Don't put ketchup on hot dogs!

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uclaLabrat

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In Canada, we put ketchup on EVERYTHING. No exceptions. If you don't, you're wrong.
Except french fries, where you uncouth heathens use vinegar.


Kidding, vinegary is delicious on french fries....maybe because I'm a quarter canuckistani
 

StinkyPinky

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I almost never have them but I definitely put ketchup on them. I couldn't give two shits what people think. It's my hot dog.
 

gotsmack

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1/2lb all beef dog dipped in BBQ sauce, with Texas Chili, cheddar cheese and 3 strips of bacon. They call it the Artery Clogger.


That looks like a hot mess. Also if you;re not going to melt the cheese under the broiler don't put it on top. It just falls out.

I like my hot dogs with spicy whole grain mustard and pickled onions. Sometimes a vinegar slaw is good too.
 

QueBert

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That looks like a hot mess. Also if you;re not going to melt the cheese under the broiler don't put it on top. It just falls out.

I like my hot dogs with spicy whole grain mustard and pickled onions. Sometimes a vinegar slaw is good too.

imho non melted thickly grated cheddar cheese adds a lot texture to a dog. I don't like my cheese melted on my dogs and thankfully nowhere around here does it. Is it messier? Sure, but it's worth it. Also putting a hot dog in a steamed bun underneath a broiler would just ruin the bun.
 
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Broheim

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Ketchup + mustard + raw onions + fried onions + pickled cucumber + sausage + bread = hot dog.

WHERE'S THE GLORIOUS DANISH REMOULADE?!!? Also, real mustard, not that yellow crap the Americans like.

danish hot dog is best hot dog!

but for the love of god don't try a Swedish one, Denmark is the only country in Scandinavia that can cook. Who the hell puts mashed potatoes and shrimp salad on a hot dog?
 

dawheat

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Honestly - with how bad most supermarket hot dogs are and that some people still boil it, ketchup still has a place. I do agree that the better the hotdog and if grilled, it's a shame to mask it with ketchup.

But hey - I also roll my eyes at people who ask for A1 at decent steakhouses or pour soy sauce on their rice - but there are worse food sins.
 

phucheneh

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This is the same as the 'no beans in chili' argument.

1) You're a fucking moron for apparently thinking your choice of [thing] on [food] makes you a superior human being.
2) You're a double fucking moron for feeling like you need to proclaim your superiority on the internet and convert the heathens with your genius.
3) You're fucking wrong, anyway.

Basically, you're the evangelical Christians of food. The world would prefer it if you just went away, or at least stopped talking.
 

sdifox

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Ketchup and mayo for hotdog. Not that I eat hotdogs these days. Upgraded to sausages :awe:
 
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nageov3t

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I'm a big fan of the "eat your food whatever way tastes good to you" school.

if I'm just making hot dogs at home, then yes, I'll put ketchup on them... I usually can't be assed to make chili, cut up onions, etc if I'm just throwing a couple dogs on the grill.

if I'm at a hot dog truck or something, then I'll get more creative.
 

trmiv

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I buy the expensive Boars Head dogs and then put whatever the fuck I want on them because I bought them. When any of you dog snobs starts buying my food, you can tell me what to put on it.
 

UnklSnappy

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White hots with mustard, onions and hot sauce(meat based) not the red stuff in a bottle.
 

Chaotic42

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Yeah, I'm not much of a fan of ketchup on anything except french fries. I've always thought of hot dogs as a kids food though. You guys are pretty serious about them...

Maybe I'm missing out.
 

lxskllr

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You guys are pretty serious about them...

Maybe I'm missing out.

A good dog is tasty, if not especially nutritious food. They're good to have every so often. I liked naturally cased hot dogs, but they aren't the easiest to find. Oh, and fuck ketchup.
 

NetWareHead

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Kayem dogs are my favorites. Yes to natural casing grilled over a campfire on a stick or grills. The casing gives that nice snap when biting into it.
 
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Telling people the proper method for dressing their hot dog is like telling them what outfit pairs best with crocs. Hot dogs are literally the worst meat substance that's deemed safe for people to consume; you can't be snobby about what people choose to put on it. It's not like they're dumping A1 on a rib eye.

For what it's worth, I prefer my hot dogs with ketchup, mustard, relish and onions, and maybe some shredded cheddar. As I don't usually have all those available (and if I'm eating a hot dog, I'm probably feeling pretty lazy anyway), ketchup and mustard work in a pinch. And cheap, yellow mustard; I save the spicy brown mustard for an actual decent sausage.
 

alkemyst

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I buy the expensive Boars Head dogs and then put whatever the fuck I want on them because I bought them. When any of you dog snobs starts buying my food, you can tell me what to put on it.

Lol, first we had the beer snobs, then the pizza snobs here, now they are going in to the realm of hot dogs....


lollerskates.