Ripper is the slang term for a type of hot dog. The name is derived from a hot dog which is deep fried in oil, which sometimes causes the casing to burst, or "rip".[1][2][3][4]

Ripper
Rippers with onion rings
TypeHot dog
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNew Jersey
Main ingredientsHot dog bun, hot dog

"Rippers" were featured in the Travel Channel special "Deep Fried Paradise"[5] and served as a major plot point in a first-season episode of the internet serial "Ripster's" which centers on the Pennsylvania tavern of the same name that serves a similar type of hot dog.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Schumer, Fran (May 24, 1998). " Hot Diggity! Dog Diggity! — Restaurants; Two Rippers, P.C., with Relish Mother Made", New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  2. ^ Olmsted, Larry (February 27, 2013). "Deep-Fried Hot Dogs at N.J.'s Rutt's Hut", USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Bergstein, Dan (December 12, 2015). "NJ Vocabulary: What Is a Ripper?", Best of NJ. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Gold, Jonathan (August 6, 2008). "Fab the Ripper: Every Hot Dog Has Its Day", LA Weekly. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ^ D'Agenais, Laurel. Deep Fried Paradise' ', "The Travel Channel". Retrieved July 8, 2022.