In Chicago they put Italian peppers and pickles on their hot dogs. In Seattle they do cream cheese and chives.
The Sonoran hot dog —Arizona’s most beloved street food— is a bacon-wrapped hot dog covered in pinto beans and fresh salsa as well as a host of other optional toppings including guacamole, mayo, mustard, mushrooms and hot peppers.
Fernanda Echavarri, a reporter for KUAZ Arizona Public Media, recently went on a taste test of Tucson’s top Sonoran dog purveyors with DJ and poet Logan “Dirtyverbs” Phillips. They visited BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs and El Güero Canelo, two of the most famed makers of this borderland specialty.
Photo via Fernanda Echavarri
Avocado is considered a heart healthy food. But the rest of the Sonoran hot dog is a challenge to the circulatory system of those who consume them on a regular basis. I recall a relative of mine who moved to Arizona because of pulmonary problems that the Arizona climate was supposed to be beneficial. Does the Tucson population have an unusually high level of heart disease compared to parts of Arizona that don’t offer that culinary delight?
Avocado is considered a heart healthy food. But the rest of the Sonoran hot dog is a challenge to the circulatory system of those who consume them on a regular basis. I recall a relative of mine who moved to Arizona because of pulmonary problems that the Arizona climate was supposed to be beneficial. Does the Tucson population have an unusually high level of heart disease compared to parts of Arizona that don’t offer that culinary delight?