A hot dog is a type of cooked sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed and served in a partially sliced bun. This type of sausage was culturally imported from Germany and popularized in the United States, where it became a working-class street food sold at hot dog stands and carts.^[1][2] It is also sold at fast-food restaurants and convenience stores, as well as being available for home preparation after being purchased at grocery stores. The hot dog became closely associated with baseball and American culture.^[1]

Name	Image	Associated region(s)	Description
Bagel dog			A full-size or miniature hot dog, wrapped in bagel-style breading before or after cooking.[3][4]
Carolina style		Carolinas	A hot dog topped with chili, slaw, onions, and mustard.[5][6]
Cheese dog			A hot dog on a bun served with cheese or processed cheese on it or stuffed within it as a filling.
Chicago-style hot dog		Chicago, Illinois[5]	An all-beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun, topped with mustard, chopped onions, pickle spear, tomatoes, green relish (preferably Chicago-style relish), celery salt, and pickled sport peppers.[7][8][9] A traditional Chicago-style hot dog does not include ketchup.[7][8][10][11]
Chili dog		United States	The generic name for a hot dog served in a bun and topped with some sort of meat sauce, such as chili con carne.[12]
Completo		Chile	A Chilean hot dog usually served with ingredients such as chopped tomatoes, avocados, mayonnaise, sauerkraut, Chilean chili, green sauce and cheese.
Coney Island hot dog		Michigan[13]	A large, natural-casing hot dog topped with a hearty, mildly spiced meat sauce, and with mustard and diced onions.
Corn dog		United States	A sausage (usually a hot dog) coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter on a stick.
Danger dog		Tijuana or Hermosillo	A hot dog that has been wrapped in bacon and deep-fried.
Dodger Dog		Los Angeles[14]	A 10-inch (25 cm) 100% pork hot dog in a steamed bun. Sold at Dodger Stadium, the home stadium of the professional baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers, and sometimes surrounding areas.[14][15][16]
Half-smoke		Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region	Larger, spicier, and with more coarsely-ground meat than a regular hot dog, the sausage is often half-pork and half-beef, smoked, and served with herbs, onion, and chili sauce.[17]
Hamdog		Australia[18]	An Australian sandwich that consists of a shaped bread bun with a beef patty cut in two, and a hot dog placed in between the two halves. Standard hamburger toppings are then added, which may include cheese, pickles, sauces, tomato, lettuce, and onion.[18]
Hot wiener		Rhode Island	A staple of the food culture of Rhode Island where it is primarily sold at "New York System" restaurants.
Italian hot dog		New Jersey	A cooked, usually deep fried, hot dog placed in an Italian roll or pizza bread, and topped with a combination of fried bell peppers, onions, and potatoes.[19]
Ketwurst		East Germany	A type of hot dog created in the German Democratic Republic, it involves the heating of a special Bockwurst, larger than regular hot dogs, in water. A long roll is pierced by a hot metal cylinder, which creates an appropriate sized hole. The sausage is then dunked in ketchup and put inside of the roll.
Klobásník		Texas	A savory finger food of Czech-American origin.
Maxwell Street Polish		Chicago, Illinois	A grilled or fried length of Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and yellow mustard and optional pickled whole, green sport peppers, served on a bun. The sandwich traces its origins to Chicago's Maxwell Street market.
Michigan hot dog		Plattsburgh, New York	A natural-casing hot dog made of beef and pork, sometimes bright red in color, on a steamed bun, topped with a meat sauce made with hamburger meat, tomatoes, and spices. Optionally also topped with onions and yellow mustard.
Montreal hot dog		Montreal, Quebec	One of several variations of hot dogs served as a fast food staple at restaurants and diners in Montreal and other parts of Quebec.
Polish Boy		Cleveland[13]	A kielbasa placed in a bun, covered with a layer of french fries, barbecue sauce, and coleslaw.[13][20]
Pronto Pup			A style of corn dog popular in the midwest. A sausage (usually a hot dog) coated in a thick layer of pancake batter on a stick and cooked.
Ripper		North Jersey[13][21]	A hot dog that is deep-fried in oil until the casing rips, sometimes served with a combination of sauerkraut, house relish, onions, and mustard.[22][21]
Seattle-style hot dog		Seattle[13][23]	A hot dog or Polish sausage in a white bun topped with cream cheese and grilled onions.[13][23]
Sonoran hot dog		Arizona[13]	A hot dog wrapped in bacon and grilled, served on a bolillo-style hot dog bun, and topped with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of additional condiments, sometimes including mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeño salsa.[13][5]
Texas Tommy		Delaware Valley[13]	A hot dog that is split and filled with cheese, wrapped with bacon, and then cooked.
Vegetarian hot dog		United States	A hot dog produced entirely from non-meat products.[24]
White hot		New York (state)[25][26]	Composed of a combination of uncured and unsmoked pork, beef, and veal. The lack of curing and smoking causes the meat to retain its white color.[25][27]

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