So if yesterday’s shots and video of the Brazilian Independence Day Festival in Newark haven’t gotten you crazy hungry, you need to check out this insane, over the top hot dog that was being served there:
As I’ve talked about in a previous post, Brazilians are totally condiment and topping crazy when it comes to their sandwiches and junk food.
Loadin’ it up.
I’m not sure I completely remember what went on this dog — but I can see mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, peas, corn, carrots, onions, potato stix and parmesan cheese. According to the concession vendor, if you were in Brazil, you’d likely have twice the amount of stuff on it.
Yes, we made a big mess of our shirts and the street trying to eat this thing.
September 11, 2006 at 4:55 pm |
We haven’t covered this topic yet on TasteTV, but from the looks of these pictures, we sure should! (http://www.TasteTV.com) Plus, we love Brazilian Food!
September 11, 2006 at 9:03 pm |
what great shots!
it does look pretty extravagant, tho with all those veggies a strip of bacon or slice of grilled ham might provide a little balance. or even braised short-ribs, boulud-style.
–J. Slab
The Porkchop Express
September 13, 2006 at 12:42 am |
was it good?
and did you have any pepto-bismol afterwards? ;)
September 29, 2006 at 10:48 am |
[...] Photo: Brazilian-Style Hot Dogs challenge American traditional notions of frankfurter toppings (Jason Perlow) [...]
October 15, 2007 at 5:30 pm |
Oh my soul! I’ve been to Brazil but somehow missed seeing these at a street vendor!
Not sure I would try it w/ the peas, corn & carrots though. The potato sticks & parmesan look interesting though.
February 2, 2008 at 7:31 pm |
I’ve had em in the streets of Sao Paulo. Don’t remember the peas and parmesan, but everything else is what I had. Also, mashed potatoes. I’ve tried making this for family, but they really didn’t recieve it well. Word of advice, use bigger hogie buns :) holds more.
April 3, 2008 at 11:49 am |
They are delicious. I lived in Brazil and they were my favorite. I don’t remember the peas, but usually it had mashed potatoes, which were delicious.
April 10, 2008 at 3:14 pm |
Oh my goodness, I’d forgotten about those. When I visited Brazil several years ago, the hot dog street vendors were one of my favorite places to eat. Sitting at a rickety table with my loaded hot dog and little plastic cup of Guarana, that was fabulous.
May 12, 2008 at 12:10 pm |
how much was that?
July 8, 2008 at 1:19 pm |
Mashed potatoes are tipical from Sao Paulo. From one of the photos, I see that there’s a Rio Grande do Sul flag on the stand (this would be South Brazil, where I live). The hot dog seems like the tipical hot dog from Porto Alegre (capital): peas, corn, potato sticks (we call them “potato straw”), tomato sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, grated parmesan cheese. Missing: chopped green onions or parsley. No carrots.
There’s a hot dog stand here in Porto Alegre called Rosario. They’ve been doing hot dogs like that for more than 45 years. Very traditional.
December 11, 2008 at 2:51 pm |
everybody keeps saying they dont remember the peas, buhh istead had mashed potatoes n it.
the reason why is because different parts of brazil serve it a different way. im from rio and in rio we DO NOT have ANYYY mashed potatoes on ours. we get everything else though.:)
February 12, 2009 at 3:55 pm |
Perfect! I was just telling a friend about my recent hot dog experience here in Brazil! Thanks for sharing your experience. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have believed me. :o)
March 20, 2009 at 11:44 am |
I am married to a Brazilian and the hot dog is at least every other week for sure . We do not use the peas as a rule but everything else is a go . Try topping with those potatoe sticks you get in a can in the chip section of the grocery .