Does ketchup belong on a hot dog?

[_JP_]

I'm going to Chicago in a few days and I don't care if that place does hold its own self as the gold standard of how a hot dog is served. I'll still do it my own way. You ain't eating' it.

[Talal]

wow my vote made it 50/50! lol

[deafficianado]

I love lots of ketchup on fries. Mustard, onions, sauerkraut, cheese, chili, hot peppers, but never ever, no way Jose, will I ruin a hotdog with ketchup. I think its the sweetness of the sugar and corn syrup that's in ketchup that messes with the hotdog flavor. I don't like relish or BBQ sauce either with my hotdogs for the same reason.

[dfigz]

mustard relish & onion only

Now that's the way I like mine ... dijon mustard of course

[cb91710]

Wow.

I'm surprised emotions run so hot on this... yet the poll has been tied every time I've looked.

I'm calling moderator shenanigans!

[mistercitizen]

It's kind of like putting A-1 steaksauce on a medium rare ribeye isn't it?? Well, not really.... let's face it.... we're talking about hot dogs and they definitely need some "help".

I usually only end up eating ketchup on one when my kids don't finish their's at a ballgame or a picnic..... the "human garbage disposal" is a tag that could go right along with "dad" most of the time it seems. Mustard and some chopped onions if I can get them are the only way to go for me (when I'm not worried about wasting food).

Ben

[shammer]

Mostly mustard & raw onions for me.

However, a nice burned-black skin hot dog from a camp fire might merit some ketchup.

[NoKetchupAllowed]

no

[otto76]

no

Haha, shocking!

[timsclips]

Only when you are a youngster, I can forgive my 6 and 4 year old grandsons for putting ketchup on their hotdogs.

[ShaveThis]

Naahhh. Nope.

[ShaveThis]

Wow.

I'm surprised emotions run so hot on this... yet the poll has been tied every time I've looked.

I'm calling moderator shenanigans!

Art is king????

[Hayden]

I always put ketchup on mine, unless theres chili.

[Miles]

Nope. Only tartar sauce.

[maxman]

Wow.

I'm surprised emotions run so hot on this... yet the poll has been tied every time I've looked.

I'm calling moderator shenanigans!

I don't recall putting in a poll... take that as you will.

[tracman]

​no

[Slash McCoy]

My preference is for either classic yellow ballpark mustard, or a somewhat vinegary coleslaw, but I have had them with ketchup. Ketchup or mustard, but never both. It's just food, not some kind of sacrement. Make it taste the way you like it.

The important thing is the dog itself. Most dogs are pure utter filth. I seldom eat a dog from a stand or cart. At home I will boil or steam or grill or broil Hebrew National kosher dogs, because they are meat and not various parts and pieces, some of which are pretty disgusting.

[barneykiller]

I have always put ketchup on my hotdog as well as mustard and onions. I have to ask why wouldn't you put ketchup. Is it a east coast thing for this to be an issue? I'm curious.

[Hayden]

I have always put ketchup on my hotdog as well as mustard and onions. I have to ask why wouldn't you put ketchup. Is it a east coast thing for this to be an issue? I'm curious.

Not that im aware of, everyone around me does it.

[pb56]

Mustard and sauerkraut for me. I'm not sure if a hot dog vendor in NYC would let you put ketchup on a hot dog!