{"id":10250,"date":"2013-08-09T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T20:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?p=10250"},"modified":"2013-08-09T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T20:31:37","slug":"grocery-great-hot-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-wine-products\/grocery-great-hot-dogs","title":{"rendered":"Grocery Great: Hot Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s Grocery Great segment, guest writer, ForXx, explores the almighty hot dog.<\/em>
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\nIn honor of our recent presidential visit, I decided to get up close and personal with the good ole\u2019 American hot dog. Do they really plump when you cook em\u2019? In my quest to find the right top dog, I also decided to compare it with it\u2019s vegan counterpart and a kosher brand. Here\u2019s what I found.
\nHebrew National: This all-beef hot dog was really meaty tasting. It didn\u2019t have an aftertaste or taste like cardboard. While kosher, like organic, is little pricier, it\u2019s worth the investment. Kosher dogs have a clean taste.
\nAt Harkins Theaters, they offer what\u2019s called a Deluxe Dog along with their regular 6-inch all-beef hot dog. The Deluxe Dog is 8 inches of a quarter-pound sirloin beef. It\u2019s plump, hearty, flavorful and really filling. To be honest, this is the only hot dog I eat at the movies. Otherwise, I\u2019m O.K. with some unsalted popcorn and bottled water. The regular hot dog is $4.25; the Deluxe is $5. Definitely worth not getting a tummy ache later.
\nBall Park Franks are super-delicious as well. If you don\u2019t have time to boil them, a good broil will do the trick. They do in fact, plump when you cook ’em and are juicy with a snap to them when you bite down.
\nA vegan dog is comparable to a turkey dog in texture and taste. Boiling is your only option here as the skin doesn\u2019t pan fry or grill well without tearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In today’s Grocery Great segment, guest writer, ForXx, explores the almighty hot dog. 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