2023-03-23T23:06:21Z")
only things i ever put on a hotdog are chili with or without beans (tho I prefer without )and shredded cheese although cheese slices will do in a pinch Or my attempt at a “western dog” a nice slice of bacon and bbq sauce with shredded cheese ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/14 "2023-03-23T23:32:00Z")
I’m fine with anything on a hot dog except ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, and chili. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/15 "2023-03-23T23:38:34Z")
What **Chronos** said. My default is either mustard & kraut or mustard/relish/onion. If I’m at the ball park I’ll get 2 dogs and have both styles. Wienerschnitzel has a Texas BBQ dog that isn’t half bad. BBQ sauce, grilled onions, cheese and bacon. Messy but delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/16 "2023-03-24T04:26:48Z")
Kim chee. Goes better with non-all beef franks. Just realized, kim chee is Korean sauerkraut, especially fermented kim chee! I used to like fresh kim chee, but find, a few weeks old is tastier. Learned this from waiting Korean variety shows. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/17 "2023-03-24T04:36:55Z")
Assuming decent quality pork sausage, I want a pretzel bun (homemade ideally) or a decent onion roll from the store, and either spicy hot beer mustard or my homemade peach habanero hot sauce. A good flavored sausage (mango habanero, cheddar jalapeno, onion-garlic-sage) and I’ll skip most toppings to just enjoy the piping hot sausage and bun. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/18 "2023-03-24T04:41:40Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > If you are one who puts sauerkraut on your hot dog, do you put it on cold or do you heat it to match the temperature of the hotdog? I like the sauerkraut like I like the mustard and onions: as cold as the hot dog is hot. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/19 "2023-03-24T05:06:06Z")
Eh, I’m Bi-Krautual. Either works for me. Ketchup is my Safe Word. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/20 "2023-03-24T12:01:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > > > Cook the hotdog in the kraut. > > This. Also chopped onions, relish, mustard. I don’t cook the dog in the kraut, but yeah, I cook the kraut with onions. I get the onions a bit carmelized first, before adding the kraut. Also, I substitute brats for hot dogs and hoagie rolls for soft mealy hot dog rolls. Finish with a good spicy brown mustard. Relish is an interesting idea, but seems a bit much. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559.md?page=2)