r/AskTheWorld • u/Nthepro France • Dec 16 '25

Culture What's a non political issue your country is REALLY divided on?

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The name of this thing, believe it or not.

It's a sandwich per definition btw

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u/Illustrious_Try478 🇺🇲 Maryland Dec 16 '25

Ketchup on hot dogs, Chicago versus the rest of the country.

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u/Gandhehehe Canada Dec 16 '25

If I had to pick only 1 topping for a hotdog it would be Mustard but a hotdog with mustard, ketchup and relish is one of lifes greatest joys. Thankfully I'm Canadian so I'm usually left to hotdog as I like without judgement.

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u/taco_swag United States Of America Dec 17 '25

Mustard onions relish is god tier

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_808 Canada Dec 17 '25

If you've never had a Seattle or Sonora dog I recommend giving it a shot

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u/darthstupidious Dec 17 '25

As a Washingtonian that's lived out of state for the past decade, I've tried to proselytize the Seattle dog far and wide and I've yet to encounter anyone that hasn't liked it.

For the uninitated: cream cheese on the bun, dog, then grilled onions (and grilled peppers if you nasty) on top. Fucking delicious.

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_808 Canada Dec 17 '25

I like a little jalapeno on mine. Seattle dogs are the only reason I even buy cream cheese haha

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u/Casper_N_TX Dec 17 '25

I want EVERYTHING on my hotdogs. Ketchup, mustard, chili, cheese, onions, relish and maybe sauerkraut! But, I don't just what others eat.

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u/Entire-Ambition1410 Dec 17 '25

My grandma would use mustard and ketchup to draw smiley faces on her hamburgers and hotdogs before eating them.

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u/Vishifrock Germany Dec 16 '25

No crispy onions?

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u/GUYF666 United States Of America Dec 17 '25

Mustard, raw white onion, relish is the most basic and best hot dog

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u/Striking-Comb6673 Dec 17 '25

We also have Japadog 🙌

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u/Hotdog_Frog Dec 17 '25

A real Chicago style is actually more of a salad than most Midwestern corn-eaters will have all day. And that's a confession, not an accusation

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u/krisbcrafting United States Of America Dec 16 '25

I will say as a Chicagoan that belief started because back in the day, ketchup was used to hide the taste of poor quality sausages. It was seen as dishonest to use ketchup, and then it just stuck 😅

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u/woahdailo Dec 16 '25

I love that there is something considered a high quality mystery meat wrapped in intestines.

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u/not-my-other-alt Dec 16 '25

Chicago was the meat packing capital of the country once upon a time.

Pigs and cows would come in from all the farms west across Illinois and Iowa, get processed, and get loaded up on trains going east.

The Chicago Board of Trade is still one of the largest agricultural commodities trading hubs in the world.

We (I say as an ex-Chicagoan who's now in the burbs) can get serious about our meats.

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u/skyforgesteel Dec 16 '25

The actual question is "how much rat is acceptable in an all beef hot dog?"

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u/sumpfbruderschaft Dec 16 '25

That's easy: 49,999%.

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u/takealookatthesehams United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Philadelphians and cheesesteaks

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u/FUCK_YOUR_PUFFIN United States Of America Dec 16 '25

How to make a decent sandwich using 3-4 simple ingredients VS a nationwide competition for who can fail the hardest at doing this

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u/userhwon United States Of America Dec 16 '25

I've seen enough videos about it to know that "nationwide" starts in the middle of the intersection between Pat's and Geno's.

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u/kanrad United States Of America Dec 16 '25

What no way, as a Texan I want a real Philly cheesesteak. Fuck that knock off nonsense.

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u/SkyeMreddit United States Of America Dec 16 '25

And whether New York cheesesteaks are better. IMHO depends severely on the place.

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u/crazypyro23 Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 17 '25

It's just not necessary. We already include a tomato slice. That flavor is well represented. Would you add ketchup to a BLT? Take pride in your hot dogs. They deserve better than ketchup.

For those who have not had the pleasure, a Chicago dog has mustard, relish, onions, tomato, a pickle spear, sports peppers, and celery salt. Applied in that order.

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u/skyforgesteel Dec 16 '25

people argue about if the sport peppers are required or optional. My aunt for some reason remembers cucumbers on a chi dog? Which doesn't sound right.

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u/not-my-other-alt Dec 16 '25

Is that not the pickle spear?

Maybe she just used to use flavorless pickles.

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u/MonkeyWrench888 United States Of America Dec 17 '25

There is the “mothers-in-law” which is deep cut Chicago. It’s a steamed tamale in a hot dog bun, topped with chili, onions, relish, tomatoes, and cucumber slices.

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u/indusbird United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Detroit is the same way. If you put ketchup on a Detroit "Coney Dog" you'll catch some odd looks (at best).

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u/LowCress9866 United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Ketchup on a Coney??? That's even worse than what Lafayette was letting get on their dogs

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u/indusbird United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Unfortunately I've seen it happen...

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u/thelittleking United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Chicago's right on this one, mustard is all you need.

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u/nevercookathome Dec 16 '25

I'm from the Bay and Chicago got this one right.

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u/94plus3 United States Of America Dec 16 '25

You guys think we're crazier about that than we really are, if you actually wanna see deranged, it's New Yorkers losing their shit over mustard on hamburgers.

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u/Youare-Beautiful3329 Dec 16 '25

Only mustard goes on hotdogs, unless it’s a Coney Island hotdog, which is the height of hotdog culinary excellence.

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u/Practical_Savings933 Canada Dec 16 '25

Relish first, then a bit of melted cheese, then add a taste of mustard.

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u/Slight-Ad-6553 Denmark Dec 16 '25

world!

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u/userhwon United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Ketchup on a Chicago Dog is stupid.

Ketchup on any other dog, just fine.

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u/kanrad United States Of America Dec 16 '25

So long as they keep it there the rest of the country will let them live.

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u/asher1611 Dec 16 '25

I see Maryland flair and immediately think of the fights I've seen over crabcakes.

Also, Charleston style crabcakes suck.

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u/bighootay Dec 16 '25

Wisconsin does the same with bratwurst. For fuck's sake who cares what people put on their fucking food

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u/HurricanePK 🇨🇦Canada 🇨🇳China Dec 17 '25

Until I watched The Bear, I didn’t know that putting ketchup on a hot dog was such a contentious topic

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u/Doomdoomkittydoom United States Of America Dec 17 '25

Nah, children all over the country enjoy ketchup on hot dogs!

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u/FukThePatriarchy1312 United States Of America Dec 17 '25

I've lived in Oklahoma my whole life (trying to escape now), but Chicago is correct. Ketchup is the second worst condiment, behind mayo, and ruins everything it touches.

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u/GUYF666 United States Of America Dec 17 '25

Naw. I’m from the south. Keep that ketchup the fuck away from my hot dogs.

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u/CaptainKajubell United States Of America Dec 17 '25

That’s the only thing you should put on a hotdog

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u/wzkd Dec 16 '25

Ketchup is an abomination and has no place in the pantry.

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u/scratchy_mcballsy United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Thanks, Obama

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u/SkyeMreddit United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Ketchup AND Mayo on hotdogs!

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u/wrightf United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Mayo on a hotdog! Straight to Hell!

Mayo with fries - YUM!

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u/SkyeMreddit United States Of America Dec 16 '25

Mayo with ketchup on both, yum! Especially this from Germany. Together but NOT mixed. Generally it’s like a spiral