# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/61 "2014-09-03T16:22:55Z")
Mayo on a hotdog is just doesn’t seem right. I’ll have to try it. Otherwise: Chilli Slaw Ketchup Mustard, any kind Onions Pickle Relish/Pickles, any kind Hot Sauce, any kind Sauerkraut Celery Salt Jalapenos, other peppers That about covers it. . . I’ve never tried Mayo, or Bacon, but they sound like they might work. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/62 "2014-09-03T16:29:11Z")
> [@FuriousGeorge](#): > > Mustand and onions… full stop. Agreed. I like minimal frills on a hotdog. ---
**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, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/63 "2014-09-03T16:29:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Relish, tomatoes, onions, sport peppers and pickle spears. That’s a garden right there. 😉 Put the pickle on the side (it doesn’t have to be eaten with the dog) and the sport pepper is totally optional (and not included on a standard Chicago dog unless you ask for it.) > [@](#): > > Can we agree that a good kraut dog just needs a touch of mustard? I find kraut overpowering for a hot dog, but for a more substantial sausage, if I’m topping it with kraut, mustard will be the only other possible condiment. Well, maybe I could envision horseradish, but I’ve never actually tried it. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/64 "2014-09-03T16:30:58Z")
Whoa, I know I’m not the only Clevelander on this board-- How is it that nobody else has yet mentioned ballpark mustard? That stuff is God’s gift to sausage, and when I didn’t live here I had to bring back a few bottles every time I visited. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/65 "2014-09-03T16:53:42Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > I’ve had both, and you’re right as far as quality goes, but that doesn’t improve the taste. 😛 Not to prolong this, but I hated sweet pickles all my life until we started canning them ourselves. Now I find them addictive. To each his own, of course. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/66 "2014-09-03T18:13:38Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > That about covers it. . . I’ve never tried Mayo, or Bacon, but they sound like they might work. A Western style dog with a strip of bacon laid lengthwise in the bun (with the hot dog in it, of course), topped with BBQ sauce and shredded Cheddar is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/67 "2014-09-03T18:20:24Z")
Spicy brown mustard and diced raw onion. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/68 "2014-09-03T18:28:23Z")
Yellow or brown mustard and maybe some kraut if it’s available. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/69 "2014-09-03T18:34:43Z")
When I was a kid my mother had a special way that she occasionally made hotdogs. She would make a slit lengthwise and fill the slit with hunks of cheese, then wrap the dog with a strip of bacon and hold it in place with toothpicks. She would then bake them in the oven until the cheese was melted and the bacon was done. I would put one in a roll with some mustard. As a kid I loved this. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/70 "2014-09-03T18:41:42Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > Outside of the LA Coliseum - wrapped in bacon with onions and peppers. The ‘LA Street Dog’ is topped with pico de gallo (the cilantro is important!) Best hot dog ever! LA Street dog on a toasted bun with a little added mayo. Heaven! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/71 "2014-09-03T18:46:55Z")
I don’t think anyone’s mentioned it yet, so I suppose I should put in a good word for the Seattle-style hot dog; grilled frank or Polish sausage on a toasted bun, topped with cream cheese, grilled onions, jalapenos, mustard, and whatever else you like as long as you don’t skimp on the cream cheese. You wouldn’t think to put cream cheese on a hot dog, but it’s a splendid combination. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/72 "2014-09-03T18:47:31Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > She would make a slit lengthwise and fill the slit with hunks of cheese, then wrap the dog with a strip of bacon and hold it in place with toothpicks. She would then bake them in the oven until the cheese was melted and the bacon was done. I would put one in a roll with some mustard. As a kid I loved this. No need to qualify that statement. That kind of dog is delicious to all ages. 😉 ---
**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, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/73 "2014-09-03T19:33:18Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > When I was a kid my mother had a special way that she occasionally made hotdogs. > > She would make a slit lengthwise and fill the slit… When I was little my sister made ‘special’ hot dogs this way: Slit the dog down the middle. Slit it crosswise, with the slits being about ¾" apart. Fill the middle slit with Campbell’s Bean with Bacon Soup, straight out of the can, and fill the cross slits with little slices of American cheese. Bake in the oven. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/74 "2014-09-03T19:35:00Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > No need to qualify that statement. That kind of dog is delicious to all ages. 😉 Of course, but I don’t think I’ve had one since I was a kid. I’m not sure why. I do have an oven… ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/75 "2014-09-03T19:38:02Z")
Best hot dog I have ever had was a “Jets Dog” (available at the MTS Centre during the hockey games). Foot long all-beef dog in a garlic-bread bun topped with actual bacon bits, sauteed onions and chopped up pieces of deep fried perogies. So good. Wonder if the Oilers offer something similar? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/76 "2014-09-03T19:40:10Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > When I was little my sister made ‘special’ hot dogs this way: Slit the dog down the middle. Slit it crosswise, with the slits being about ¾" apart. Fill the middle slit with Campbell’s Bean with Bacon Soup, straight out of the can, and fill the cross slits with little slices of American cheese. Bake in the oven. Oh my god, Bean with Bacon. I know it’s not cool to like Campbell’s soups but damn, their Bean with Bacon is so good. But I’ve never had it in a hot dog. ---
**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, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/77 "2014-09-03T19:45:42Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > Best hot dog I have ever had was a “Jets Dog” (available at the MTS Centre during the hockey games). > > Foot long all-beef dog in a garlic-bread bun topped with actual bacon bits, sauteed onions and chopped up pieces of deep fried perogies. > > So good. Wonder if the Oilers offer something similar? Holy crap. [There it is](http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/156/files/2012/03/IMG_0109.jpg). I would never have thought of pierogi as a topping for, well, anything, but apparently the crazy Canucks have. I’m intrigued. ---
**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/78 "2014-09-03T20:00:49Z")
The first one should be plain, to gauge the quality of the hot dogs in question. The second should have the chilli, or other meat sauce, or sauerkraut and relish. The third one should have ketchup, for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/79 "2014-09-03T20:32:15Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Oh my god, Bean with Bacon. I know it’s not cool to like Campbell’s soups but damn, their Bean with Bacon is so good. > But I’ve never had it in a hot dog. Campbell’s has seriously upped the ante on their soups. Try their chicken and sausage gumbo. I was addicted to their BwB as a kid, but haven’t had it in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303/80 "2014-09-03T22:00:07Z")
Hot dog 1; New England style roll, grilled, sweet pickle relish, spicy brown mustard, both underneath the dog, cleaner to eat that way Hot dog 2; same as above, but top with Sauerkraut Hot dog 3;[Flo’s Relish](http://www.floshotdogs.com/) and celery salt [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-your-hotdog/697303.md?page=5)