Real hot-dogs

North American hot-dog:
- Dry bread
- Oversized sausage
- Caramelized/burnt onions (optional)
- Relish (optional)
- Ketchup/Mustard (again, optional)

Chilean hot-dog:

-Toasted bread
- Normal-sized sausage
- Avocado
- Tomatoes
- Mayonnaise
- Sauerkraut
- RelishI’m not one to rave about Chilean food. On the whole, save for a few exceptions, I find it dull and uninteresting. But, when it comes to hot-dogs, Chileans know what they’re doing.

I don’t get why nobody in North America has thought about adding moist ingredients to a hot-dog. Unless I thoroughly soak my sausage in ketchup, the bread has the uncanny property of sucking all the saliva present in my mouth and leaving behind a concoction of dry bread, ketchup and pieces of sausage that have no moisture to be chewed with.

Domino is in my opinion the nirvana of hot-dogs in Chile. For decades it was one of the busiest joints in the downtown area. The store doesn’t have chairs–only a counter, which is absolutely packed during lunch time. About two years ago they decided to franchise, and, to my surprise, quality wasn’t compromised. I visited four different stores, and they all produced the same wonderful hot-dogs. Among the popular choices: Italian (Tomato, Avocado, Mayo), Completo (Sauerkraut, Tomato, Mayo), Suiza (Melted cheese and tomato), Dinamico (Avocado, Tomato, Mayo, Relish and Sauerkraut).