Gourmet Hot Dogs

What's in it

21 parts read from its 36 ingredient lines, its title and its method.

Sausage

• All-beef frank “All-Beef Hot Dog”
• Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke “All-Beef Hot Dog or Polish Sausage”

Bun or wrap

• Poppy seed bun “Poppyseed Bun”

Cooking

• Grilled from the method

Toppings

• Grilled or sautéed onion “Caramelized Onions”
• Sauerkraut “Sauerkraut”
• Relish “Sweet Pickle Relish”
• Pickle spear “Pickle Spear”
• Fresh tomato “Chopped Tomatoes or Wedges”
• Sport peppers “Sport Peppers *”
• Jalapeño (fresh, pickled or salsa) “Pickled Jalapenos”
• Chili or meat sauce “Beef Chili”
• Bacon “Crispy Bacon”
• Pico de gallo, salsa or vinagrete “Pico de Gallo”
• Celery salt “Dash of Celery Salt”

Cheese

• Cheddar or American cheese “Shredded Cheddar Cheese”
• Swiss, Emmental or Gruyère “Swiss Cheese”
• Cheese sauce “Cheese or Cheese Sauce”

Sauces and condiments

• Yellow mustard “Yellow Mustard”
• Ketchup “Ketchup”
• Barbecue sauce “BBQ Sauce”

Why it looks like Chicago

It names no style, but it has 8 of the 9 parts of the usual Chicago-style hot dog: all-beef frank, poppy seed bun, yellow mustard, relish, fresh tomato, pickle spear, sport peppers and celery salt. Not on it: raw onion.

An all-beef frank on a poppy seed bun, usually topped with yellow mustard, bright green relish, chopped onion, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, sport peppers and a dash of celery salt. Ketchup is traditionally left off.