Talk:Hot dog variations

Texas: "Houston Dog" is becoming a Mandela Effect-esque item

The so-called 'Houston Dog' is an item on the menu of one hot dog purveyor in Houston. It is NOT a well-known regional version of a hot dog. Just because one hot dog vendor, with one location, decides to name something 'Houston' does not grant it this sort of status. Look at the citations in the Wiki article for the "Houston Dog" - they all ultimately refer to Yo-yo's hot dogs - the very same vendor who named it. It may very well be tasty (I have not, and will not, try it - it sounds terrible to me), but again, it's one vendor's name.

We have multiple sushi restaurants in the Houston area with things they call 'Houston rolls' or 'Texas Rolls' or even 'NASA rolls', but that doesn't mean they are a de facto recipe for a well known sushi roll - in fact, they are usually different from each and every sushi bar. I submit this is the same thing, just in hot dog format instead of sushi.

As such, let's please remove this food atrocity from the wikipedia article. Almost nobody in the Houston area is familiar with this (4+ million people can't possibly all be wrong). Those who ARE familiar with this 'version' only know it because they have been to this vendor. I do see multiple attempts were made to remove reference to it from the wikipedia article, but it was reinstated for reasons I don't really understand.

We don't really have a special hot dog for our area. we tend to like what we like, whether it be 'old faithful' with 'standard' toppings, or chili and cheese, or 'chicago style' (which IS a recognized set of condiments). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C5:847F:EC90:9CAE:3C1:247E:D51B (talk) 17:00, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

I was the one who submitted the previous comment, prior to creating my account here. I'd like to do whatever to get rid of that entry Bhahbh (talk) 21:54, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

It sounds like a lot of your concern is that the mention of a "Houston Dog" doesn't align with your personal experience. Unfortunately, we can't let our personal experiences guide what is to be included here. If there are citations from reliable sources that suggest such a variety exists, then it is probably worth noting. Besides, what harm is caused by its inclusion? --ZimZalaBim ^talk 22:17, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

I think it's a question of whether the citations in the article support the idea that a Houston-style hot dog, as described here, is actually a regional dish -- popular, or at least to be found in a number of different dining establishments -- or instead is confined to one restaurant. If the latter, it should be removed from the article. So, personal experience need not be a factor. — Mudwater ^(Talk) 01:05, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

The sources all talk about a hot dog that is the specialty of one restaurant/food truck that hasn’t even been around ten years yet. It’s a specialty of the specific restaurant, not the region. I’m a native Houstonian and I’ve never heard of it, nor do the sources actually support it being an established regional specialty. I ivote that this be deleted. 2600:1700:12C8:10:164:6D13:4090:344C (talk) 12:10, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

As a native Houstonian I agree with you that this hot dog is NOT an established regional variety, just the specialty of one obscure business that hasn’t been in operation for even 10 years. The sources don’t actually support the Wikipedia article claim that this is an established regional specialty, and you can be bold and go ahead and delete it, and I would support that action. 2600:1700:12C8:10:164:6D13:4090:344C (talk) 12:15, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

• It is unclear to me how many actual people are in this discussion, the IP above seems to be agreeing with their own posts? However, after reviewing the sources it is in fact clear that they are all about a single vendor in the Huoston area, and one of the sources does not even appear to mention the "Houston dog". It appears that that vendor is very succesful overall with their twist on the hot dog, but it is not at all clear that anyone beyond this one vendor acknowledges that this is a regional variation on a hot dog, as opposed to a marketing strategy for a single bussiness. I have therefore removed the section. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:14, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

  I would, as an aside, point out that this is not a Mandela effect situation, where a lot of people simply wrongly believed an event occured, but there is a possibility of citogenesis, where the existence of the term in this article could potantially be used to further legitimize the idea that this is the hot dog people eat in Houston. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:21, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Brazil Hot Dog Description

What is the green Lint in the Piauí hot dog description? ৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ^{৳€Ø฿€ƦȺ₡Ⱥƪ} 15:42, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

That's a good question as lint is normally not a word that is at all assocsiated with food. I can't find the word "lint" in the somewhat questionable source used as a citation here, so I'm going to just remove it. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:07, 11 November 2023 (UTC)