# Where is the mustard applied? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514 "2014-09-04T19:14:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Timetrvlr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/1 "2014-09-04T19:14:02Z")
My wife and I totally disagree on this one. She applies the mustard to the bun and I just think THAT"S WRONG! I maintain that mustard should go on the wiener. What’s your opinion?😃 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/2 "2014-09-04T19:17:01Z")
I put it on the hot dog. It’s just easier. Usually I lay a bead along the top of the dog and then twist it around inside the bun to spread it. As usual, food should be eaten in the one proper, true manner, and heretics should be burned at the stake. Or just ignore them, whatever works. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/3 "2014-09-04T19:18:16Z")
If you’re offended by that then this will make you really angry… I put mustard, onions and dill relish down on the bun before the hot dog. What goes on top is the ketchup. ---
**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 4, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/4 "2014-09-04T19:29:08Z")
All condiments should be applied to the wiener, not the bun. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/5 "2014-09-04T19:31:12Z")
a person might think to put the mustard on the bun. this would be done on your bare buns to give that added tang by covering from edge to edge leaving no spot untouched. all the crevices and pores of the bun are filled. now this is just wrong. the mustard acts as a lubricant and the bun no longer has the grippage to hold on to your wiener tightly for that needed friction. also you can’t get enough spicy goodness on your plump meaty wiener. now on the other hand when you have a burger then everything is different. ---
**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 4, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/6 "2014-09-04T19:32:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > All condiments should be applied to the wiener, not the bun. **silenus** has it. Condiments dress the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/7 "2014-09-04T19:33:03Z")
If I want it to look pretty and like I care, a lovely swizzle along the dog. If I’m just eating it, a bead on either side between the bun and the wiener. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/8 "2014-09-04T19:34:36Z")
Mustard between hot dog and bun on one side, ketchup between hot dog and bun on the other side, relish on top. ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/9 "2014-09-04T19:37:43Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > If you’re offended by that then this will make you really angry… > > I put mustard, onions and dill relish down on the bun before the hot dog. What goes on top is the ketchup. Heretic - Ketchup does not belong on a proper hot dog. At the old Tiger Stadium (Detroit) vendors had a squeeze bottle with mustard which they would gladly apply (to the dog NOT the bun). Anyone requesting ketchup was subject to ridicule after which the vendor would pass down a couple of packets, which the customer had to apply themselves. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/10 "2014-09-04T19:44:17Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > the mustard acts as a lubricant and the bun no longer has the grippage to hold on to your wiener tightly for that needed friction. That’s what your index finger is for. To function as a stopper. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/11 "2014-09-04T20:17:10Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > All condiments should be applied to the wiener, not the bun. This is an amendment to the Constitution, or just a law in the city of Chicago? :rolleyes: ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/12 "2014-09-04T20:19:30Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > All condiments should be applied to the wiener, not the bun. Food imitates life. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/13 "2014-09-04T20:20:43Z")
She wants it in her bun, you want it on your wiener. It’s a conflict old as time. ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/14 "2014-09-04T20:40:03Z")
On the hot dog, natch. ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/15 "2014-09-04T20:54:08Z")
On the meat, then spin it! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/16 "2014-09-04T21:08:18Z")
Unless you’re eating your sandwich in pieces, it’s not going to have any effect on the taste. You’ll be eating hot dog and bun together in each bite and the mustard will be present regardless of which one you put it on. But there is a practical difference in placement. If you put the mustard on the hot dog, it will sit on the surface. This makes it more vulnerable to falling out of the sandwich and on to your shirt. So spread it on the bun. The bun will soak up the mustard and secure it in place. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/17 "2014-09-04T21:11:20Z")
When I was a kid and we didn’t have buns I would have two hot dogs. The first hot dog would be cut up into pieces like you would any sausage. The second hot dog I would split down the middle lengthwise and apply the mustard to the inside. :eek: Anyway, when buns are involved, you’re putting the condiments on the weiner. The bun is just there to keep it from falling off the sides. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/18 "2014-09-04T21:13:55Z")
Another vote agreeing with silenius. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/19 "2014-09-04T21:18:07Z")
I put my mustard on my wiener. (Sorry, I have the sense of humor of a 3rd grader.) ETA: I see **Qadgop the Mercotan** beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/20 "2014-09-04T21:27:45Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Mustard between hot dog and bun on one side This part. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514.md?page=2)