Celebrating The Hot Dog In All Its Glory!
Many people celebrated National Hot Dog Day yesterday, and of course I missed it – still, July is National Hot Dog Month, so I’m still in the ballpark. And yes, we all find our own unique way to celebrate hot dogs:
Time To Celebrate National Hot Dog Day 2023!
While this may not be a legal holiday, I think we all need this day of celebration – and what better way to get started than by celebrating hot dog excess!
If You Can Make A Hot Dog, Why Not The World’s Largest?
Yes, a guy named Dan Abbate created the world’s largest hot dog, as confirmed by the Guiness Book Of World Records..but others have tried as well, even the iconic Martha Stewart:
Listen, I’m going to get a bit silly right now, but it’s not hard to do – the internet is full of funny hot dog pictures like these:
I enjoy hot dogs, especially when they are served here:
Tail O’ The Pup is a great hot dog stand that literally serves them out of a giant hot dog stand!
Click her to see me bite into one:
Here’s an in-depth history of this classic hot dog stand and my full review as well – and you can read it here:
And did you know that we are NOT the only country that loves a great hot dog…especially when it is wrapped in bacon!
Here are some of the most unique ones I saw on a street in Seoul South Korea:
I shared a close-up look at the great street food in Seoul – check out the story here:
Here are more of my favorite hot dogs, and the stories I have posted about them:
A Krispy Kreme Dog!
Krispy Kreme is beloved for their SWEET SWEET SWEET doughnuts, so why not wrap one of them around a hot dog – and don’t forget the bacon!
Sure it’s all kind of wrong, but when it comes to a hot dog, why do you wanna be right?
Now, if you are going to enjoy a hot dog, I say go “ALL-IN” and really do it right, like this!
Behold The “Hamdog!”
That’s right, it’s a hot dog – but so much more, because it’s a hamburger as well! How could someone come up with this? More importantly, how could they NOT?
This is all kinds of funny, and on my list of great hot dog moments….see the whole recipe here:
Time to move on to an amazing inventive use of a hot dog. Many consider this to be some sort of sick joke, but I think it is the coolest cooking idea EVER – spahetti-infused hot dogs!
Not Just For Kids – The “Spaghetti-Infused” Hot Dog!
Come on, if you were a kid – or a kid at heart – you would LOVE this!
I made these and here how they turned out:
I love inventive use of everyday food, and you can see how it is done by clicking here:
If you REALLY want to abuse your faith in the traditional hot dog, then how about THIS!
A Bacon Mac’n’Cheese Hot Dog!
Yes, it’s a “Bacon Mac’n’Cheese Hot Dog”, and who wouldn’t want this? And what about this national treasure: Col. Sanders!
KFC achieved fast food notoriety with their infamous “Double down” chicken sandwich, with two chicken patties instead of buns!
Well, they couldn’t stop there: Col. Sanders just might be turning over in his imaginary grave after seeing:
“The Double Down Hot Dog!”
So what they have done is to find a way to “wrap” a piece of fried chicken around a hot dog! And people ate it!
If you can stomach it, click to see more of the “Double Down Hot Dog!”
To me, there nothing you can do to a Hot Dog that a Hot Dog can’t handle:
That’s why “Mustard Hot Dog Ice Cream” is a thing I would do – would you? Click here to see the recipe:
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Oh, and who wants a “spiralized hot dog?”
Happy National Hot Dog Day 2023!
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There are some great hotdogs here not for me John but I know 2 kids who would love to try some of these.. I’m going to try the hotdogs with spaghetti through them Lily would love them… A great post to celebrate National Hot Dog Day 😊
I especially like the hot dog curlers!)
yes!