Two Sonoran dogs topped with minced onion, green chile sauce, diced tomato, pinto beans, mustard, and mayonnaise.A Sonoran hot dog, with pinto beans, tomatoes, green salsa, jalapeño, mustard, and mayonnaise, and with avocado and cotija cheese on topSonoran hot dogs, with mayonnaise on top
TheSonoran hot dog is a style ofhot dog that originated inHermosillo, the capital of the Mexican state ofSonora, in the late 1980s,[1][2] though some theorize its existence as early as the 1940s.[3] It is popular inTucson,[4][5][6][7]Phoenix,[8] and elsewhere in southernArizona.[9] It consists of a hot dog that is wrapped inbacon and grilled, served on abolillo-style hot dog bun, and topped withpinto beans, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of additional condiments, often including mayonnaise, mustard, andjalapeño salsa.[10][11]
The Sonoran hot dog is prepared and sold by vendors called "dogueros" atstreet carts.[1] It was estimated in 2009 that over 200 places in Tucson purveyed the Sonoran hot dog, and that Phoenix had even more.[1]
