The Ultimate Question™: Chili Dog or Coney Dog?

[Josh]

This is a debate my girlfriend and I have had regularly for three years now.

My work is becoming disrupted, I cannot sleep, and I must know the answer

In the world of mechanically seperated meats that are shaped into tubes, there stands two champions: the coney dog and the chilli dog.

Is there a difference? Which is which? Are we even safe?

I think there is a distinct difference (as does she), but it is the 'which is which' that gets our saliva running and our tempers flairing.

So you decide. Please answer via the poll, by selecting the appropriate answer to match one of the images below.

(Note: If you cannot see the difference, 'Image A' is covered with a liquidy "sauce." 'Image B' is covered with more of a dry beef topping)

 

[gwuMACaddict]

You're making me hungry...

 

[iPhil]

Thanks Josh for reminding me of a Coney shop i went to before i moved out to California

I went there so often that they knew my order before i walked into the shop ..

 

[Black&Tan]

Interesting...I've never heard of a Coney dog. I would assume they were created on Coney Island?

Regardless, I prefer Chili Dogs, made with home-made chili. Mmm chili, with a hint of curry. Cooked repeatedly over a low heat....

 

[BakedBeans]

oh dear god, you guys don't really eat that **** do you?

 

[MattG]

I'm not sure there's a difference...hard to tell.

I will however say that: Nathans hot dog + hot mustard + diced onions + sauerkraut = perfection

 

[Black&Tan]

....and a beer!

 

[DavidLeblond]

oh dear god, you guys don't really eat that **** do you?

yes

 

[gwuMACaddict]

oh dear god, you guys don't really eat that **** do you?

hmmm... coming from a fan of english fare?

glass houses and stones, my friends, glass houses and stones

 

[Josh]

oh dear god, you guys don't really eat that **** do you?

No.

Devour would be more appropriate

(not too often though...can't be good for you...)

 

[homerjward]

if it's got chili on it, it's a chili dog imo
no chili, it's just a hot dog.

 

[cslewis]

Eww, they both look disgusting imo.

 

[stonyc]

Eww, they both look disgusting imo.

Indeed.

If my choices were starvation or eating one of the two... I guess I'd go with A.

 

[kretzy]

Who cares? They both look as disgusting as the other.

 

[BakedBeans]

hmmm... coming from a fan of english fare?

glass houses and stones, my friends, glass houses and stones

Not really sure what you mean, unless you are going on about the sterotype "bad food in england thing"

have we all got bad teeth too?

I bet a brit could never make it over there on a food show... oh, wait...

 

[bousozoku]

They're used interchangeably but I thought that the Coney had grilled onions.

The sloppier, the better the taste.

 

[MongoTheGeek]

Not really sure what you mean, unless you are going on about the sterotype "bad food in england thing"

have we all got bad teeth too?

I bet a brit could never make it over there on a food show... oh, wait...

You mean Julia Child who introduced French cooking to America?

I fail to see a definitive difference. Its just the choice of what type of chili.

I like the Chili/Cheese dog. Mustard and sauerkraut is good as well. For special occasions though ketchup cheese and bacon.

 

[BakedBeans]

You mean Julia Child who introduced French cooking to America?

Well, I was actually talking about Gordon Ramsay the 3 michelin star chef.

I like the Chili/Cheese dog. Mustard and sauerkraut is good as well. For special occasions though ketchup cheese and bacon.

I cannot possibly describe how revolting that sounds.

 

[Black&Tan]

I cannot possibly describe how revolting that sounds.

What part? The sauerkraut or cheese & bacon?

 

[BakedBeans]

What part? The sauerkraut or cheese & bacon?

every single part....

looking at picture A makes me gag... i looks like the morning after a badly cooked curry...

 

[vniow]

I can feel my arteries clogging as I'm looking at the picture.


Must have one, mmm....

 

[Josh]

LOL...my girlfriend is now fuming, calling me a cheater, and saying the poll is bias (which is impossible - I gave two clear choices without any indication towards which I might think is which). She got so mad, she put an abrupt end to the conversation.

I suppose when data is not in your favor, it must be wrong *shrugs*

But who am I kidding..this is hilarious

Thanks to all who participated so far - more votes are always welcome.

To me, image A is clearly a chili dog, and image b is a coney dog.

If I saw just a container of that dry beef with beans alone, with no hot dog, I'd definitely NOT call it chili. Putting it on a hot dog shouldn't change what it is.

One is soupy, like chili, the other is dry and crumbley - which does not constitute as a "chili."

 

[notjustjay]

Image A looks gross and soggy. Image B looks OK, but I would prefer without the mustard.

 

[gwuMACaddict]

Not really sure what you mean, unless you are going on about the sterotype "bad food in england thing"

Precisely! And all in good fun of course- just like I hope you were poking good fun at our chili dogs.

You have to admit, traditional English cooking is a bit on the heavy side

I don't know anything about your teeth

 

[iGary]

There are specific recipes for "Coney Island Sauce" (note the "sauce" part) everywhere on the Web, and having been to Coney Island and the Nathans there, I can attest that the runny variety is the real deal.