Chili dog
hot dog with chili sauce
Chili dog is the generic name for a hot dog served in a bun and topped with some sort of meat sauce, such as chili con carne. Often other toppings are also added, such as cheese, onions, and mustard. The style has many regional variations in the United States. Some of these have specific sauce ingredients, types of hot dogs, or types of buns. They are referred to regionally under region-specific names.
Further reading
change- A Brief History of the Hot Texas Wiener (Library of Congress / American Memory)
Other websites
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Media related to Chili dogs at Wikimedia Commons- Geography Quiz: Where's the Texas in the Texas Wiener? (The New York Times)
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