18 Unique Takes on the Hot Dog

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Breakfast Dog: A fried egg, sprinkled cheddar cheese and chives on top of a hot dog wrapped in turkey bacon, with cinnamon and sugar butter and maple syrup.

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Black Terra Hot-Dog: People over at Vegas Premium Hot-Dogs, in Akihabara, Tokyo created a food item that is entirely black as charcoal.

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Homemade Double Down Dog: Juicy frank wrapped in crispy chicken, with jalepeno cheddar topping. Homemade version of the KFC Double Down.

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Chili Dog: Chili cheese dog with spicy southwest hot dog chili.

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Stuffed Crust: Hot dog stuffed crust pizza. Homemade version of the Pizza Hut special.

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Le Hot Dog: Hot dog wrapped in a toasted baguette with spicy mustard.

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Potato Dog: South Koreans have invented a hot dog encrusted with french fries for a all-in-one kind of meal.

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Corn Dog Casserole: Layers of hash brown patties, crumbled bacon, baked beans, corn and French fries are topped with quarter-inch slices of cooked corn dogs and drizzled with yellow mustard.

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Octopus Sausages: These are ridiculously easy to make. All you have to do is slice the ends off of a couple hot dogs, make six slits in the bottom, and brown the suckers in hot oil. As they cook, the little legs naturally start to curl, and when you turn the sausages to brown all sides, the legs bloom outwards in octopus-y fashion. Very cool.

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The Ditch Dog: slightly-charred potato bun filled with a hot dog and topped with a Gruyere/American/Parmesan mac ‘n’ cheese blend. served at Ditch Plains in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

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Hamdog: One hoagie roll, one hot dog wrapped in a half-pound of beef patty then deep-fried and topped with chili, bacon and a fried egg. Mulligan’s Bar in Decatur, Georgia.

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Hot Dogs with Cheddar and Sautéed Apples: Combination of cinnamon sautéed apples with slices of sharp cheddar cheese, served on top of hot dogs tucked into pretzel rolls.

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Egg Roll Dogs: At Eden Wok, the glatt kosher Chinese and sushi restaurant in New York City, diners can find egg roll-wrapped hot dogs on the appetizer menu. The hot dog is encased in a sheet of egg-dipped and deep-fried dough.

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Spaghetti Hot Dog: Soft hot dog bun, filled with sliced hot dog, spaghetti with red sauce and a dusting of Parmesan. Available at San Jose's Clover Bakery in California.

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Hot Dog Summer Roll: Spring roll inspired hot dog wrapped in rice paper and filled with various vegetables.

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Homewrecker Hot Dog: 15 inch, 1 pound deep fried all-beef hot dog, jalapeños, habanero sauce, cole slaw, cheese, tomato, lettuce.

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Pretzel Wrapped Pigs in a Blanket: Golden chewy salted pretzels wrapped around mini dogs.

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Weiner Dog.