Sometimes you want a plain, garden-variety hot dog. This is for when you can't look at another boring supermarket bun and straight-from-the-package dog. Over at the French Culinary Institute they put on an annual hot dog contest. While it's a little classier than New York's Coney Island competition, it too celebrates the great American food. But I bet Coney Island has never seen the English breakfast hot dog!
FCI's blog The Hot Plate featured contestants from its fourth annual hot dog competition this week. And look at the creativity! Francine Lee, a current student at FCI, topped her hot dog with puréed baked beans, fried eggs, bacon, grilled portobello mushrooms, and grilled tomatoes to make a true English breakfast inspired hot dog.
Instead of regular chilli to top her dog, culinary student Bettina Will cooked up a batch of ground lamb chilli with sour cherries, cumin, and cinnamon. This gets us thinking about all the bun and hot dog possibilities -- never settle for boring hot dogs again!
What's your favorite spin on a traditional hot dog?
• Read more: The Condiment Competition at The Hot Plate
Related: How to Prepare Chicago Style Hot Dogs
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A Carolina--chili, mustard, and slaw.
For me, the hot dog in the photo is all I need. Lightly toasted soft bun and spicy mustard. I lean toward simplicity.
our local hot dog place has the frito bandito- i'm off hot dogs for now (pregnancy) but since everyone swears by them, I might have to try it in a few months... classic all beef, chili, and fritos.
they have so many I can't think of them all, but i know they have a pbj dog. (ew)
here's a link...
http://www.allmenus.com/oh/medina-city/238961-dans-dogs/menu/
We've had several Colombian late-night fast food joints open up in Miami, all specializing in hot dogs, crazy and yummy varities. Street hot dogs have a good rep in Colombia.
Also, a friend from Chicago told me about a place there that only serves hot dogs ande line has to go out into the streets. Their fries are supposed to be awesome too.
Hot Doug's in Chicago is the place!
Chicago style (mustard, tomatoes, diced onion, neon relish, dill pickle, celery salt), or an "east LA" (bacon wrapped topped with mustard and grilled onions, served up from a streetside grill). Mustard and sauerkraut's good, too... bet a reuben-style hot dog would be amazing...
@Anita83 Hot Doug's is the most amazing place on the planet. On Fridays/Saturdays, he fries all the fries in duck fat. And his foie dog is to die for. (I wish my diet could afford to go there every day!)
the best style is with tomatoes , avocado and mayo (is called "italiano" in Chile)