Hotdogs of the United States
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Currently I am having an issue with salt. A very pressing issue. I am at a point where my body cannot take in salt, or even much sugar, without retaining every drop of water that passes through my lips. My feet are in pretty bad shape and I am eating nothing but raw veggies and a little lean, unsalted meat for a few days to see if I can get my system back to normal.
Of course, that means I am thinking about salty foods. I am dreaming about salty foods. I love salty foods. I once had a room mate that told me we should just hang a salt lick over the table. I was tempted.
Obviously, I cannot eat hotdogs right now, so that is what is on my mind. I wanted to get some traditional West Virginia hotdogs while I was up there last week, but I never had the time. A West Virginia hotdog is typically ordered with “sauce and onions”. You don’t ask for a chili dog. You would probably get the hairy eyeball if you did that. WV hotdog sauce has a finely-ground beef base and sometimes a little pinto bean paste. Seasonings vary.
I love looking at the regional topping traditions. Seattle hotdogs have cream cheese and onions. In Rhode Island, a hotdog is served with meat sauce, chopped onion, mustard and the essential celery salt (you absolutely cannot forget the celery salt!). Visit Chicago and you might find yourself eating your hotdog with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, a dill pickle spear and sweet pickle relish, mustard, and celery on a poppy seed bun.
If I figure out why I am so sensitive to salt right now and get back to where I can actually safely consume it, I may just have to go on a hotdog tour of the United States!
Please leave me a comment and tell me about how hotdogs are typically served in your area.
The delicious hotdogs? Our hotdog is a bread with ketchup and sausages inside. Nothing interesting. No meat sauce. Hotdog can be delicious?