 A chili-cheese dog served with a side offries | |
| Type | Hot dog |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Hot dog bun,hot dog,chili con carne; oftencheese,onions,mustard |
| Variations | Michigan dog,half-smoke |
Achili dog is ahot dog served in abun and topped with ameat sauce, usuallychili con carne. Additional toppings may includecheese,onions, andmustard. The style has multiple regional variations in theUnited States, many calling for specific and unique sauce ingredients, types of hot dogs, or types of buns, and referred to regionally under region-specific names.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the "Texas hot dog," "Texas chili dog," "Texas hot," or "Texas wiener," is a hot dog withchili orhot sauce; it is served in variations with assortedcondiments. TheTexas wiener was created inPaterson, New Jersey, before 1920[1] and inAltoona, Pennsylvania, by Peter "George" Koufougeorgas in 1918[2] and originally called Texas Hot Wieners. The "Texas" reference is to the chili sauce used on the dogs. It is considered a uniqueregional hot dog style, partly because in addition to the chili or hot sauce, the hot dog itself is always deep-fried.[3] From its origins, the invention spread to the Pennsylvania cities ofScranton andPhiladelphia.[4] By the1920s, it had reachedWestern New York, where numerous long-standinghot dog stands continue to exist, including a stand run by theRigas family (dating to1921)[5] andTed's Hot Dogs (which opened in1927).
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In southeasternMichigan, aConey Island hot dog is a European-styleFrankfurter Würstel (Vienna sausage) of German origin with a natural lamb or sheep casing, topped with a beef heart-based sauce, which was developed by Macedonian and Greek immigrants in the area. It has several local variations, including Detroit-style, Flint-style, and Jackson-style.[citation needed]
In Rhode Island, the hot wiener or New York System wiener is a staple of the food culture and is served at "New York System" restaurants. The traditional wiener is made with a small, thin hot dog made of veal and pork, giving it a different taste from a traditional beef hot dog, served in a steamed bun, and topped with celery salt, yellow mustard, chopped onions, and a seasoned meat sauce.
In theNorth Country of New York State, a Michigan hot dog, or "Michigan", is a steamed hot dog on a steamed bun topped with a meaty sauce, generally referred to as "Michigan sauce."
InGreater Cincinnati, as well as parts of northern Oklahoma, such as inTulsa andStillwater, Oklahoma,cheese coneys or Coney Islands (without the cheese) are hot dogs in buns topped withCincinnati chili (a Greek-inspired meat sauce), onions, mustard, and cheese.
In North Carolina, hot dogs topped with chili, onions, and either mustard or slaw are referred to as "Carolina-style", which is also used to refer to hamburgers with similar toppings.
In Washington, D.C., thehalf-smoke is similar to a hot dog, but usually larger, spicier, and with more coarsely-ground meat. The sausage is often half-pork and half-beef, smoked, and served with herbs, onion, and chili sauce.
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