hot dogs

[dan]

Glock got me craving a dog. What're your favorites? How do you take them?

My all-time favorites are probably the all-beef ones my parents used to get from Lancaster, PA.

If I'm getting store-bought, I always go for Nathan's. I used to love Sabrett's, but last time I got a pack, there was some kind of.... goop all over the hot dogs that looked like someone in the factory had given them their own special "sauce". So, I can't really get that out of my head, I ate one of them, and it tasted okay, I guess, but I ended up just throwing the whole pack away. Boar's Head makes good hot dogs, too, but you practically have to mortgage your house to afford a pack.

I like mine with cheese, always with cheese. Almost always with ketchup, occassionally with mustard (I prefer spicy, but I'll settle for yellow), and very very occassionally with sauerkraut.

And, of course, they've got to be grilled. None of this boiled water crap for me.

[hjmick]

Mmmm...Hot dogs.

Kosher, almost always kosher. Hebrew National. If I'm not going kosher, then it's Nathan's, but only with the natural casing, I love the "snap" and texture of the casing.

Grilled, weather permitting, or broiled. Sometimes boiled in beer.

Never with catsup/ketchup, that is blasphemy. Mustard, usually some variation of the spicy brown, I am particularly fond of the mustards coming from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, the stout and the porter mustards specifically. Chopped onions are a must, occasionally with cheese, but only cheddar, none of that oily American cheese. Chili is another favorite topping, when chili is a factor, onion and cheese is a must.

Most often in a bun, usually a potato bread bun, but wrapped in a tortilla is a damn good eat as well.

[dan]

You can't get any hot dogs around here with natural casing, which sucks. Guess these daggum southern folks ain't got enough teeth to chew through it!

[hjmick]

You can't get any hot dogs around here with natural casing, which sucks. Guess these daggum southern folks ain't got enough teeth to chew through it!

I have to search for them out here.

[Hagbard Celine]

You can't beat a good Chicago Dog. (drools)

[dan]

You can't beat a good Chicago Dog. (drools)

Michael Vick could.


Thank you, thank you very much.

[Abbey Marie]

When I ate meat, it was Sabrett's. My fave was the chili dog from a particular vendor.

No rainbow dogs! (boiled)

[dan]

When I ate meat, it was Sabrett's. My fave was the chili dog from a particular vendor.

No rainbow dogs! (boiled)

I didn't know you were a vegetarian (vegan?). I really respect that, even though it's something I could never do.

[Abbey Marie]

I didn't know you were a vegetarian (vegan?). I really respect that, even though it's something I could never do.

I was veg for many years, but added chicken & turkey back into the diet a few years ago so I could cut the carbs.

[Joan]

Nothing can compare to a good old Italian Hot dog - served on pizza bread, peppers, onions and potatoes!!

[MtnBiker]

You can't beat a good Chicago Dog. (drools)

I really like Chicago Dogs!

[dan]

Nothing can compare to a good old Italian Hot dog - served on pizza bread, peppers, onions and potatoes!!

Gotta agree here. I haven't been to NJ in so long, there used to be a great place for those in Menlo Park, is it still there?

[Abbey Marie]

Nothing can compare to a good old Italian Hot dog - served on pizza bread, peppers, onions and potatoes!!

That's how we used to eat suasage, sans the pizza bread. I've never heard of eating a hot dog that way.

[Trigg]

I really like Chicago Dogs!

eewwwwww, they messed up a perfectly good hotdog.

All a hotdog needs to be good is some good old sauerkraut, yum, yum

[nevadamedic]

Caspers, they have the best Hot Dogs I have ever had. They are a chain out of the Bay Area. You can also buy their hotdogs at Safeway stores now too.