Hot Dogs -- The Great Debate I Never Knew About

Ketchup users are heathens, and I say this even though I live in the land of Heinz. But as long as I'm not eating it, I won't complain too much.

My preferred hot dog is a kosher dog with chili, cheese (not the whiz, O merciful Allah, not the whiz!), onion, brown mustard, and a bit of hot sauce.

Kraint wrote:

In honor of hot dogs in general:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYJG...

Also, Elysium is right. While ketchup is never allowed on sausages or wurst, hot dogs are fair game.

Never allowed? Seems to be served as standard in Germany and here in the UK. Although to be fair in the UK a hotdog generally just means a normal sausage in a bun.

Ketchup is disgusting on anything. I hate the smell of it, and the way if you spill a drop and don't notice it gets all weird and crusty in like 30 seconds. Just plain vile.

People really argue about whether you should put ketchup on a hotdog? I'd love to see how they react to a Japadog.

I grew up with ketchup only. But the Hot Dog King, has taught me otherwise!

Mustard, Diced Onions, and Yocco's Special chili sauce is the best.

Quintin_Stone wrote:
Rat Boy wrote:

I'm very particularly about what goes on my lips and assholes, thank you very much.

Yeah, not from what I've heard...

Like fish in a barrel!

Yellow mustard is only fit for utilitarian concerns, like firming up adobe or perhaps a temporary caulk substitute. Under no circumstances should it actually be consumed, especially on a hot dog. Give me ketchup and brown mustard or give me death!

Me and my love of ketchup are crying right now with all this hate.

Is that what you want to be known as people? Haters?

My wife and I almost divorced over this issue, but we're in counseling now (she is an anti-ketchup heathen). We still haven't resolved the issue of whether Hebrew Nationals or Nathan's are better, though (even though the answer is clearly Hebrew Nationals).

Ketchup does not belong on any food. Foul stuff. Why would anyone use ketchup when they can use a fresh tomato?

Poor Old Lu wrote:

Ketchup does not belong on any food. Foul stuff. Why would anyone use ketchup when they can use a fresh tomato?

Because raw tomatoes are horrible?

I'm with the Chicago school.

My kids (and wife) eat their hot dogs cold, like, straight from the fridge.
The thought of it makes me gag.

Kraint wrote:
Poor Old Lu wrote:

Ketchup does not belong on any food. Foul stuff. Why would anyone use ketchup when they can use a fresh tomato?

Because raw tomatoes are horrible?

I am at a loss for words.

Poor Old Lu wrote:

Ketchup does not belong on any food. Foul stuff. Why would anyone use ketchup when they can use a fresh tomato?

I tried dipping my french fries in a fresh tomato and it didn't really stick to the fries

Switchbreak wrote:
Kraint wrote:
Poor Old Lu wrote:

Ketchup does not belong on any food. Foul stuff. Why would anyone use ketchup when they can use a fresh tomato?

Because raw tomatoes are horrible?

I am at a loss for words.

And taste. Raw tomatoes... it's like you hate life and good.

I only use Grey Poupon.

Anything else is for the Proletariate.

Quintin_Stone wrote:

They're just lips and assholes.

I'm vegetarian and eat veggie dogs. Does that mean they're just roots and stems?

Novocain wrote:

I'm with the Chicago school.

D'z has brought enlightenment to our humble city. Chicago style... with a good microbrew.

If you must have ketchup, make it Heinz!

We in Jersey don't have a Sonic (well at least up North we don't)...

...but we do have the Amazing Hot Dog.

beeporama wrote:

I'm vegetarian and eat veggie dogs. Does that mean they're just roots and stems?

Veggie dogs and veggie burgers strike me as the equivalent of tossing meatballs into a basket of chicken cutlets and sprinkling bacon on the top as part of a "healthy meat salad." It's ingenious in its way, but it's a product of wording only.

Ketchup is sooo for the masses. We in the condimenterati know better - dijon, relish, and onions.

Funkenpants wrote:
beeporama wrote:

I'm vegetarian and eat veggie dogs. Does that mean they're just roots and stems?

Veggie dogs and veggie burgers strike me as the equivalent of tossing meatballs into a basket of chicken cutlets and sprinkling bacon on the top as part of a "healthy meat salad." It's ingenious in its way, but it's a product of wording only.

I know what I want for dinner!

Ketchup absolutely belongs on hot dogs. Just like pineapple belongs on pizza.

I fail to see how ground up seed paste (with vinegar) is acceptable, but ground up tomato paste (with vinegar) is not. Personally, I think people who tell you you're "eating it wrong" are just ridiculous... my taste buds, my call.

EDIT: That Chicago-style dog looks repulsive to me.

SommerMatt wrote:

ground up tomato paste (with vinegar and sugar)

There you go.

One word...

CHILI!!

There is no debate. Ketchup does not belong on a hot dog.

I'm not against ketchup as a rule. I can happily eat a good burger with a veritable swimming pool of ketchup (dip the burger.) It's important to have a nice vinegary ketchup.

It's just not something I condone on hot dogs.

RichyRambo wrote:

Also AFAIK Ketchup has NO vinegar. Its that corn syrup sweet I can't stand.

The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, corn syrup (or other sugar), salt, spice and herb extracts (including celery), spice and garlic powder

It depends on the ketchup. The important thing to note is that the "corn syrup (or other sugar)" is used, among other things, to produce vinegar. Look further down the wikipedia entry from where you clipped that.

My canonical hot dog favorites, option #2: brown mustard and onion. For when I want something a bit lighter than the chili cheese dog.

We're talking about a food made from lips and assh0les, I think you can put anything on that to block it's source taste.

There are also the people able to make the leap that bologna=hotdog and thus can cook it and put ketchup on it too.

Do what you want, it's your mouth it's not like I'm a dentist and have to look at and smell it's lingering affects.

Quintin_Stone wrote:
Rat Boy wrote:

I'm very particularly about what goes on my lips and assholes, thank you very much.

Yeah, not from what I've heard...

Says the guy with the Barbie fetish.

Dysplastic wrote:

condimenterati

My new favorite word.