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Half-smoke
Washington, D.C.
A coarse, smoked sausage, usually half pork and half beef, grilled and topped with chili, mustard and chopped onion.
Recipes
5
of 529 in the atlas
Sites
5
most from foodrepublic.com
Languages
1
English
Usual build
4 of 5
parts in the median recipe · 2 have all
Half-smoke, by the usual definition
- Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke
- Chili or meat sauce
- Any mustard
- Raw onion
- Grilled
2 of 5 published recipes have every part; the median recipe has 4 of 5. Where the rest depart: no smoked sausage (2), no chili (1), no grilled (1).
| Recipe | Smoked sausage | Chili | Any mustard | Raw onion | Grilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inthefirekitchen.comBen’s Chili Bowl Half-Smokes with Chili Sauce | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| hungryfan.comG’Town Half-Smoke | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| planetwurst.comClassic DC Half-Smoke with Chili | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● |
| foodrepublic.comFun In A Bun: How To Make D.C.-Style Spicy Half Smokes | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| zweigles.comThe Half-Smoke – Washington, D.C. | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Recipes with it | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
● has it · ◐ something else stands in · ○ left out
Everything its recipes use
The share of Half-smoke recipes naming each component, by kind, with the share of all hot dogs as a tick.
Sausage
- Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smokeusual60% · 3 · all 1%
- Frank or wiener, type not stated40% · 2 · all 77%
Bun or wrap
- Plain soft bun100% · 5 · all 56%
Cooking
- Grilledusual80% · 4 · all 18%
- Griddled or pan-fried60% · 3 · all 13%
- Boiled or simmered40% · 2 · all 20%
Toppings
- Raw onionusual100% · 5 · all 37%
- Chili or meat sauceusual80% · 4 · all 6%
- Other hot peppers20% · 1 · all 8%
- Beans (pinto or refried)20% · 1 · all 3%
Sauces and condiments
- Yellow mustard80% · 4 · all 10%
- Tomato sauce or paste40% · 2 · all 12%
- Spicy brown or grainy mustard20% · 1 · all 3%
- Mustard, kind not stated20% · 1 · all 33%
- Curry powder or curry sauce20% · 1 · all 1%
What sets it apart
- Smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke in 3 of 5 recipes (60%), against 1% of all hot dogs: more than ten times as common.
- Chili or meat sauce in 4 of 5 recipes (80%), against 6% of all hot dogs: more than ten times as common.
- Yellow mustard in 4 of 5 recipes (80%), against 10% of all hot dogs: 7 times as common.
- Griddled or pan-fried in 3 of 5 recipes (60%), against 13% of all hot dogs: 5 times as common.
- Grilled in 4 of 5 recipes (80%), against 18% of all hot dogs: 4 times as common.
- Tomato sauce or paste in 2 of 5 recipes (40%), against 12% of all hot dogs: 3 times as common.
The 5 Half-smoke recipes
Each names the style in its title. Beside each, how much of the usual build it has.
- Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smokes with Chili Sauce · inthefirekitchen.com5 of 5 usual parts
- Classic DC Half-Smoke with Chili · planetwurst.com4 of 5 usual parts · no chili or meat sauce
- Fun In A Bun: How To Make D.C.-Style Spicy Half Smokes · foodrepublic.com4 of 5 usual parts · no smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke
- G’Town Half-Smoke · hungryfan.com5 of 5 usual parts
- The Half-Smoke – Washington, D.C. · zweigles.com3 of 5 usual parts · no smoked sausage, kielbasa or half-smoke, grilled
Styles most like it
By what their recipes use more often than hot dogs in general.