On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:28:17 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> CHICAGO - Whether hot dogs should be served with ketchup has become an
>> issue at a federal trial in Chicago involving the nation's largest hot dog
>> makers.
>
>Fun publicity otherwise meaningless.

Very true.

>Is a hot dog better with ketchup or mustard? Depends on how you had
>them when you were a kid. Simple as that. Varies by region and by
>family. My way is the right way for me. Your way is the right way for
>you. Done.

I'll eat a dog just about any way. You think the only way a Chicago
native will eat a dog is Chi-style but you're wrong.
>
>Of course we're talking hot dogs here. They are one of the sausages
>with the least amount of flavor. Let's go with a kielbasa or italian
>sausage at least, folks! Use a sausage with enough flavor on its own
>and who cares if it has condiments on them.

I could eat them neeked but why? Too many cool flavor combinations to
sample.

>In Chicago metro. Go to a Polish deli and look at the many different
>sausages hanging behind the counter. Point to one that looks the least
>like a hot dog and ask for lessons on how to pronounce its name. Then
>buy some and eat it. Ketchup, mustard, whatever you just blew away any
>hot dog no matter how good. Real ethnic sausage rules.

There's only a handful of states that have the sausage choices we have
here in Chicago Doug. Every region has pro's and con's with food
choices and sausage choices here rock! Most of the good stuff never
gets shipped past the state lines.

Lou