While the vast majority of West Virginians prefer hot dogs topped with
coleslaw, it is not a standard topping at hot dog joints everywhere in West
Virginia. The food culture of our state is diverse and influenced by many
factors such as predominate ethnicities and a melding with cultures of
surrounding states.This mapping project attempts to document this
diversity.
All of the counties shaded in light green have been verified to have HDJs
that include slaw as a topping on a hot dog with "everything". Yellow indicates counties where HDJs usually offer slaw. In orange counties you can usually get slaw, but some HDJs may not offer it.
Orange indicates counties where slaw is almost never available in mainstream
HDJs. Finally, in those counties shaded red, slaw is unheard of. We welcome your input if you have specific
knowledge that is in conflict with what is presented here. Please email us at
info@wvhotdogs.com if you have
corrections.
1 comment:
I was born in WV and lived there as a child but moved to Georgia as a teenager. I went years without eating hot dogs but some time in the last year my wife made me chili dogs for lunch... I guess my WV DNA kicked in because she made me chili dogs with mustard and I have been eating them for lunch almost every day since.
I lived all around the state but grew up in Sisterville (tyler co) but I have hated slaw my whole life... That is until I tried sweet slaw and have been hooked every since. Strangely, this happened around the same time as the hot dog lunch, so I added slaw to the mix (on the side) but lately I have had a strange urge to put it on the dog just as you described in your ideal WV hot dog.
Thanks for letting me know I wasn't crazy and it was just my roots kicking in.
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