Food and the Dude
Good thing the Diecast Dude lives on the West Coast, or this line might get him in trouble this weekend:
"For many moons I have read with quiet horror tales of the Martinsville hot dogs, these bun staining and buns swelling creations of unknown parts from even more unknown animals who in a previous half-life served as fodder for glow sticks tossed about during arena rock shows."
Ouch.
I've never had one, so I can't give you a pro or con view. But hot dogs in general scare me. Still, I might try one if I ever get up there. Tradition is sacred around these parts.
The Martinsville dogs worry some of the drivers, too. Not worried for once about fan reaction, they have some choice things to say about the dogs. Who knew these guys could utter the word "diet"?
A Wood Bros. release from April gives another description of the Martinsville dog:
Some people can’t get past the color -- red -- to take the first bite, but to others including Eddie they are just about the best food on earth dripping with slaw, onions, chili and whatever else over a bright red hot dog all "smushed" in a bun and wrapped in wax paper.
The money line from the release:
... if you haven’t been to Martinsville Speedway, you can’t appreciate the hot dogs served there since Eddie Wood was a little boy.
It might explain a few things if the track is still using that original shipment of dogs.
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I recommend the doubleheader. If South Boston is open have a bologna burger and then go over to Martinsville.
Posted on October 20, 2005 2:38 PM
Not to cast any aspersions on Diecast Dude, he's a great blogger, BUT.
Can you honestly take a "Left Coaster's" opinion on Martinsville hotdogs when Califonia, specificly San Diego, is home to the FISH TACO?
Honestly, can you?
Note to Diecast, we all axiously await your critique of the NASCAR branded "pig lips and snouts" that came on the market a few weeks back.
Posted on October 20, 2005 9:16 PM
I love a good chili and/or slaw dog as often as possible but I think those Martinsville dogs just might scare me away from pork by-products for the rest of my life.
Posted on October 21, 2005 11:17 AM
Remember what the racoons called hotdogs in the movie Great Outdoors? Lips and a$$holes.
Posted on October 21, 2005 5:14 PM
"Everything but the squeal" applies to many pork products.
Mmmmmmm, the other white meet.
Posted on October 21, 2005 5:36 PM
Going to be a l-o-o-o-o-n-g wait for me to try one of those, Marc...
And for the record, I've never had a fish taco. :-)
Posted on October 22, 2005 11:33 AM