Hot Dog Styles
Every region thinks their hot dog is the best hot dog, whatever best means. They're all right, some of them are lesser right, but the real point I am trying to make is they are all worth trying. This passport covers the most popular styles from across the country, from the Chicago classic to Alaska's reindeer dog.
Entries
- 1. American style corn dog
Frank dipped in cornmeal batter and deep-fried on a stick. Made with cornmeal batter, frank, and a wooden skewer.
- 2. Chicago style
All-beef frank on a poppy seed bun made with yellow mustard, neon green relish, chopped onion, tomato wedges, sport peppers, pickle spear, and celery salt. No ketchup. Ever.
- 3. Chili dog
Classic frank in a bun made with beanless beef chili, mustard, and optional onion. The no-frills American original.
- 4. Classic american
Grilled or boiled frank in a plain bun made with ketchup and mustard. The backyard and ballpark standard.
- 5. Cleveland polish boy
Kielbasa in a bun made with french fries, creamy coleslaw, and barbecue sauce. A full meal in a bun.
- 6. Danger dog
Bacon-wrapped frank griddled on a flat-top, served in a bolillo bun made with mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and grilled onions and peppers. A California street food staple.
- 7. Detroit coney dog
Natural-casing beef frank in a steamed bun made with beanless beef heart chili sauce (beanless), yellow mustard, and raw diced white onion.
- 8. Flaming dog
Bacon wrapped dog, a hefty layer of crushed hot cheetos... that is baseline but you can always add jalapenos, nacho cheese, onions, chopped tomatoes to juuj it up.
- 9. Dodger dog
Long pork frank in a plain bun made with mustard and ketchup.
- 10. Idaho hot dog
Idaho potato (baked), dog, chives, bacon bits, sour cream.
- 11. Kansas City dog
Smoked beef and pork frank on a sesame bun made with sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese.
- 12. Korean style corn dog
Frank on a stick made with a crispy fried batter coating, sugar dusting, and drizzles of ketchup, mustard, or honey butter.
- 13. New england frank
Beef and pork frank in a top-split bun made with butter-toasted bread, mustard, and relish. The bun is the whole point.
- 14. New York style
Skinless all-beef kosher frank in a soft white bun made with deli mustard and red onion sauce or sauerkraut. The street cart standard.
- 15. Polish boy
French Fries, BBQ sauce or hot sauce, coleslaw, kielbasa, bun
- 16. Puka dog
A bun with a hole, dog stuffed into the hole, topeed with fruit relish, sauces, sweet mustard, lemon, and garlic
- 17. Reindeer dog
Reindeer and pork sausage in a steamed bun made with cream cheese, Dijon mustard, and caramelized onions. An Alaska original.
- 18. Ripper
All-beef frank deep-fried until the skin bursts and crisps, served in a plain bun made with mustard and relish.
- 19. Seattle dog
Grilled frank in a bun made with cream cheese, caramelized onions, and optional jalapeños. A late-night Seattle original.
- 20. Slaw dog
Frank in a bun made with creamy coleslaw, mustard, and optional chili. The Southern staple from the Carolinas to West Virginia.
- 21. Sonoran dog
Bacon-wrapped dog grilled in a bolillo bun made with pinto beans, onion, tomato, mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeño salsa. Born in Mexico and perfected in Tucson.
- 22. Texas Tommy
All-beef frank split open and stuffed with bacon and Cheez Whiz then grilled, served on a toasted bun.
- 23. TJ hot dog
Dog wrapped in bacon, pico de gallo, crema, avocado, jalapenos, and sauteed onions