How Iceland's popular hot dogs are different to American and Danish ones

Traveller ^ | 11/11/2022 | Anthony Dennis

[Saije]

The most common question posed by a visitor on arrival in Reykjavik, capital of the so-called Land of Fire and Ice, tends to be where are the nearest hot springs rather than where is the closest hot dog stand.

But it's an answer to the latter that I'm most keen to hear on arriving at my hotel in Iceland after a day and a half's worth of flying.

In a nation with a cuisine that includes rather less accessible delicacies such as fermented shark, blood sausage and - oh boy - foal meat, hot dogs, you see, are a curious feature of the Icelandic diet, a national institution in fact.

[Saije]

Hot dogs and coke, I could have lived on that diet at one time in my life but no more. Interesting factoid, the Iceland hot dogs are mostly made of lamb, not pork. Wonder what that tastes like?

[867V309]

In fact, it's appetising enough for me to down a second (don't hold the ketchup).

stopped right there---

cat sup on a hot dog?

[kvanbrunt2]

That was a fun end of day read. thx

[rfp1234]

Different from…

[Jonty30]

Probably like chicken.

[joshua c]

hot sheep

could be taken another way

[skr]

Catsup, mustard and relish, of course.

[Jeff Chandler]

cat sup on a hot dog?

My Brooklyn-born-and-raised father-in-law would be mortified.

[Celtic Conservative]

Mustard, chili and vidalia onions (I’m from Michigan).

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[BookmanTheJanitor]

[75thOVI]

Mustard, Onion, Relish, and Katsup. The classic MORK Dog.

[lee martell]

Apple Butter on a hot dog is under represented!

[867V309]

vidalia onions

oh, god.   vidalias are onion with the onion removed

[McGruff]

[Jeff Chandler]

I confess there was a time when I would eat hot dogs with mustard, ketchup, onions, relish, cheese sauce, chili, sauerkraut, and jalapeños.

Mrs. Chandler uses only mustard. I tried it one time and lo-and-behold: I could taste the hot dog. This led me to using only mustard and finding a better-tasting hot dog.

[skr]

Have never thought of that. Might give it a try, thank you. Might be good to brush on pork chops, too.

[FreedomPoster]

I’m impressed you know what a Visalia onion is.

[Terry L Smith]

hmmm...lamb, eh? tzaziki sauce sounds to be needed.
ketchup on lamb ....maybe bbq sauce?

[BigEdLB]

Lamb hot dog? Dunno, but whole foods has bison hot dogs. Not bad

[.44 Special]

In Iceland to hotdogs contain real bots, not too many dogs.