23 Hot Dogs That Will Show You What America Tastes Like A guide to the wide, beautiful world of regional American hot dogs.

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[mylife]

Hot dogs, rightfully, loom large in the American imagination. And just as our nation houses a breathtaking spread of regional pizza styles, America’s many, many different hot dogs inspire continual creativity and spark passionate arguments.

Each regional variation on a hot dog is a reflection of the community that loves it. Every last one deserves a spot in our hearts and our digestive tract, so let’s dive into a compendium of these United States of Hot Dogs. Ready?

One quick thing before we get started: You’re not going to see Dodger Dogs or Fenway Franks on this list. That’s on purpose. If a dog is only available in one place, that’s a house special, not a regional style. Instead, we tried to find hot dog varieties that are associated with the wider place they come from, not just a particular restaurant. Got it? Okay. Let’s proceed.

Carolina Dog (aka Slaw Dog) Chicago Dog Cincinnati/Skyline Chili Dogs Coney Dogs Half Smoke/D.C. DogHot Wiener Italian Dog Kansas City Dog/Reuben Dogs L.A. Dogs Maine Red Snapper Mini Hot Dogs New York Style (aka Dirty Water Dog) Philly Combo Polish Boy Puerto Rican, aka Boricua Dog Puka Dog Ripper Scrambled Dog Seattle Dogs Sonoran Dog Texas Tommy Texas Wiener Reindeer Dog

[Lurker]

“MMMMMmm, Chicago Dogs..... SuperDawg on Milwaukee ave,”

Five miles south on River Road. Gene and Judes. Even better than SuperDawg.

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[Jamestown1630]

Only Kosher beef dogs, here. They’re just better.

[jmacusa]

Yeah man.

[jmacusa]

Affectionately known as ''the dirt water dog''.

[FrdmLvr]

Ketchup, mustard, onion and dill pickles.

[Jamestown1630]

I had to look that up. Seems kind of interesting:

https://eatouteatwell.com/dirty-water-dogs-tasty-treat/

[null and void]

Bought ‘em. Grilled ‘em. Loved ‘em.

I am under orders to buy more, and make them a regular part of the rotation!

Thanks!

[cherry]

my mom would always have cut up real kielbasa with slices of hard boiled eggs at Easter....we lived in a very ethinic area....Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Italians, etc so finding it wasn't hard...

in my area in the NW, find a Russian grocery....they have good kielbasa, straight from Bulgaria.....lol

[Jeff Chandler]

Don’t you love the texture?

[null and void]

That too.