I don't get why people think New York hot dogs are so great. Shawn and I each grabbed one, and I have to say: they aren't worth it. It's not so much the taste, 'cause it's pretty hard to fuck up the taste of a hot dog. But I mean, the ones in New York are overpriced ($4 for a sausage, $3 for a hot dog) and are way smaller than the ones in Toronto, so you need at least two to get remotely full. And they don't even toast the buns. Moreover, they only offer ketchup and mustard as condiments (that the vendor puts on for you). In Toronto, you can grab a foot-long sausage on a nicely warmed bun with a whole plethora of condiments (relish, mayonnaise, different mustards, onions, pickles, hot peppers!) for $3. And they only grill the sausages; the regular hot dogs (which, by the way, are smaller than the typical wieners you get at the supermarket) are boiled. I could buy a whole pack of wieners for less than $4 and just go home and microwave them in a bowl of water for the same quality, and at least I'd be full! The only good thing about New York vendor hot dogs is the fact that there's one on every block. The flaw here is that you're better off walking to the grocery store.
They don't grill their hot dogs!? Blasphemy!! Who doesn't grill hot dogs?!?
ReplyDeleteBTW, I think the hot dog vendor on the south entrance of Eaton Centre (right across The Bay on Queen st.) has the best street meat in Toronto.
Oh, TOTALLY. Boiled hot dogs are just... not hot dogs. They're little wieners in water (haha, gross).
ReplyDeleteOMGGGG, all of those hot dog stands just around Nathan Phillips Square are awesome. Hot dog + fries and gravy for $4? SO GOOD.
Who doesn't grill hot dogs? Europe. Hehehe the Germans boil their sausages ... [that sounds bad] kind of like put them in boiling water till they are cooked. It doesn't taste bad but yes, grilled is better.
ReplyDeleteI'd kill for a hot dog but I don't eat beef and in Norway most of the hot dogs at the stalls are beef or mixed meat.
Hi Fieran! Maybe you can find some pure pork sausages...! They're also pretty tasty. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, my best friend is German and he always goes on and on about how delicious sausages are in Germany and how they just aren't the same here in Canada...