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[CortJstr]

Now I want a hot dog in a taco shell with mac & cheese on top. Just like Wigu used to make.

[wombat]

No, wait:

...Eat Wonky, a new truck serving poutine that is set to open its doors in mid-August.

Canadaphiles might be familiar with the Quebecois favorite, but if you aren't, picture french fries smothered in gravy and topped with marble-size cheese curds.

In addition to offering the Canadian staple straight up under the name Wonky Fries, Kelley and Kaloosion are giving it an American twist by putting the whole shebang on a hot dog.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/20/AR2010072003020.html

[jay-ell]

Olga's Kitchen was my favorite restaurant as a kid. The Toledo store was inside a mall, not in the food court area, but on the other wing, accessible from inside the mall or out. They have this soft, sweet pita bread that's just divine -- not like any other bread I've ever had, anywhere.

I used to get an Olga Dog off the kid's menu -- an all-beef dog grilled until just barely brown wrapped in a soft, warm blanket of thick pita with swiss cheese melted delicately in between. I can taste it even now. After we'd eat, Mom would get me a piece of bread in a to-go box, and I'd surreptitiously nibble on it while she shopped the rest of the mall.

So. Good.

There are Olga's Kitchens all over Michigan, but Toledo is the southernmost store, AFAIK. They're still there, so if you're ever in Toledo near Franklin Park/Westfield Mall, pop into Olga's for me. There isn't a person on this board who wouldn't get a good meal there. I go whenever I'm visiting, and it's still fabulous.

Of course, now I get the Steak & Cheese, because I'm a grown-up. Pedro gets the Original, which is sort of like a twist on a gyro, with both lamb and beef.

[pmcd9]

Poutine sounds like  it would be a good compliment to a hotdog, but I don't know why you would use it as a topping.  Kindly reminds me of KFC's Famous Bowl.

[robot_god]

I got a KFC bowl once long after the hype and it tasted so bland.  Poutine on the other hand can have flavor actually worth describing.

There's a Belgian fry joint in the city that serves poutine that is so good, it's like the cheese curd was jizzed out of God's own dick.  And the gravy. . . well . . .

But anyway I try to avoid fries whenever possible because the mantra "just don't get fries" is a pretty effective diet.

[theinevitable]

the idea of a child nibbling on "a piece of bread in a to-go box" makes me think of, like, the old times.

it is a weird combination of the modern concept of the to-go box and giving your child a treat to nibble on, and the jarring idea of... nibbling on a piece of bread with nothing on it.

[side_show]

Thanks a lot people.  The mere mention of poutine, and I end up ordering it for lunch.  The fries were crispy, the gravey nice, but there wasn't enough cheese.

[jay-ell]

the idea of a child nibbling on "a piece of bread in a to-go box" makes me think of, like, the old times.

it is a weird combination of the modern concept of the to-go box and giving your child a treat to nibble on, and the jarring idea of... nibbling on a piece of bread with nothing on it.

This was not normal bread. It doesn't *need* anything on it.

That's like saying "Nibbling on a brownie without any ice cream."

[theinevitable]

I guess what really got me was the idea of a single slice of bread (in my head I see a slice of wheat bread) in a to-go box.

[Doc]

Hot dogs are not nearly as much of a Thing here but it was Canada Day recently and a bunch of my Canadian friends had a party during which I had a knackwurst in a bun and added poutine on top for extra decadence. I felt so full I was unable to move for some time afterwards until I was lured away by nanaimo bars

[miles]

Ketchup haters: do you just oppose ketchup on hot dogs, or do you not like ketchup at all? I agree, mustard is the correct condiment for a hot dog, but it's not like I'd turn one down if it had ketchup on it. I mean, it's a hot dog.

[CortJstr]

I like whole grain mustard on my brats but I usually put ketchup on hot dogs because they only mustard option is generally yellow and I hate yellow mustard.

So we now have 3 threads proving hot dog sauce is pretty much confined entirely to western PA. Do you people's hot dog stands have the concept of "everything and relish" or is that just a PA thing, too?

[wombat]

Ketchup haters: do you just oppose ketchup on hot dogs, or do you not like ketchup at all? I agree, mustard is the correct condiment for a hot dog, but it's not like I'd turn one down if it had ketchup on it. I mean, it's a hot dog.

I like ketchup. Sometimes I want a burger and fries just so I can eat ketchup.

But a hot dog is fattier and blander. It needs something to sharpen it up, like mustard. Not something sugary like ketchup.

[littlefallsmets]

I love ketchup.

I take it on my scrambled eggs. I take it on macaroni and cheese. I take it on toasted cheese instead of tomato soup!

If I get a sandwich and it comes with thick ruffled potato chips, I put ketchup on the chips.

But yes. The sweetness and fruity notes of ketchup is cloying as hell on a hot dog.

That is the kernel of truth around the comic exaggeration we've been running with.

[pmcd9]

Ketchup haters: do you just oppose ketchup on hot dogs, or do you not like ketchup at all? I agree, mustard is the correct condiment for a hot dog, but it's not like I'd turn one down if it had ketchup on it. I mean, it's a hot dog.

Yes I love ketchup.  It's perfect on french fries.  It's good on pretty much anything that's fried.  I even tried ketchup bread once.

Hey, I had forgotten about this  Ha ha ha.