03-13-2018, 04:19 AM
Ferret: At most of these 'hot dog rides', I am the youngest person there. Yesterday, we met at Portillo's (a famous Chicago fast-food chain) and there were a few folks that were under age 50. Once the summer hits, there are usually younger riders that show up.
Non-Chicagoans: Hot Dog joints are pretty big in Chicago (and Milwaukee and in the Midwest, generally). Swift, Armour, Vienna, Oscar Mayer, and at least a few others all were based in Chicago for decades, most since the late 1800s. This may explain the popularity of encased meats in our area OR perhaps the popularity of sausage within the immigrant communities that settled in Chicago (especially German and Polish) lead to the Chicago becoming "hog butcher for the world". In any case, I didn't eat at Portillo's yesterday nor do I usually at these rides since I prefer having dinner with my wife at home. I do like hot dogs though and I eat them in moderation and mostly either "Chicago Style" or with Skyline chili, onions, and shredded cheese on top; the latter due to a friend in Cincinnati who occasionally sends me a can of Skyline.
Cheryl LOVES fried bologna sandwiches.
Non-Chicagoans: Hot Dog joints are pretty big in Chicago (and Milwaukee and in the Midwest, generally). Swift, Armour, Vienna, Oscar Mayer, and at least a few others all were based in Chicago for decades, most since the late 1800s. This may explain the popularity of encased meats in our area OR perhaps the popularity of sausage within the immigrant communities that settled in Chicago (especially German and Polish) lead to the Chicago becoming "hog butcher for the world". In any case, I didn't eat at Portillo's yesterday nor do I usually at these rides since I prefer having dinner with my wife at home. I do like hot dogs though and I eat them in moderation and mostly either "Chicago Style" or with Skyline chili, onions, and shredded cheese on top; the latter due to a friend in Cincinnati who occasionally sends me a can of Skyline.
(03-13-2018, 04:10 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Germans don't waste much. I also love bologna. Ate a bologna sandwich on gluten free bread yesterday. What is in bologna? As we Germans like to say "everything but the squeal". lol
Cheryl LOVES fried bologna sandwiches.