# Just What is so Disgusting about Hot Dogs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 27, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-disgusting-about-hot-dogs/993781 "2023-11-27T18:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 95
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-disgusting-about-hot-dogs/993781/95 "2023-11-29T00:37:28Z")
Point of order - in yet another thread we’ve had on this topic I said and stand by the following: > [@Hotdogs and Toppings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559/27): > > I’m going with a partial agree and disagree on this. If you limited it to most commercial ketchups, it would be a strong agree - because most major brands taste of a lot of sugar, a bit of vinegar, and a hint of weak tomato/spices. A well made homemade ketchup or other ‘naturally’ sweet fruit sauce made from quality fresh veggies is quite a different thing! Which is why I like my peach habanero sauce on sausage - it’s made of roasted peaches (to bring out the sweet and drop the moisture), h… IE - commercial, heavily sweetened ketchup isn’t a good choice for me at least on most meats. Sauces, including ketchup (still not my first choice but) based on fruits or veggies with a high sugar content, certainly are a good match for many meats. The number of fruit-options for cooking, perhaps _especially_ with pork, are quite high. But as with many things, it’s about the quality of the ingredients of said options. Something with a lot of added sugar or FSM-forbid, HFCS, are likely not to be to my, or many people’s tastes. But just because something is sweet isn’t, or shouldn’t be, in my opinion, a bar to pairing with meat. End of sermon. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-disgusting-about-hot-dogs/993781)._