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I have eaten Hot dogs on 5 continents and almost 1/2 of America, probably about 150 cities in my travels. I would have to say none so far even compare to Rhode Island's, their "Hot Weiner" all the way are the best! They are small mild hot dogs served on a steamed bun with some kind of meat sauce, mustard, onions and celery salt! Addictive...I eat about 6 when I go to RI.

In Rhode Island they also sold hot dogs in the raw at the market under the brand "Saugy's" and these were the best I have ever bought, very mild, made with veal,pork and beef with a snap from the natural casing. I have a friend who ships them to me in Florida. You can also buy the New York System's Weenie Meat Sauce online at www.olneyvillenysystem.com and make them at home. It is easy to make and tastes like the real thing, I use the Saugy's brand with this meat sauce and I think it might even be better! You make them in this order..place dog in fresh steamed bun, a generous amount of plain yellow mustard, then top with a heaping pile of the meat sauce, then top that with the finely diced onions and shake some celery salt on top. Do not forget the celery salt on top..it's important. You'll Love it!

I like the half smokes or, more often than note, a standard 7-11 Big Bite with lots of chili, cheese, and their onion relish.

The CHICAGOOOO dog allll the way. There's nothing like the taste of those cool crisp veggy veggie flavors mixing in with warm hotdog juice with each bite. Hot and cold. crisp and soft. The chicago dog is the perfect balance.

wow. That's a LOT of hot dogs. Way more types than I've ever tried, which makes me feel foolish to pick one.

But having said all that, I just got back from a trip to Chicago, and they were delicious. Combination of steamed hot dog and vegetable toppings make it a perfect snack, imho.

We have a House in the Poconos. Every Summer we look forward to going to the Pocono Lake Flea Market to browse the antiques and get
"The World's Largest Chili Dog" from the Vendor who has a cart there.
Those Dogs Have to be a 1/2 Pound and the Chili Sauce is extraordinary. He has to serve it on a Hoagie Bun it is so huge.....Can't wait for Summer

I like cooking my tomatoes (preferably Roma) with the skins left on for better nutrition and fiber content. They cook out so that you can eat the sauces and you won't notice the skins.

Often, I buy my tomatoes out of the produce section that have been set aside by the market for quick clearance. These are usually tomatoes that are becoming too ripe to handle much fondling by customers and are perfect for sauces...the riper, the better!

Also, you can add other items to suit the dish and/or your taste, such as fresh mushrooms, diced bell peppers, oregano, and dashes of red wine.

After cooking for a more consistent sauce, puree your finished product. When cooking foods such as this, stews, soups, stroganoff, chili beans, I simply put it in the frig for a couple of days and let it sit....it allows the flavors to blend and I think, makes a better dish to serve.

These sauces are great and have super versitility.....They can be used for numerous dishes. Many great suggestions so far. I like using them as a base for stuffed bell peppers with brown rice, stuffed tomatoes, pastas, and other dishes.

Lastly, they freeze very well!!

Enjoy ---- The Bear side of the Pair

Hmmmm.....the photo of those Coney's looks exactly like the chili cheese dog from Real Chili here in Milwaukee. Is it? (You haven't lived until you've had one.) Too bad I don't live within walking distance of Real Chili anymore...

Some look good some are too much but Basically I agree with sommelier I prefer a quality all meat hot dog w/ caseing grilled, a fresh soft lightly toasted bun with a schmear of French's yellow mustard that's it my favorite. but from time to time I'll have a speciality dog as some shown.
I live in Socal and I'm sure Pink's is a good dog but it's a 100+ miles north of me through traffic from hell. COSTCO has a hot dog or Polish dog w/ serve mustard(2 types), ketsup, onions, relish and a soda for a buck fitty and IKEA has a smaller hot dog all meat and tastey for only fitty cents no soda they only offer mustard and ketsup.
I guess the BH and I will have to go on an extended road trip and EAT our way across the U.S. and back. I've eatten exotic foods all around the world now it's time to eat at home from Luger's steak house in NY to Crazee burger in San Diego, Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle to some dive in Key West.

I noticed a couple of mentions of a hot dog joint in this thread called NuWay, I guess in Georgia. I've been chasing my original chili dog buzz for about 50 years trying to find one as good as I remember the ones I had as a kid at a spot also called NuWay in the West LA area. Does anyone know if the long defunct NuWay in LA is related to/same as the one in Georgia/ If so, I'm buying a plane ticket, I swear!

I guess I was too busy selling Flint-style coneys to mention them when this post was posted. ;-)

I'm from Las Vegas and couldn't live without hot dogs! Whenever I travel, I always look for famous or specialty hot dogs places in that area.

Having been to tons of locations from NuWay in Georgia to Pink's in L.A., I must say that top honors would have to go to New York System (Rhode Island) weiners. So far it is the best dog I've ever had. Very addictive and well worth the trip.

Happy Eats!

I agree with Ashley's and Christina's - been to both. I had Avocado Ice cream at Christina's. It was 6 years ago and I still remember it. My best friend had wasabi ice cream? I forget, it was something really strange but just delicious.

I have to say I loved Steve's Ice Cream in its hay day (I was in college in those days) and Herrell's is very good (basically the same thing and owned by the same guy - Steve Herrell).

What about Arctic Ice Cream in New London??? I think it was. My husband has a friend who lives near New London and took us there a few summers back and I had 2 flavors of ice cream. It was wonderful ice cream. The texture was great, the flavors were OOTW.

Considering that the Ben & Jerry's factory was the official B&J post, I would think they would've counted it. That factory was built way before they were a commercial interest.

When they do a report on ice cream in the South, I've got 3 places to comment on (just got back from vacation in North Carolina).

Tubby's has had "yellow butter brickle road" on their menu cosistantly for four years. If any one is being a copy cat it's Ben & Jerrys. If you try it you will swear it's made with real butter. I enjoy Tubby's for the homemade hot fudge, butterscotch and all of their toppings, as well as the ice cream. It is a great destination, and is always very clean. I'd stack them up to any one for quality, as well as variety.