The origins of the hot dog and chili dog are uncertain, but both have become popular in the US. The chili dog can be customized with various toppings, and chili sauce can be made at home or bought canned. Fast food restaurants often offer their own versions of the chili dog.
Sausage sellers in the late 1800s leveled their spicy wares on the streets of New York and Chicago. But who really invented the first hot dog as we know it is lost to antiquity, despite conflicting claims. It could have been at a Giants baseball game at the Polo Grounds in New York, or in St. Louis, Mo. However, this German sausage in a bun caught on quickly and its popularity remains unchallenged.
The origins of the chili dog are equally obscure. A logical choice for the birthplace of the chili dog would be Texas, the chili capital of the world, but this is unsubstantiated. What is known about the chili dog is that the basic design is a sausage in a bun topped with some kind of chili.
The chili dog is one of those foods that sparks controversy everywhere. Chili Should Have BeansNo BeansIt Should Be A Straight Chili Sauce Or The Same Thing You Would Eat Out Of A BowlA Chili Dog Should Have Only Chili Or It Should Also Contain Ketchup, Mustard, Onions, Kraut And Even CheeseThe Possibilities Are As Endless As Those Who Prefer This spicy treat.
Chili sauce is available canned or recipes are available online. Chili sauce is a much thinner chili, with small morsels of ground beef, seasoned largely with salt, pepper, chili, and paprika. A canned chili eaten in a bowl usually has larger chunks of flesh and can be flavored with tomato and other spices.
Fast food restaurants, like Krystal and Sonic, both have a chili dog on their menus, as do most burger places. The chilli, the meats and the condiments are individual for each establishment. This writer prefers a “junk” dog with chili, kraut, onions, mustard ketchup and a little dill if the sandwich will welcome it. Chili-only dogs are also tasty.
When it’ll do nothing but a salty, tangy, and spicy hot dog, adding chili makes it just that little bit better.
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