HOT DOGS V. TACOS

whaaaaaaa??

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there can be peace in this world

what's "tacos"?

^^^voted hot dog obv

Kerm, it looks like there's snot on your dogco.

GBX, that is about three miles from my mom's (we go to either Jerry's in Edina or the Byerly's with the chandeliers to buy ours, they're closer). I make my mom buy at least two packs whenever I go home for Xmas and wonder why I (temporarily) gain 10lbs over the vacation. My uncle used to buy a whole box of them wholesale to grill for the Izaak Walton League picnic he threw every summer (they lived on Minnehaha Creek and were into conservation).

no, that's shredded lettuce.

no, I'm talking about the phlegm-bomb atop the guac.

i need a doctor

that's green salsa

take three margaritas and call me in the morning

guys you can totally put pig lips and cow tails in tacos

You can put pig salivary glands, cow tongue, and cow brains in tacos, though!

Cow tails are awesome, I don't know what you ppl's problems are.

afaik there is no such thing as hot dogs al pastor, so tacos.

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Hot Dogs because they have their own daily newspaper-

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literally translated means "Hot Dogs All For Me"

lol brownie

This would be fairer if it were sausages vs. tacos, 'cause I love hot dogs but there are so many different kinds of tacos; various meats, fish, shrimp, crispy, soft, w/pico de gallo or w/green salsa, etc. However if you factored in all sausages and all the various breads and condiments that went with them...

The correct answer would still be tacos.

if this were expanded to include cased meats in general, i might be tempted to switch my vote, but that's just cause i stan for hot doug's full time

― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:44 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

A great hot dog is better than a great taco, so hot dogs.

hot dogs seems more versatile to me

so wrong it's making my head hurt

A great hot dog is better than a great taco, so hot dogs.

wtf where do you live? that is just insane.

taco=anything wrapped in a tortilla. hot dog=one specific kind of encased meat in one specific kind of bread roll, w/standardized toppings. do people DEEP FRY the hot dog bun ever? no, they do not.

Tacos by a million miles.

First of all...I'm not always so good with the wheat, and tacos are gluten free! Usually.

And I ate at Hot Doug's in Chicago yesterday. It was pretty great, but wasn't as good as the cemita I had at Cemitas Puebla, and that wasn't even a taco, but I reckon if you put the contents of that pastor cemita in a corn tortilla instead of on an awesome crusty sesame bun you'd have a hell of a taco.

seriously u gotta be some kind of boring asshole to pick hot dogs

dan you ever try a taco arabe from there?

yes because surely liking hot dogs more than tacos is an ethical decision.

I picked hot dogs, though i am using a somewhat broad definition i.e. "encased meat in a bun," therefore all of the glories of hot dougs would be included.

seriously u gotta be some kind of boring asshole to pick hot dogs

I am someone who will order a hot dog in a nanosecond and this still seems like the truest thing ever written

do people DEEP FRY the hot dog bun ever? no, they do not.

never been to Glasgow, eh?

LA-style bacon wrapped hot dogs and Chilean-style completos make this really, really hard...but still I have to end up in the taco column. Cuz at the end of the day, a hot dog is still a hot dog & a taco can be something special.

seriously u gotta be some kind of boring asshole to pick hot dogs

It could be my pining away for all things northeast again (see: bagels); and while I haven't had an amazing h-dog in a while, a taco just doesn't bring me to that omega-point of pleasure. There's something about stuffing that last third of a hot dog in your mouth that's uniquely satisfying.

Difficult one except when I think about it I always get Kielbasa from the hot-dog cart. Tacos then because they are good for every meal and so versatile.

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^this is a most superior taco stand in austin.

we all know Glasgow doesn't count, john

dan you ever try a taco arabe from there?

No, just the pastor cemita. Being on vacation and hitting some food spots, and yet to hit Hot Dougs, I really didn't want to overdo it. Fact is, we had flown in and due to weather and being re-routed to Grand Rapids, ended up having a 7 hour flight from NY to Chi, so when we arrived friday we were starved and went straight to the Red Apple, polish all you can eat buffet, and the rest of the trip involved walking a difficult line between wanting to pig out midwestern style and wanting to not be totally sick and miserable the entire time!

We had seen Cemitas Puebla on Diners Dives and Drive-ins and it looked like the real deal and it was really great.

the taco is the domain of the cumdad

There's something about stuffing that last third of a hot dog in your mouth that's uniquely satisfying.

― pj, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 15:34 (2 minutes ago)

yeah ok, I can see picking hot dogs if your answer is solely based on an oral fixation.

The thing is, you can do esoteric things to a taco and I'm all "YUM YUM GIMME MORE" but if you even put chili on my hot dog I will punch you in the neck. Stop fucking up my hot dog with bullshit; I only want ketchup, mustard, relish and MAYBE SOMETIMES chopped onion on it.

it's funny you mention "bullshit" on a hotdog, and then have ketchup

the taco is the domain of the cumdad

― (╬ ಠ益ಠ) (cankles), Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:39 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i can't tell which way you're voting from this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5JIpT4GkyM

+sport pepper
-ketchup

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And even if I think of hot dog as meaning ANY kind of encased meat topped with anything on any kind of bun, Tacos still win. Now, I REALLY love processed meat, but the purity of a good pork taco, with it's crunchy bits and soft bits and fatty bits and juicy bits and questionable bits, all the textures, is just a wonderful thing.

voted hot dog - a great taco is hard to eff with, but great tacos are tougher to make/find

it's funny you mention "bullshit" on a hotdog, and then have ketchup

I know, that is the only spot where I deviate from hot dog purity.

I think they featured their taco arabe on DD&D, too. Further evidence of the taco's versatility: tacos arabe have a unique taste, and i find myself craving one once a month or so. (usually i get a cemita AND a taco arabe, and don't have to eat for the rest of the day. or weekend)

wtf where do you live? that is just insane.

New Orleans isn't the greatest taco town, but all the C. American laborers after the storm brought in a big influx of taco/pupusa places. I probably eat tacos twice as often as hot dogs, too. The hot dog is just a higher high. What can I say, I'm a mystery meat kinda guy.

for instance, u need some freshly made tortillas for a truly pimpin taco experience; a poppy seed bun is about as fancy as u need 2 get w/a hot dog, and even then it still doesnt really matter as long as u got ur mustard and a frank.

sauerkraut on hot dogs is special tho

but tacos own this completely

Has to be the right mustard though, plain ordinary yellow doesn't, erm, cut the mustard really.

Sorry dudes but British people aren't allowed to have opinions on hot dogs or tacos. We don't come over there and opine about the proper brand of mint jelly to stuff in your pudding for tea.

Jim come to tacos chiwas in Phoenix and become a believer

I like hot dogs better but what is with people who get all war crimey about food preferences? need a hug?

I’ve had all kinds of amazing fucking tacos too, so go to hell

Didn't vote, but this is so clearly tacos. I love a good dog now and then but they are straight up industrial trash next to the art and variety that is tacos.

Conceptually I like tacos better than hot dogs, but I've had more substandard tacos than bad hot dogs. Tough call, but consistency has to count for something.