# Should serving hot dogs with ketchup rather than mustard & relish be punished by death? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609 "2020-02-27T17:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/21 "2020-02-27T19:47:30Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Better Red than not able to eat my dogs the way I want, I always say. > > (Well, not actually, it’s too long and doesn’t rhyme, but you get the idea). Better Red than mustard-befouled Bread? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/22 "2020-02-27T20:08:16Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > At Johnny’s Hot Dog, at the southwest corner of Cleveland’s West Side Market, they always want to put mustard on my breakfast chili dogs. So, you eat breakfast chili dogs often enough to say what the staff ‘always’ does when you order them? Hardcore. I can’t compete with that. You’re in charge of the toppings, boss-man. ---
**Author:** ![steepone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@steepone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steepone)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/23 "2020-02-27T20:38:25Z")
Mustard is for corned beef, nothing else ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/24 "2020-02-27T20:45:48Z")
I eat my hot dogs at the movie theater (yes, I’m the one) with ketchup only. I’m for complete freedom of condiments. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/25 "2020-02-27T20:54:01Z")
Regular old baloney stick type hot dog? Ketchup, mayo, cheap yellow mustard, 90wt gear oil, K-Y, whatever it takes for a fellow to get that sucker down the hatch and out of the world. Eating one of those nasties should entitle one to a medal for the service they have done humanity. A nice Jewish dog? I do mine with straight ketchup and a big old glass of sweet tea. Because I’m a badass. Brats deserve only the best fancy schmancy mustard. Someone has one of those and is reaching for the ketchup, I slip them the baloney stick when they’re not looking. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/26 "2020-02-27T20:54:45Z")
Let me blow your tiny minds. Not only is ketchup fine it can form a holy quartet. I love me some classic German bockwurst and when in Germany or Austria I’ll often have a pair with some classic rye bread accompanied by ketchup, german mustard, maggi seasoning and grated horseradish. It’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/27 "2020-02-27T21:01:50Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > At Johnny’s Hot Dog, at the southwest corner of Cleveland’s West Side Market, they always want to put mustard on my breakfast chili dogs. And look at me funny when I decline. > > Why the hell would a good chili dog need mustard? Do you stir mustard into your bowl o’ red? Took the words right off of my fingers. I pretty much stopped going to Rally’s/Checker’s because of this. Wienerschnitzel still gets it right, though, although I fear that it is just a matter of time, the same way that, one by one, Subway, then Quizno’s, then Togo’s, all sweetened up the marinara sauce in their meatball subs. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/28 "2020-02-27T21:11:26Z")
I’ve got a problem with any server/restaurant that puts anything on a non-specialty hot dog. Hand it to me plain and let me add the condiments! ---
**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:** [February 27, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/29 "2020-02-27T21:13:52Z")
I think these penalties should be reserved for people who try to influence how other people like to eat their food. Eat however you like. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/30 "2020-02-27T21:20:46Z")
When I was a kid, I put ketchup on virtually everything. Now I use it only on burgers, fries and hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/31 "2020-02-27T21:21:02Z")
There is nothing wrong with putting ketchup on hot dogs as long as you are under the age of 12 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/32 "2020-02-27T21:23:43Z")
Who decided it must be mustard-only on hotdogs? Since when does majority rule on taste? Should we all only eat at McDonald’s? This is really tiresome. I use ketchup on hotdogs because hotdogs are way too salty for my tastes. The sweetness in ketchup (and relish) help balance it out. Otherwise, I doubt I could choke one down. Been that way since I was a kid. Nowadays I use sauerkraut and sautéed onions, too. Sometimes roasted browned poblanos. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/33 "2020-02-27T21:52:45Z")
Only if we can do the same with french fries. I feel that might be less popular but makes more sense IMHO. Places I buy fries don’t offer ketchup. Both are close to “eating well done steak with ketchup” territory to me, but not quite. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/34 "2020-02-27T22:13:36Z")
Hot dogs should not be served with anything on them. Serve them up plain, and have a little table where the eater can choose their own condiment to put on them (including mustard, relish, and yes, ketchup if they so choose). ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/35 "2020-02-27T23:10:09Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > Mustard is an abomination. > > A sinus-burning, taste overwhelming, tastes-like-poop-dipped-graphite horror. Yes! This. Mustard of any kind is disgusting. If I was Superman, mustard would be kryptonite. Sorry for the hijack. Oh, hot dogs with ketchup for the win! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/36 "2020-02-27T23:22:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Sweet relish is a abomination, IMHO, but I have given up on that hill. > > Mustard. > > Unless it’s a chili dog- in which case, might as well have mustard anyway. Yeah. \*\*Hate \*\*sweet pickle relish. My go-to is just mustard and chopped onions. I used to love the chili dogs they made at the Orange Julius in Westwood (next door to Tomnoddy Faire – obviously, this was like 40 years ago). They used parmesan cheese on their chili dogs, which tasted _awesome_. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/37 "2020-02-27T23:28:45Z")
I am aware that some people put ketchup on hot dogs. My own beloved daughter does, but she’s only six – there’s hope yet. It’s wrong, it’s perverse, and it’s awful, but people do it. I can live with that. Relish is fine. Sauerkraut is fine, too. But mayonnaise? What the fuck? I mean, mayonnaise has its place, but that place is nowhere near a hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/38 "2020-02-27T23:31:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Hot dogs should not be served with anything on them. Serve them up plain, and have a little table where the eater can choose their own condiment to put on them (including mustard, relish, and yes, ketchup if they so choose). Aw, you’re reminding me of Woody’s Smorgasboard\*. Which oddly enough was a burger place. You ordered your burger (indicating number of patties and type of cheese, if any) and took it to the “smorgasboard” of condiments. I always took mine to the soft serve “smorgasboard” and added chopped peanuts to my other condiments. Yum! - So many place I loved… long gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/39 "2020-02-27T23:35:17Z")
I voted for death, but I’m disappointed to find that this is just a **Skald** hypothetical. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609/40 "2020-02-27T23:41:58Z")
I get sooo much pushback from people when it comes to ketchup on a hot dog. Usually they loudly tell me to STFU, they can eat whatever they want, how they want. And I agree but it is akin to being allowed to say anything you want because you have free speech. You can certainly do it but you are not free from other people’s reactions if you say something awful. If you went to a good sushi restaurant and squirted ketchup on your sushi you are free to do so but you cannot be surprised when the restaurant asks you to leave (and I guarantee some places would assuming they didn’t outright refuse the request in the first place). I will give a pass to kids under 10. They can do ketchup on a hot dog. After that they should know better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-serving-hot-dogs-with-ketchup-rather-than-mustard-relish-be-punished-by-death/848609.md?page=3)