# No to ketchup, what about cheese? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933 "2016-08-25T18:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/21 "2016-08-26T04:16:30Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Remember Frank N’Stuff which stuffed the cheese (or probably Cheeze) inside the hot dogs for you? Oh God, yes, yes I do. And they had a chili one, too. And maybe chili cheese? I remember them because, unlike Oscar Mayer’s cheese dogs, where the cheese was interspersed with the rest of the hot dog into one unit, the Frank N’Stuffs had a tubular void cut out in the center, into which the fillings were squeezed. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/22 "2016-08-26T05:46:32Z")
I take a slice of cheddar (y’know, real cheese), fold it in half, and line the bun with it so that the ‘hot’ hot dog melts it. Chili, mustard, and onions on top, and if I’m feeling really adventurous, a bit of diced tomato. Yum. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/23 "2016-08-26T06:11:05Z")
I’m a born and bred Chicagoan, and I am here to tell you that the “rules” are all tongue in cheek. It’s your hot dog, it’s your mouth, and you can put whatever the f\*ck on it you want. If anyone gives you any shit, tell them I gave you permission. I usually get a canonical Chicago-style dog when I’m out and about, but at home, it’s Kraft Jalapeño Ranch sauce and spicy giardiniera all the way. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/24 "2016-08-26T08:31:22Z")
Haha I was just watching one of the old Dirty Harry movies and some other cop asks him about if all the violent crime: drugs, murder, rapes have gotten him feeling down. And Clint responds what really bothers him is the way he is always stuffing down hotdogs and then goes on to say nobody should put ketchup on a hotdog. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/25 "2016-08-26T08:44:39Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever had cheese on a hot dog. Maybe I had a chili dog once with some shredded cheese. I don’t know why people are so upset about the ketchup thing, anyway. You only need a few drops of ketchup and mustard to help moisten the bun and keep you from chewing on dry bread. I would probably put shredded cheese on my hotdog but I don’t think I ever see it in the condiments section for decorating your hot dog. At BBQ’s your friends will make you a cheeseburger with a slice of cheese, but when they make hotdogs for you, they never put cheese on it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/26 "2016-08-26T11:10:26Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Hot dog snobs deserve to be laughed at by everybody. Regardless of who they are, e.g. Cecil or Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/27 "2016-08-28T21:00:05Z")
Chile Cheese Dog…yeppers. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/28 "2016-08-28T22:19:30Z")
Mustard and sauerkraut, but then I’m a NY girl. When I was little mi abuela used to cut a dog lengthwise, put wrapped cheese in the cut, wrap the dog with Pillsbury and then stick it in the oven. This was a super, duper treat for the whole house. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/29 "2016-08-29T01:18:09Z")
When I’m snug and safe at home in Brooklyn, good kraut and mustard is my go-to, as well, for almost every kind of sausage sandwich. Nathan’s Famous chili dogs are NOT all they could be: the chili has way too many beans , not enough beef, and too much tomato. Back in the '80s-'90s there were hot dog carts with orange-and-blue decor all over midtown Manhattan – must have been a Mets theme – that made wicked good chili dogs. When I travel to Chicago, though, something I’m doing FAR too much these days, I enjoy the exotica of the classic Chicago dog with everything on. Also the double bratwurst on a hard roll with mustard, raw onion, and slices of dill pickle. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/30 "2016-08-29T01:24:31Z")
Oh…when I say “good kraut,” I mean the composed German dish, not just ripping open a bag of B&G or Boar’s Head. I simmer barrel sauerkraut (from a Polish or Central Europen grocer) for hours with some bacon or smoked pork, sliced onion, bay leaves, caraway seed, black pepper, and some grated potato (thickener). I used to do it in white wine or beer, but it’s still delicious with plain water. ---
**Author:** ![SallysRock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@SallysRock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallysRock)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/31 "2016-08-30T19:51:10Z")
Nope. You bought it, you eat it, however you want. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933/32 "2016-08-30T21:40:14Z")
> [@Jamicat](#): > > Chile Cheese Dog…yeppers. Nailed it. Chili Cheese dogs are standard around here. With a stripe of mustard under the chili for contrast. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-to-ketchup-what-about-cheese/763933.md?page=1)