Unusual Food Thread

Open steak sandwich and bowl of beer battered chips with aioli and ketchup.

The midwestern US is strange about Ketchup/Catsup. Some folks put it on eggs or steak or just about anything. But there are many (especially in Chicago) who will mock you for putting it on a hot dog. (It seems universally fine on a hamburger, but I can't even conceive of putting it on italian or polish sausage or a bratwurst).
 

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The midwestern US is strange about Ketchup/Catsup. Some folks put it on eggs or steak or just about anything. But there are many (especially in Chicago) who will mock you for putting it on a hot dog. (It seems universally fine on a hamburger, but I can't even conceive of putting it on italian or polish sausage or a bratwurst).


I put it on hotdogs here, I think that's your corndogs.
On American hotdogs prefer relish over ketchup.
 

I put it on hotdogs here, I think that's your corndogs.
On American hotdogs prefer relish over ketchup.

Ketchup on corn-dogs makes sense.

I do mustard and dill relish on (non-corn) dogs and sausages if making them myself.

Mustard, onions, and chili is a bit more work, but pretty commonly found when eating out (and good at campouts in cooler weather).

It's hard to find these done fully right outside of the Midwest:
 
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Ketchup on corn-dogs makes sense.

I do mustard and dill relish on (nin-corn) dogs and sausages if making them myself.

Mustard, onions, and chili is a bit more work, but pretty commonly found when eating out (and good at campouts in cooler weather).

It's hard to find these done fully right outside of the Midwest:

Looks good, American style hot dogs kinda rare here. You would have to go looking to find them and they're gonna be basic.
 

Burger Rings, unique to NZ afaik.

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Hard to describe the flavour. Savoury cheese/tomato/bbq mix I suppose.
 

I’m a big sausage-phile, but I don’t eat hot dogs much anymore. And catsup is becoming a rarer condiment for me to use.

But damn it, if I go to a baseball game, I guarantee you I will have at least one hotdog with catsup...if not twelve. 😂

I can’t say exactly why. I didn’t grow up a baseball fan- I really came to it in my 20s. And I didn’t go to many games in person. But every time I did go, I had to have at least one hotdog.
 

I’m a big sausage-phile, but I don’t eat hot dogs much anymore. And catsup is becoming a rarer condiment for me to use.

But damn it, if I go to a baseball game, I guarantee you I will have at least one hotdog with catsup...if not twelve. 😂

I can’t say exactly why. I didn’t grow up a baseball fan- I really came to it in my 20s. And I didn’t go to many games in person. But every time I did go, I had to have at least one hotdog.

American style hotdog right?
 

American style hotdog right?
Beef/pork/beef & pork mix frank on a bun, yes.
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Usually catsup & mustard for toppings at sporting events.

Elsewhere, I favor chili, cheese & onion; Chicago style; BBQ & garlic sauce...

But more often than any of that, I buy other kinds if sausage and treat them like hot dogs.
 

Beef/pork/beef & pork mix frank on a bun, yes.
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Usually catsup & mustard for toppings at sporting events.

Elsewhere, I favor chili, cheese & onion; Chicago style; BBQ & garlic sauce...

But more often than any of that, I buy other kinds if sausage and treat them like hot dogs.

NZ hot dog.
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Can also be a sausage on a stick, normally it's a saveloy but that might be a regional thing.

The bun one called American Hotdog. Very original here.
 


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