I love hot dogs. Out here in Australia ours are sold pretty plain. Hot dog bun, frankfurt heated in hot water and then just plain old tomato sauce. I like butter or margarine on mine. Simple but oh so tasty.
There was one in the food court of a mall outside of Nashville when we were there in the early '90s. We'd make a trip over there from time to time. That was fun!
Years ago in graduate school I lived just down the street from an Aldi market. There are some things where buying the cheapest possible product actually works. They used to have a garlic Polish hotdog in big packs. I'd buy one occasionally and break it down into single servings (four sausages...I was a Big Eater(tm) then) and freeze them.
With some cheap white buns, a little mustard and some Red Dog beer (and a baseball game on the radio...the only way I like baseball), "you had you a meal."
Plank Road discontinued Red Dog, which gave me the needed push to finish my dissertation and move to Canada.
O.H.
Is it the Kroger house brand?Krogers has a hot dog made from brisket that we really like. I like mine in a roll topped off with Dijon mustard and sauteed onions and peppers.
I've not seen rolls like this for a long time . . . these are what I was calling old fashioned.
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There's a neighborhood grocery store near me that sells them. You can order them online from Tony Packo's at about 4x the retail price.Ah, I'd forgotten Packo's from the Hungarian side of old Tooleedoo - best served with a side of their pierogies
Ever go to Eddie Andelman's Hot Dog Safari? I ate 17 hotdogs there one year. I had a pounding headache for a solid week afterwards. I assume it was nitrate poisoning.
Hah! I wrote a few gags that the Huddle used, actually. I used to run on Nantasket Beach with Jim McCarthy. He died in 2019. A great guy.17 hot dogs? Your a better man than I!
Although I was a fan of the Sunday night "sports huddle", I never made it to the hot dog safari.
My old friend Pete told the story of a 5K race in somerville that had multiple stops where you required to chug a beer and eat two hot dogs.
Remember the "Doaka Cola" routine? That was one of my ideas. "Hello, hockey fans, this is Gary Doak of the Boston Bruins. All across the Dominion of Canada players are dropping their sticks and gloves for an ice cold glass of Doak-a-Cola. That's right-- why, Hodgy, Cashy, Espy, Sheppy, Cheesy, Raddy, Vaddy, Simmsy, Westie,... they're all enjoying that great taste of Doaka Cola. And now there's new Diet Doak... Doaka Cola... you're gonna drink it... just for the puck of it."I remember hearing about Jim's passing. I feel lucky to have experienced radio while it still had programming with wit and humor.
I love hot dogs. Out here in Australia ours are sold pretty plain. Hot dog bun, frankfurt heated in hot water and then just plain old tomato sauce. I like butter or margarine on mine. Simple but oh so tasty.