Hot Dog Atlas

Hot dog styles of the world

Every regional hot dog, from a Chicago dog to a Chilean completo, a Danish ristet and a Korean corn dog, and what published recipes actually put on each.

529 recipes from 197 sites in 13 languages. A hot dog is an assembly, not a formula, so this atlas compares its parts: the sausage, the bun, how it is cooked, and every topping and sauce. Each recipe is read line by line in its own language, and it counts toward a style only when its title or URL names that style. 293 name a style; the other 236 are plain hot dogs, compared with every style to find the one they look most like.

Recipes

529

293 with a named style

Styles

39 named at least once

Sites

197

at most 16 from one

Languages

English, Portuguese, French

Styles by region

Each style with at least 3 recipes, and what its recipes use far more often than hot dogs in general.

United States and Canada

Not enough recipes yet: Michigan (1), Kansas City (2), NJ Italian (2), Texas Tommy (1) and Hawaiian (1).

Mexico, Central and South America

Not enough recipes yet: Puerto Rican (2).

Europe

Not enough recipes yet: Icelandic (2), Párek v rohlíku (2), German (1) and Dutch (1).

Asia

Not enough recipes yet: Japanese home-style (2).

What each style is made of

Each cell is the share of a style's recipes that list the component, in percent; the darker, the more of them. The top row is every hot dog in the atlas, named style or not.

Share of each style's recipes with each toppings component, in percent
Style	Raw onion	Tomato	Bell pepper	Grilled onion	Avocado	Pickles	Bacon	Hot peppers	Potato chips	Chili	Jalapeño	Crispy onion	Corn	Cilantro	Relish
All hot dogs	38	20	11	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	6
United States and Canada
Detroit Coney3 recipes	100	0	33	0	0	0	0	33	0	100	0	0	0	0	33
Cheese coney3 recipes	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	0	0	0
Coney5 recipes	100	0	20	0	0	0	0	20	0	80	0	0	0	0	20
Chicago11 recipes	100	100	0	0	0	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
New York5 recipes	80	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
Slaw dog9 recipes	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	0
Seattle5 recipes	20	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0
Half-smoke5 recipes	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	80	0	0	0	0	0
Danger dog3 recipes	67	0	100	33	33	0	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
Chili dog14 recipes	79	7	7	0	0	7	7	50	0	79	21	0	0	0	0
Corn dog69 recipes	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	4	3	3	0	1
Mexico, Central and South America
Sonoran12 recipes	50	75	0	42	50	0	100	25	0	0	67	0	0	33	0
Dogo3 recipes	67	67	33	33	67	0	100	33	33	0	67	0	0	67	0
Colombian6 recipes	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	83	0	0	0	0	17	0
Venezuelan4 recipes	75	25	0	25	0	0	25	0	75	0	0	0	25	0	0
Completo italiano7 recipes	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Completo dinámico5 recipes	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Completo9 recipes	44	100	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
Prensado4 recipes	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	50	0	0
Cachorro-quente45 recipes	38	33	24	27	2	0	13	4	33	0	0	0	31	7	0
Europe
Fransk3 recipes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danish4 recipes	75	25	0	25	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0
Tunnbrödsrulle8 recipes	38	25	38	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0
Pølse i lompe3 recipes	100	0	0	0	33	0	0	33	0	0	0	33	0	33	0
French4 recipes	50	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asia
Korean corn dog20 recipes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japadog4 recipes	25	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thai3 recipes	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0

What sets each style apart

Components in at least a quarter of a style's recipes and at least twice as common as in hot dogs overall, strongest first.

Detroit Coney: chili or meat sauce in 100% (6% overall), tomato sauce or paste in 100% (12% overall) and yellow mustard in 66% (10% overall).
Cheese coney: cheddar or American cheese in 100% (8% overall), chili or meat sauce in 66% (6% overall) and raw onion in 100% (37% overall).
Coney: chili or meat sauce in 80% (6% overall), yellow mustard in 60% (10% overall) and tomato sauce or paste in 60% (12% overall).
Chicago: sport peppers in 63% (1% overall), pickle spear in 81% (2% overall) and poppy seed bun in 72% (1% overall).
New York: onions in red sauce (New York) in 40% (<1% overall), sauerkraut in 80% (4% overall) and tomato sauce or paste in 60% (12% overall).
Slaw dog: coleslaw in 100% (4% overall), chili or meat sauce in 88% (6% overall) and yellow mustard in 88% (10% overall).
Seattle: cream cheese, requeijão or catupiry in 100% (2% overall), hot sauce or sriracha in 60% (4% overall) and jalapeño (fresh, pickled or salsa) in 80% (6% overall).
Half-smoke: smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke in 60% (1% overall), chili or meat sauce in 80% (6% overall) and yellow mustard in 80% (10% overall).
Danger dog: bacon-wrapped in 100% (5% overall), jalapeño (fresh, pickled or salsa) in 100% (6% overall) and baked in 66% (5% overall).
Chili dog: chili or meat sauce in 78% (6% overall), cheddar or American cheese in 85% (8% overall) and beans (pinto or refried) in 28% (3% overall).
Corn dog: cornmeal batter in 78% (10% overall) and deep-fried in 50% (9% overall).
Sonoran: bolillo or telera roll in 33% (<1% overall), beans (pinto or refried) in 83% (3% overall) and bacon-wrapped in 83% (5% overall).
Dogo: cilantro in 66% (6% overall), bacon in 100% (9% overall) and jalapeño (fresh, pickled or salsa) in 66% (6% overall).
Colombian: pineapple sauce in 66% (<1% overall), pineapple in 33% (1% overall) and coleslaw in 66% (4% overall).
Venezuelan: fresh white cheese (queso blanco, costeño, cotija) in 50% (1% overall), shredded cabbage in 75% (5% overall) and potato chips or potato sticks in 75% (7% overall).
Completo italiano: avocado or guacamole in 100% (9% overall), fresh tomato in 100% (20% overall) and boiled or simmered in 85% (20% overall).
Completo dinámico: sauerkraut in 100% (4% overall), relish in 80% (5% overall) and avocado or guacamole in 100% (9% overall).
Completo: avocado or guacamole in 100% (9% overall), sauerkraut in 33% (4% overall) and fresh tomato in 100% (20% overall).
Prensado: pressed (prensado) in 100% (<1% overall), mozzarella or other melting cheese in 75% (6% overall) and potato chips or potato sticks in 75% (7% overall).
Cachorro-quente: sweet corn in 31% (6% overall), potato chips or potato sticks in 33% (7% overall) and tomato sauce or paste in 44% (12% overall).
Fransk: homemade batter or dough in 66% (13% overall).
Danish: remoulade in 100% (2% overall), pickles or pickled cucumber in 100% (9% overall) and crispy fried onions in 50% (6% overall).
Tunnbrödsrulle: Tunnbröd (Swedish flatbread) in 100% (1% overall), shrimp salad in 25% (<1% overall) and mashed potato in 37% (1% overall).
Pølse i lompe: Lompe (potato flatbread) in 100% (<1% overall) and raw onion in 100% (37% overall).
French: Swiss, Emmental or Gruyère in 50% (3% overall), baguette or French roll in 50% (4% overall) and baked in 50% (5% overall).
Korean corn dog: rolled in sugar in 25% (<1% overall), diced potato coating in 25% (<1% overall) and panko or breadcrumb coating in 85% (6% overall).
Japadog: bonito flakes in 75% (<1% overall), teriyaki sauce in 50% (<1% overall) and nori, aonori or furikake in 100% (1% overall).
Thai: cilantro in 100% (6% overall), coleslaw in 66% (4% overall) and all-beef frank in 66% (10% overall).

Across every hot dog

The commonest of each kind among all 529 recipes. “Not stated” means the recipe names the part without saying which kind.

Sausage · named in 100%

Frank or wiener, type not stated77% · 411
All-beef frank10% · 55
Plant-based or carrot dog3% · 18
Bratwurst2% · 15
Chorizo, merguez or linguiça2% · 13
Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke1% · 10

Bun or wrap · named in 100%

Cooking · named in 60%

Boiled or simmered20% · 106
Grilled18% · 97
Griddled or pan-fried13% · 70
Deep-fried9% · 49
Baked5% · 29
Bacon-wrapped5% · 27

Toppings · named in 75%

Cheese · named in 30%

Cheese, kind not stated9% · 50
Cheddar or American cheese8% · 47
Mozzarella or other melting cheese6% · 36
Swiss, Emmental or Gruyère3% · 16
Cream cheese, requeijão or catupiry2% · 15
Fresh white cheese (queso blanco, costeño, cotija)1% · 9

Sauces and condiments · named in 72%

Every component and the styles that use it →

236 recipes that name no style

Most recipes are just called hot dogs. None of them is counted in a style above. Each is compared with every style's recipes, component by component, and 47 look clearly more like one style than like hot dogs in general: Danish 10, French 8, Cachorro-quente 8, Thai 6 and Danger dog 4. The rest are the plain hot dog most kitchens make.

All 529 recipes →

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Top sources

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In 13 languages: English 197, Portuguese 79, French 69, Dutch 50, Spanish 48, German 35, Swedish 14, Danish 12, Italian 8, Japanese 6, Korean 5, Norwegian 4, Czech 2. 197 sites in all.

How recipes are read

Every ingredient line is matched against a lexicon of 105 components in the page's own language, of the 13 the recipes are written in. Cooking methods come from the title, the lines and the method's sentences, which are read but not published.

The same topping has one name however it is written: ristede løg, Röstzwiebeln, cebolla crujiente and crispy fried onions are all crispy fried onions. Lines under a heading like “For the chili” count toward the chili, not as toppings of their own, and a generic name (hot dogs, mustard, cheese) counts only when the recipe names no particular kind.

A page counts only when it is a dressed hot dog: a sausage in the ingredient list, not just the title, and a bun, bread, flatbread or batter to hold it. A sauce recipe, a casserole or a plate of sausage and fries is left out.

A recipe belongs to a style only when its title, or failing that its URL, uses one of the style's names. Nothing is assigned a style from its components; a recipe that names none is only described as looking like the style it is closest to. Of the 789 pages read, 260 were left out: 114 no sausage in the ingredient list, 83 no bun, bread or batter, 32 title is not a hot dog, 16 title names another dish, 10 duplicates of other pages, 4 too few ingredient lines, and 1 a listing page, not a recipe page. No site contributes more than 25 recipes.

Every recipe page links to the original, which is where the method is. Recipe Lab does not republish instructions or photos.