Some cities are known nation-wide for their distinctive food items; Buffalo has its chicken wings, Philadelphia has its cheese steak sandwich, Boston its baked beans, New Orleans its jambalaya, etc., etc.
Here in humble Rochester, New York, the former “World’s Imaging Center,” we’re noted for two culinary delights; the world famous Garbage Plate, which I previously posted about here, and Zweigle’s hot dogs.
Hot dogs? Yup, Rochester is known throughout the nation for having the very best hot dog; Zweigle’s pop-open, red and white hot dogs.
C. Wilhelm and Josephine Zweigle opened their Rochester butcher shop in 1880. The company they founded eventually cornered the local hot dog market. Although Zweigle’s also offers hots without natural casing (i.e., “skinless”), it’s pop-open variety are the best-selling. The company makes both red and white hots, with the cured reds having a more traditional, smoked flavor and the uncured whites having a milder flavor (they were originally inspired by German Weisswurst). The quintessential whites were first introduced by the company in 1925. See the Wiki article here.
Rochester may be the only city in the U.S. where a customer ordering a generic “hot dog” at a food stand will be asked with a tinge of annoyance whether they want a red or white, thanks to Zweigle’s. I preferred the traditional reds growing up, but the older I’ve gotten, the more I crave the milder whites. A Zweigle’s pop-open white with some chopped onion and Rochester meat hot sauce. Wow! My mouth is watering as I type.
But whether it’s a red or a white, a perfectly-spiced, Zweigle’s pop-open hot cooked on the grill is delicious beyond description. Keep your surf and turf, prime rib and lobster tail dinner and give me a grilled Zweigle’s dog every time.
We’re so spoiled up here in Rochester when it comes to hot dogs that we won’t even eat one unless it’s a Zweigle’s. Rochesterians who move out-of-state because of the sky-high taxes and lack of jobs are notorious for asking their relatives and friends to ship them a box of Zweigle’s. But you can order some for yourself to be shipped anywhere in the U.S. from Calabresella’s New York Style Deli (see here).
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Those look goooood! Have you ever had a Bratwurst???
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I was jonesing for a white dog as I was getting ready to publish that post. One guess on what I’m having for lunch after church?
Yup, and I do like Brats although they are a much stronger flavor than the Rochester whites.
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LOL! Well you enjoy your white dog at lunch today!!!
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Thank you! The Lord blesses us with little pleasures along with the big ones!
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HE SURE DOES!! Gifted us with taste buds also to enjoy those little hankerings!
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Amen to that!
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Man that sounds so good…I almost want to have a BBQ after church lol. I want both red and white!
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I got so hungry for a white hot when I was putting the finishing touches on that post at 6AM this morning! As soon as we got home from church I cooked up a white on the grill, served on a bun and smothered with Rochester meat hot sauce! Delish!
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I like hot dogs!
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Nothing like a Zweigle’s white!
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Ok I’m guessing the name of a type of hot dog. Isn’t it true Catholics don’t eat meat on Lent? Is Lent even in the Bible or Biblical I don’t think it is.
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Here’s a link to some of my posts on un-Biblical Lent:
https://excatholic4christ.wordpress.com/category/lent/
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Never had a red or white from Rochester, but every time I’m around Hanover Pa, I go to “Texas hot wiener”. Don’t know how Texas got to Pa, but boy are those dogs good.
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Thanks, Jerry! As you mention, I’m sure there’s some decent hots in other parts of the country.
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Wow! After reading this I am almost sorry I don’t eat meat ,,,😉
Am I missing out ! Hmmmm🤔
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Thanks, Crissy. My wife has gone vegetarian recently, which is forcing me to fend for myself and that is NOT good healthy-diet-wise.
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