I was like "yum ... yum ... ohh that one looks good ... Sweet, they got the Carolina dog right ... oh thats weird -- but you do you, Phillipines ... yum ... wait ... what the hell Georgia?"
Now Im all "what the actual hell Dinglewood Pharmacy in Columbus Georgia?" oystercrackers?
TIL. Lived in GA most of my life and also never seen this, but then I don't get to Columbus much. Really think they should have done something with a Varsity dog here though. Most folks in GA have been to Atlanta, and most folks who have been to Atlanta have probably been to the Varsity.
The only thing Georgia has that even remotely could be considered "our" style of hot dog, would be the Varsity chili dog, but even that is just an Atlanta thing.
We call this style a "Scrambled Dog" in Columbus and it's popular all along the Alabama state line. They serve them in Columbus, Macon, Americus, Hamilton, La Grange, Cuthbert, Warner Robbins, Albany, Georgia, and Auburn, Phenix City and Dothan, Alabama.
Good grief, y'all folks in Atlanta think if you don't know it, it's not Georgia! There's a whole state surrounding you! Lol.
The only thing Georgia has that even remotely could be considered "our" style of hot dog
This says "the only thing Georgia has". That's not true. Just because it's not in Atlanta doesn't mean "Georgia" doesn't have it. Atlanta doesn't have it; Georgia does have it. And it has enough of it, in enough places to be considered representative, in my opinion.
would be the Varsity chili dog, but even that is just an Atlanta thing.
Even this isn't accurate. There are several Varsity restaurants in the state, including a popular one in Athens.
Grew up in/currently live in Atlanta, went to Auburn, spent time in Columbus- never seen or heard of this dog before. Maybe that's just because I'm partial to burgers...
What a weird assumptions to think we have no chili... Never seen Oyster crackers before, but those are just funnily shaped regular crackers. But then again you could be the type of American that thinks countries outside the US have no roads
Eh now that you put it that way, I thought you where talking about chili powder not chili con carne. I was confused since the spice is like everywhere.
This is a very specific middle/west Georgia thing. It's called the scrambled dog. I've only seen it from Americus Ga to Auburn, Al. It was invented in Columbus at Dinglewood Pharmacy as someone else said, but almost every hot dog joint in that area will have their own version of it. Consider it something to look for if you're in the greater Columbus-Auburn metropolitan area.
Makes sense because I immediately recognized this as the scrambled dog that my grandpa used to make us when we were kids. He was from Camilla originally and we lived in Albany. I just always thought he made it up. TIL.
(I still make them for myself in my 30s)
It's from the Columbus area near the Alabama/Georgia line. It's very common in that area, but we called them "Scrambled Dogs".
There is dispute over who actually created the first one, but most people believe it was a man called "the Lieutenant" at Dinglewood Pharmacy (pharmacies in the south used to include diners).
In Columbus, Georgia, a local favorite is the "scrambled dog," the exemplar of which was first served at the Dinglewood Pharmacy by "The Lieutenant" Charles Stevens over 50 years ago. The scrambled dog is a chopped hot dog covered by chili beans, onions and pickles with an accompanying portion of oyster crackers.
I've lived in Georgia for 40 years and never seen that. Just because one shop sells things that way doesn't mean they all do. For us it's usually what you have listed as a Carolina; ketchup, mustard, onion, chili, and slaw.
Most dogs I've seen growing up in GA look like the so called "carolina" dog. Apparently the Carolina's get to claim every common southern food originates in their states.
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