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Post by Bats on Aug 20, 2018 13:59:37 GMT -8
---Welcome to the Hot Dog thread---
For anything and everything hot dog related... |
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Post by Bats on Aug 20, 2018 14:26:21 GMT -8
UK supermarkets sell hot dogs in tins. 6-8 dogs preserved in a medium of brine...
These two brands are the best of the bunch. Bacony, salty, and no grit.
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These are a little more bland and sometimes contain a little bone grit. Both by the same company. Note one is "premium". There's not much of a difference, if you ask me.
Not bad but not on par with the top two.
Avoid. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Aug 20, 2018 15:51:01 GMT -8
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Post by Stu on Aug 20, 2018 16:34:03 GMT -8
Not a sandwich!
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Post by Stu on Aug 20, 2018 16:35:38 GMT -8
"Mmmmm. Look at all those steaming wieners. Do you know what they're saying? They're saying, "This is the year that Fink beats 'The Stomach'." [Fink picks up a hot dog and holds it to his ear] No, it's a couple of them over here... but they're saying it." |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 1:05:10 GMT -8
I bet he couldn't do that with tinned hot dogs.
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 21, 2018 2:02:02 GMT -8
Good lord Bats! That's a lot of brands. I guess tinned hot dogs are a big deal in Britain? Does anyone there use a grill to cook hot dogs?
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 21, 2018 2:03:05 GMT -8
By the way, these are my favorite for the grill  |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 2:31:37 GMT -8
Good lord Bats! That's a lot of brands. I guess tinned hot dogs are a big deal in Britain? Does anyone there use a grill to cook hot dogs? Yep and there are more brands too. Those are the most widely available. I suspect they're mainly eaten by kids as a quick snack. 2 minutes on the stove and they're ready.
Tinned dogs are either heated in a saucepan in the brine, or dry in a microwave. There are proper hot dogs available in some stores and those would be grilled. I can't remember the last time I saw them though.
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 21, 2018 3:31:46 GMT -8
I find this cultural hot dog divide to be fascinating. When I go to my local supermarket I see a hot dog display not unlike the picture below. Do you have something similar or is it predominantly tinned hot dogs where you are?  |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 5:16:16 GMT -8
I find this cultural hot dog divide to be fascinating. When I go to my local supermarket I see a hot dog display not unlike the picture below. Do you have something similar or is it predominantly tinned hot dogs where you are? 
Yes, it's quite an uneven divide too. We can buy freshly made hot dogs from food stands but I can't think of one fast food chain outlet that sells them.
I never see anything like that picture. We have a couple of packet types but they're advertised as Frankfurters and heavy on the garlic.
There's a far greater range in cans.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Aug 21, 2018 5:40:07 GMT -8
Speaking of cultural divides between Britain and the US, most of the Brits I've known have been amazed at the American appetite for ice cream and the sheer variety of ice cream choices offered at American grocery stores.
Flipping this around, most Americans are amazed at the British appetite for kippers...especially for breakfast.
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 21, 2018 5:58:34 GMT -8
I find this cultural hot dog divide to be fascinating. When I go to my local supermarket I see a hot dog display not unlike the picture below. Do you have something similar or is it predominantly tinned hot dogs where you are?
Yes, it's quite an uneven divide too. We can buy freshly made hot dogs from food stands but I can't think of one fast food chain outlet that sells them.
I never see anything like that picture. We have a couple of packet types but they're advertised as Frankfurters and heavy on the garlic.
There's a far greater range in cans.
Weird If I ever moved there I'd be quite the spectacle for the neighbors. "There's that American again with his grill and Nathan's hot dogs. Doesn't he know he can eat tinned hot dogs?" Of course, I'd probably have to order the dogs on Amazon and have them shipped to me. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 7:07:00 GMT -8
Speaking of cultural divides between Britain and the US, most of the Brits I've known have been amazed at the American appetite for ice cream and the sheer variety of ice cream choices offered at American grocery stores. Flipping this around, most Americans are amazed at the British appetite for kippers...especially for breakfast. Kippers are a thing of the past in urban Britain, especially for breakfast. In my life, I've only ever eaten them a handful of times and never for breakfast.
Bacon and eggs... now that's a different matter. Any self-respecting, non-vegetarian Brit will wolf those down and ask for seconds. We now have restaurants which serve an all-you-can-eat "Full English Breakfast" for a low price. Bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans, bubble and squeak, and toast. As much as you like and if you finish the first plate, you can go back for more. Awesome. But don't take more then you can eat or they may charge you for the leftovers.
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 7:14:23 GMT -8
Weird If I ever moved there I'd be quite the spectacle for the neighbors. "There's that American again with his grill and Nathan's hot dogs. Doesn't he know he can eat tinned hot dogs?" Of course, I'd probably have to order the dogs on Amazon and have them shipped to me. They'll probably just ask where you got them because they'd rather eat the real thing. And with the exception of Wikinger Jumbos, the tinned stuff is too small and skinny.
Interestingly, I had a "wild boar hot dog" the other day from a food stand. It was more of a sausage than a hot dog but it was delicious.
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