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Chicago hot dog because no hot dog can beat a Vienna Beef hot dog even with nothing on it.
Totally agree. Vienna Beef is the best hot dog IMO period. Nathan's is decent too. Outside of that, most other hot dog brands are just not appealing to me. Don't get me started on Oscar Mayer or Ballpark.
Interesting. I never saw Seattle as a "hot dog" city. I heard "Sriracha" and immediately thought it was invented by some hipster post 2010. I still need to make it out to Seattle and see a Mariners game, they should definitely have them there. I'll give it a try for sure.
Yeah, they do sell them at Safeco Field and I think they're actually decent. But the best versions by far are from the street vendors that set up shop in nightlife areas. Those guys have turned it into an artform.
The most expensive ($18) and ridiculous Seattle Dog can be found at the high-end cocktail lounge Deep Dive. In addition to cream cheese and onions, it's topped with caviar. I do not recommend this version - I just find it hilarious that there are wealthy Amazon employees paying $20 for a hot dog.
My favorite is from Rhode Island (and S.E. Mass.). The "New York System" or "Coney Island" dog. The names are a marketing ploy from early 1900s to associate the RI dogs with Coney Island (even though they're entirely different). From Wikipedia: "
The traditional wiener is made with a small, thin hot dog made of veal and pork, giving it a different taste from a traditional beef hot dog, served in a steamed bun, and topped with celery salt, yellow mustard, chopped onions, and a seasoned meat sauce."
There's some nostalgia playing into my feelings for it, but it's definitely an excellent dog.
Huh. In that geography, I think you're just as likely to run into a chili dog made with a cheap blended beef & pork floor scrapings (Kayem Fenway Frank quality level) that has been sitting in a hot water bath for 6 hours topped with institutional canned/bag chili and some chopped onion.
If you want something with any flavor in Southeastern Massachusetts (aka West Portugal), it's linguica. A pork sausage with garlic, paprika, oregano, and vinegar.
In that part of the world, you're also always going to get a New England-style hot dog bun.
I don't eat pickles, so I leave those off. I'll usually do a diced tomato if I can. I go light on the mustard. You absolutely must have sport peppers, celery salt, and the neon green relish.
I don't eat pickles, so I leave those off. I'll usually do a diced tomato if I can. I go light on the mustard. You absolutely must have sport peppers, celery salt, and the neon green relish.
I generally just eat ketchup and onions.
Ketchup, of course, is an absolute no-no on a Chicago hot dog.
I voted for Chicago a while back, but I think I forgot to note that I was surprised to see a "Kansas City-style" hot dog on this list. I never ran into one of these creatures in the 17 years I lived there (birth to college), nor do I recall having seen a place that serves them on my periodic trips Back Home since then.
I will admit, however, that it sounds like a variety I would enjoy.
Huh. In that geography, I think you're just as likely to run into a chili dog made with a cheap blended beef & pork floor scrapings (Kayem Fenway Frank quality level) that has been sitting in a hot water bath for 6 hours topped with institutional canned/bag chili and some chopped onion.
There's a chance of that, but Olneyville NY System is the real deal with a locally made all natural casing dog. Grahams in Fall River doesn't nail the NY System, most of their stuff is pretty good as well. Stick to the places with a reputation and you're fine - kind of like anything else.
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If you want something with any flavor in Southeastern Massachusetts (aka West Portugal), it's linguica. A pork sausage with garlic, paprika, oregano, and vinegar.
I'm a chourico fan myself. Linguica is blander and a bit milder. They sell Gaspar's at the stop and shops here in Somerville which I appreciate.
Huh. In that geography, I think you're just as likely to run into a chili dog made with a cheap blended beef & pork floor scrapings (Kayem Fenway Frank quality level) that has been sitting in a hot water bath for 6 hours topped with institutional canned/bag chili and some chopped onion.
Sounds horrible, you really have been going to the wrong places!
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There's a chance of that, but Olneyville NY System is the real deal with a locally made all natural casing dog. Grahams in Fall River doesn't nail the NY System, most of their stuff is pretty good as well. Stick to the places with a reputation and you're fine - kind of like anything else.
Olneyville didn't do it for me, although I've just been to the one on Reservoir Ave. not the original. Wein-o-rama on Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston is the real deal for weiners (as they are most commonly referred to).
Geoff do me a favor and pay a visit to Eats in Seekonk next time you are trekking back and forth. It's right on Rte. 6, I guarantee you will be changing your tune.
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, you really have been going to the wrong places!
