# top your hotdog **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303 "2014-09-02T23:27:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/1 "2014-09-02T23:27:23Z")
What do you put on your dogs? Yeah, we’ve done this before… I like the smokey cheese and pepper dogs right now. I put spicy pickle relish on 'em. Tell us yours. Make fun of other’s. Free for all. Attack the topping, not the topper. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/2 "2014-09-02T23:33:44Z")
Chopped onions, mustard and dill pickle. Nothing’ else. Well, maybe celery salt. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/3 "2014-09-02T23:33:47Z")
I can go from completely plain all the way to onions or (not and) cheese. Never ketchup or mustard, or relish of any kind. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/4 "2014-09-02T23:37:45Z")
Cheap dogs get topped with canned Hormel chili (no beans), or French’s yellow mustard. Better dogs get sauerkraut, or deli mustard, maybe some good relish. When in Chicago - Chicago style. When in New York - whatever the guy has on the cart. Outside of the LA Coliseum - wrapped in bacon with onions and peppers. Camping - brunt black outside with whatever we remembered to pack. When acting the part of a bachelor while my wife is away - chopped up in Kraft Mac & Cheese. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/5 "2014-09-02T23:38:17Z")
I love Chicago-style hot dogs, [http://www.armoonwalkrentals.com/images/chicago\_dog.jpg](http://www.armoonwalkrentals.com/images/chicago_dog.jpg) , and jumbo all-beef dogs smothered in Cincinnati chili (no beans), Cheddar cheese, chopped onions, and French’s mustard, [http://www.foodrepublic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/enlarge/whattoeat\_lunch\_chilidog.jpg](http://www.foodrepublic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/enlarge/whattoeat_lunch_chilidog.jpg) . ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/6 "2014-09-02T23:41:08Z")
Onions, mustard, relish, sport peppers. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/7 "2014-09-03T00:03:33Z")
There was a superb Hot Doggery in Salem, MA, which has sadly gone bust. They boasted a variety of toppings, of which I liked the Thai Satay. But my lifelong favorite, condemned by hot dog purists and the Exalted Master himself, is ketchup. I make no apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/8 "2014-09-03T00:06:14Z")
Nothing. Or mayonnaise. Or mayonnaise and onions. Or cheese sauce, jalapeños, and pickle chips. Or chilli, cheese, and chopped onions. Or mayonnaise and catsup. Or catsup and mustard. Or catsup, mustard, and sweet pickle relish. Or mustard and sweep pickle relish. Or sauerkraut. Or sriracha. Or (thanks to **Chefguy** ) sriracha and peanut butter. Or sriracha and catsup. Or… ? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/9 "2014-09-03T00:08:11Z")
I’ve never found the hot dog to be a good medium for toppings; everything just spills everywhere. That said: mustard, chopped onions, and “hot dog chili” if it’s available, ketchup if not. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/10 "2014-09-03T00:13:04Z")
Jumbo all-beef with just ketchup and sweet relish, [http://nydeliq8.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hot-Dog-with-Relish.jpg](http://nydeliq8.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hot-Dog-with-Relish.jpg) . The bun has to be buttered and grilled. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/11 "2014-09-03T00:17:10Z")
Depends. If I am at Coney Island Hot Dogs in Worcester, MA, I get em all the way–chili sauce, onions, and mustard. Otherwise, onions, mustard, sweet relish. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/12 "2014-09-03T00:35:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Chopped onions, mustard and dill pickle. Nothing’ else. Well, maybe celery salt. This is the correct answer. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/13 "2014-09-03T00:42:48Z")
I’ll take one Chicago dog one with chili, cheese, raw onions and yellow mustard and one with sauerkraut and spicy deli mustard. Nobody eats only one hotdog. I can do three in a siting no problem ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/14 "2014-09-03T00:45:54Z")
Nothing. But I would like it on a nice steamed poppy seed bun. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/15 "2014-09-03T00:54:26Z")
Cheese, minced onion & sweet relish. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/16 "2014-09-03T01:16:35Z")
Mayo on a hotdog? That may be the first time I’ve heard of that. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/17 "2014-09-03T01:16:51Z")
I always have one plain one. Then one with just mustard (Always brown mustard. I hate yellow mustard). The third would be either Mustard and relish or mustard and sauerkraut depending on what my mood was. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/18 "2014-09-03T01:19:25Z")
Mustard, sweet relish and fresh ground pepper. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/19 "2014-09-03T01:47:32Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Mayo on a hotdog? That may be the first time I’ve heard of that. I was going to say same here, but I realized after thinking about it that I actually have had mayo on a Sonoran dog. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/20 "2014-09-03T01:50:59Z")
You can’t really top a hot dog with anything but mustard (brown). Anything else just falls off and makes a mess. However, I did like the concept behind a Chicago hot dog when I had one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303.md?page=2)