Krev wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:57 pm

dontfeartheringo wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:37 pm No scrambled dog? Motherfucker, WHAT?

Fuck the NY Times. First Iraq, now this.

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I feel that's more stew than hot dog.

No, because the chili and dog are cooked separately.

Edit: Sonoran pretty much covers the Danger Dog, minus the beans.

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Tough decision. Sonoran and Chicago cannot be fucked with. I am curious about Reindeer though. Must go to Alaska before I vote.

enframed wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:46 am Edit: Sonoran pretty much covers the Danger Dog, minus the beans.

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Tough decision. Sonoran and Chicago cannot be fucked with. I am curious about Reindeer though. Must go to Alaska before I vote.

Sonoran is very good. I feel like addition of fresh jalapeño would work really well.

Chicago, charred. Not really any contest.

Geiginni wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:21 pmI've never understood putting mediocre (and often downright shitty) chili on a dog. It's about the same as ruining good beef by putting overcooked bacon on it and overwhelming the beef flavor and maillard products with smoky porkiness.

Totally agree. That said, the wife and I will once a year or so make chili from scratch just to make chili dogs, and those are superb. Doubtful that most places are putting in that kind of work. Got a semi-gag gift can of "Michigan Sauce" from my Father-in-law which stayed in the pantry for forever until we finally broke down and tried it. Full gag gift. Jesus, people.

eephus wrote:Chicago, charred. Not really any contest.

Yup. That's the one. The garden puts such a nice balance to the whole thing, and the char instead of the steam adds a little snap.

jfv wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:10 am

enframed wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:46 am Edit: Sonoran pretty much covers the Danger Dog, minus the beans.

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Tough decision. Sonoran and Chicago cannot be fucked with. I am curious about Reindeer though. Must go to Alaska before I vote.

Sonoran is very good. I feel like addition of fresh jalapeño would work really well.

Yeah, you can get jalapeños, usually grilled also, on the street here. I don't. My uh "constitution" can't handle them even if my mouth can.

Nothing like coming out of a concert at midnight with a slight buzz and having a Danger Dog on the corner.

Of the ones I've had, Sonoran. Chicago second.

The Chicago dog is something special that I didn't have until later in life. Agreed that char is the way to go though most places don't roll that way.

But I still put Coneys first cause it's hard to leave your roots. It is in fact claimed that the Detroit places use beef heart but it's not like they share the chili recipes. Koegel dogs are good. So Coneys. Then Chicago.

enframed wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:14 pm

jfv wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:10 am Sonoran is very good. I feel like addition of fresh jalapeño would work really well.

Yeah, you can get jalapeños, usually grilled also, on the street here.

DAMN, I didn't even think about that. Grilled jalapeños would work great on them, too. Either fresh or grilled would be way better than pickled.

Sorry, I got hungry.

All hot dogs are beautiful and deserving of our love and appreciation.
This thread is nothing but mean-spirited chauvinism.
Shame on all of you. Enough. Be better.

The correct answer is the Nordic dog, like the ones you get on the street in Copenhagen and Stockholm: pork hot dog, one or two kinds of mustard, raw onions, fried or dehydrated onions, slivers of barely pickled cukes, ketchup (which I always leave off), and tiny-shrimp salad (which I also leave off, although MrsEaster is a convert). The version w/the bacon-wrapped pølser is also very happening. Always w/beer.

From this list, I suppose I'd go classic NYC.

I actually like the Chicago dog a hell of a lot despite the oddness of it, and I might even give it the edge were it not for the inferior mustard (go grainy or go home).

Never had that Alaskan or New York System mess, but I'm intrigued, although no fucking way do I want coffee milk w/my sausage. No vote for third, I guess..