Thai Hotdogs, Whats The Deal

[barefoot1988]

Anyone ever tried thai hot dogs? are they actually hotdogs or anything? they simply blow my mind off today, why do they taste so weird? just wow

[Travel2003]

Different types here as well as other countries.

I dont like all the mayo on the hot dogs.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Best ones I've run into after trying about all are the 5" hotdogs at Foodland, running about baht 300/kg these days.

Even better, tho, were the 5# All Beef hotdogs at Foodland Sukumvit Soi 5 about 5 weeks back, real tasty. They're gone now, and not available at Foodland Ramakhamheng of Lak Si. Haven't tried others, yet.

Mac

[Soutpeel]

To answer the OP...you do take the plastic wrapping off the indivdual hotdogs dont you ?....if not this would explain the "weired" taste..LOL...it also make them a bit chewy as well

[h90]

To answer the OP...you do take the plastic wrapping off the indivdual hotdogs dont you ?....if not this would explain the "weired" taste..LOL...it also make them a bit chewy as well

the plastic wrapping is the best of the hot dogs here.

[farang000999]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

[thaifkrlim]

the national pride is so strong that even a hotdog is claimed Thai

[Soutpeel]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

[Ulysses G.]

^{Threre are some good all beef hotdogs in Chiang Mai made by a German fellow named Gunther from a recipe provided by Dave of the Duke's restaurant.}

[MAJIC]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

Exactly,they are not known as Junk food for nothing. Sausages were always known as containing the offcuts of meat that can't be sold,but the contents of the Hot Dog Sausage is even worse.

[canuckamuck]

Yep there are good ones out there, but I admit I have been here a long time and my opinion may no longer be valid.

[canuckamuck]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

Exactly,they are not known as Junk food for nothing. Sausages were always known as containing the offcuts of meat that can't be sold,but the contents of the Hot Dog Sausage is even worse.

Lol in Thailand offcuts are what we call prime cuts in the west.

In the west we say hotdogs are lips and a$$holes, but over here that kind of stuff is to good for hotdogs, so they probably use actual meat.

[MAJIC]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

Exactly,they are not known as Junk food for nothing. Sausages were always known as containing the offcuts of meat that can't be sold,but the contents of the Hot Dog Sausage is even worse.

Lol in Thailand offcuts are what we call prime cuts in the west.

In the west we say hotdogs are lips and a$$holes, but over here that kind of stuff is to good for hotdogs, so they probably use actual meat.

And then turn it into a Pink tasteless mush?

[aussiebebe]

The British chef Jamie Oliver did an excellent explanation of 'Pink Slime' for US TV. Check it out on youtube here. It involved a cow and a tumble-dryer to represent mechanical separation of meat via a centrifuge and then washing it with ammonia. If the US FDA allows up to 15% of this in hotdogs I can't imagine Thailand has any laws governing it's usage or bothers enforcing them. Jamie Oliver summed it up nicely 'Can you imagine how happy an accountant is? You've just turned dog food into, potentially, your kids food'. I don't find it hard to imagine that those weird pink hotdogs in Thailand are anything other than 100% pink slime.

[soundman]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

I don't know. The Thai-German salami is pretty good.

[IanForbes]

What are you complaining about? You have a choice of Ketchup or Mayo.

All humour aside, I know what the OP is saying. It starts with the ingredients that make up the hotdog. Beef in Thailand has always been suspect. It takes real beef to make a good tasting hotdog.

[brit1984]

The British chef Jamie Oliver did an excellent explanation of 'Pink Slime' for US TV. Check it out on youtube here. It involved a cow and a tumble-dryer to represent mechanical separation of meat via a centrifuge and then washing it with ammonia. If the US FDA allows up to 15% of this in hotdogs I can't imagine Thailand has any laws governing it's usage or bothers enforcing them. Jamie Oliver summed it up nicely 'Can you imagine how happy an accountant is? You've just turned dog food into, potentially, your kids food'. I don't find it hard to imagine that those weird pink hotdogs in Thailand are anything other than 100% pink slime.

When I go to Isaan I mostly eat hot dogs from 7/11 because I am scared of the local food... now I am scared of hot dogs so I can't go to Isaan...

[necronx99]

I just bought hotdogs last night.

The dogs come in packs of 8, the buns come in packs of 6 <deleted>?

This means to get parity I have to buy 24 hot dogs at a time!

[longstebe]

Nothing beats a good hot dog outside the footy grounds back home. That is of course after 10 pints of terrible beer.

[PattayaParent]

The British chef Jamie Oliver did an excellent explanation of 'Pink Slime' for US TV. Check it out on youtube here. It involved a cow and a tumble-dryer to represent mechanical separation of meat via a centrifuge and then washing it with ammonia. If the US FDA allows up to 15% of this in hotdogs I can't imagine Thailand has any laws governing it's usage or bothers enforcing them. Jamie Oliver summed it up nicely 'Can you imagine how happy an accountant is? You've just turned dog food into, potentially, your kids food'. I don't find it hard to imagine that those weird pink hotdogs in Thailand are anything other than 100% pink slime.

When I go to Isaan I mostly eat hot dogs from 7/11 because I am scared of the local food... now I am scared of hot dogs so I can't go to Isaan...

The hot dogs from 7-11 are good.

[QED]

There could be a language issue here, as Thai's call any type of sausage a hot dog. Even those weird Issan ones with rice and stuff in them are referred to as hot dogs.

I remember years ago as a newbie, gf was going to 7-11 and asked if I wanted a hot dog. Wow, I thought, didn't know they had hot dogs here. Yes please I said, then she came back with a plastic bag full of chopped up 'sausage' salad and chilli sauce, I'm like <deleted>?

Now after a few beers a foot-long cheese with lashings of onions and chilli is a staple after a few beers, kind of like a kebab back in the UK in terms of how messy you get trying to eat it when pished...

[h90]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

Not true, in Austria and most probably in Germany as well there are a lot small butcher who try to make good quality sausage (Frankfurter (or Wiener depending where you are) for hot dogs). People are talking about the quality and are ready to drive far to get the good one.

I would never get even the idea to eat that stuff made in Thailand.....I would prefer to starve than to eat a 7/11 Hot Dog.

[farang000999]

plenty of very tasty american hot dog brands such as Nathans.

[DP25]

I remember years ago as a newbie, gf was going to 7-11 and asked if I wanted a hot dog. Wow, I thought, didn't know they had hot dogs here. Yes please I said, then she came back with a plastic bag full of chopped up 'sausage' salad and chilli sauce, I'm like <deleted>?

I had that exact same experience, only it was at a movie theatre instead of a 7-11. I was so looking forward to eating my hot dog and watching a movie and they gave me this bag with chopped up hotdog covered in ketchup and chilli sauce. So disappointing

[Travel2003]

I just bought hotdogs last night.

The dogs come in packs of 8, the buns come in packs of 6 <deleted>?

This means to get parity I have to buy 24 hot dogs at a time!

Believe it pal, but this insane thing is common in many countries.

Have a feeling it is a sales trick.

[Travel2003]

The British chef Jamie Oliver did an excellent explanation of 'Pink Slime' for US TV. Check it out on youtube here. It involved a cow and a tumble-dryer to represent mechanical separation of meat via a centrifuge and then washing it with ammonia. If the US FDA allows up to 15% of this in hotdogs I can't imagine Thailand has any laws governing it's usage or bothers enforcing them. Jamie Oliver summed it up nicely 'Can you imagine how happy an accountant is? You've just turned dog food into, potentially, your kids food'. I don't find it hard to imagine that those weird pink hotdogs in Thailand are anything other than 100% pink slime.

Makes one wonder.

But what about those famous Danish red susages (hot dogs), that have been around for a long long time now?

[scorpio]

there are no decent hotdogs here. just this crap german-thai company stuff.

Hotdogs decent ????.....not exactly haute cuisine are they ? and this applies everywhere in the in the world not just Thailand......poor mans sausage IMHO...thats why you have to cover them in tomato sauce, onions, mustard etc etc...cos they are sh*te

LOL. seconded.

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