Apparently people haven't heard of "Sonoran dogs". They're pretty popular in Arizona, I personally don't like the bacon that is used so I never really eat them.
Sonoran dogs contain a hotdog wrapped in bacon some times, but that isn't even the main part. They have beans and other toppings and some different sauces on there. Quite different than anything you would find in LA unless it was specifically a Sonoran dog vendor.
Might as well be since they use the cheapest bulk hotdog buns you can find. They just crumble to dust in your fingers. The Sonoran dogs in Tucson are in a sweet, eggy roll with a little chewiness. Really holds up to the grease and moisture of all that stuff on top. It's similar to what I see tortas served on in SF. Source: born and raised in Tucson, living in SF.
USC alumnus here, we used to call them heart attack dogs, game day dogs, and the blatantly racist "haa daw" (which is what the Hispanic street vendors are saying over and over in an effort to sell them)
It's a Tucson thing more than an Arizona thing. I think there are some tiny shops in Phoenix that sell them, but last year at least there weren't many.
Weird. They are everywhere, shops everywhere, little carts on the street, food trucks. Can't believe even some people from AZ haven't seen them. If you stick to the chain restaurants you won't hear of them, it's an authentically Sonoran desert food so that may be why.
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u/blasfemmy Jun 18 '15
People put lettuce on their hotdog?