 A Chicago style hot dog meal at the Bunny Hutch in Lincolnwood, IL A Chicago-style hot dog – named after the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois – is a 100% beef hot dog which is topped with mustard, onion, sliced tomato, pickle relish, cucumbers, celery salt, sport peppers, and a dill pickle spear. This is traditionaly served on a poppy seed bun, however, that is not a requirement. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 217 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. ...
A large hot dog with ketchup A hot dog is classified as a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich on a suitably shaped bun with the sausage and condiments on it. ...
The inclusion of ketchup on a Chicago style hotdog is a controversial issue. Most adult Chicagoans will shun ketchup, and some restaurants will refuse to add it for you, instead choosing to give you disposable packets, often with a snide comment along the lines of "ruin it yourself". At the same time though, it's noted that Chicago area children tend to enjoy their dogs with ketchup, but without the rest of the accoutrements the dogs are known for. It seems to be a naturally occuring phonemonon though that when area youngsters begin to reach maturity they too do away with the Ketchup and welcome the piling on of the garden of flavor that is the world famous Chicago Dog.
A Chicago style Hot Dog is some time refered to as being "dragged through a garden" due to the amount of vegetation on it. This vegetation also leads to the dog having a "snap" to it when it's eaten. When bitten in to, you first feel a bit of resistance as you get through everything, then there's a snap, then the true bite occurs.
Creating a "true" Chicago dog can be a bit of an art, and there are more than a few restaurants in the Chicagoland area that have their reputations built on the greatness of their dogs first and the rest of their food a distant second. Some, like Demon Dog are even named after the dogs, even though they do serve a full menu and Superdawg has even gone so far as to place two giant hot dogs (or Superdawgs, as they call them) on the roof of their building.
Another popular Chicago treat is a Maxwell Street Polish sausage, usually served on a plain bun with fried or grilled onions and mustard. A Maxwell Street Polish consists of a Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and mustard on a bun. ...
Chicago, known as the "City of Big Shoulders" truly does take it's cuisine seriously and heated debates are known to break out over what can and can not be put on a Chicago Dog and still have it qualify for the name. Chicagoans will also take issue with other cities claiming to make the best hot dogs around. Along the same lines, it's not unusual for an area news station to do a fluff piece all about either the history or the best location to find a good dog. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...
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