/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Trying to define art and science is almost as pointless as debating free will.
Just make good food.

>>19571239
It's probably the chili. The "chili" in chili dogs should be more like a meat sauce than a traditional chili.

>>17929876
I grew up there too and we ate the crackers with a dab of Franks Red Hot as an appetizer.
I've only seen people add crackers when it's in spaghetti form, but my friends always get the coneys.

When I make it at home I like to mix refried beans into the meat sauce because it's too runny and makes buns soggy too quickly and the beans make the sauce much more dense.
I really like beans though, so it's probably not for everyone. I just use a little less beans than meat sauce. Add a pinch of all spice, chili powder, and cumin if you want, but the flavor of the meat sauce is usually strong enough that you don't need it.
And don't forget the Franks of course.