A michigan hot dog, michigan red hot,
or simply "michigan", is a steamed all-beef hot dog on a steamed bun topped with a meaty sauce, generally referred to as "michigan sauce", and is a specialty in and around
Plattsburgh, New York.
Origin
There is no consensus on the origin of the michigan,
which according to some sources is not capitalized.
Eula and Garth Otis, who opened the first michigan stand in Plattsburgh, New York, in 1927, were originally from Michigan.
According to ''
Press-Republican
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'' columnist Gordie Little, a newspaper advertisement for the Otis's michigans appeared in 1927.
Little calls the michigan "a cultural institution."
According to ''
Serious Eats
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'', the sauce recipe may have originated in Michigan, but "bears little resemblance to
Detroit Coney sauce, with no
offal
Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle. Offal may also refe ...
and barely any Greek flavor, although the texture is similar to
Flint sauce."
Ingredients
The sauces are varied; some can be tomato-based and may contain vinegar, brown sugar, and a blend of spices. Others contain no tomato and are solely seasoning-based.
It uses hamburger and contains no large chunks of meat.
In addition to the sauce, the hot dog may be topped with onions and yellow mustard.
Unlike
Cincinnati-style coneys, no cheese is used as a hot dog topping.
In many instances, customers can order their dogs with onions under the meat; the term for this is ordering the dog "buried".
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List of hot dogs
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Coney Island hot dog
A Coney Island hot dog, Coney dog, or Coney is a hot dog in a bun topped with a savory meat sauce and sometimes other toppings. It is often offered as part of a menu of classic American "diner" dishes and often at Coney Island restaurants. It i ...
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