You Know WhatTheySay... In Chicago, "Never Put Ketchup on Hot Dogs."
Why don't Chicagoans put ketchup on hot dogs?
"Chicago hot dogs adhere to a strict no-ketchup policy. Heinz rebranded its classic tomato ketchup as “Chicago Dog Sauce” in an attempt to show people the red sauce might not ruin their hot dogs the way they think it would. People assailed the campaign on Twitter.
Heinz rebranded its tomato ketchup as “Chicago Dog Sauce” to try and convince Chicagoans to put the red sauce on its hot dogs. Source: Kraft Heinz
You can’t trick Chicagoans into putting an old foe on its cherished hot dogs, Kraft Heinz learned the hard way Tuesday.
In Chicago, hot dogs are topped with yellow mustard, green relish, chopped onions, tomato wedges, a pickle, sport peppers and celery salt. They are never to be topped with ketchup.
The rule is almost religion in the city, to the dismay of ketchup maker Heinz. The Pennsylvania-based condiment company, which merged with Chicago-based Kraft in 2015, tried to convince people to try its new “Chicago dog sauce” for National Hot Dog Day on Wednesday. People featured in Heinz’s promotional video liked the condiment they tasted, until they were told the “new” sauce was actually their nemesis in disguise. People on the internet didn’t even bother to give the product a try before ridiculing Heinz’s promotion. One person tweeted: https://twitter.com/gillythemanilli/status/887374325971656704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwgr%5E393535353b636f6e74726f6c&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2017%2F07%2F18%2Fheinz-learns-why-you-dont-mess-with-chicagos-strict-hot-dog-tradition.html Heinz may not have gotten the reception it wanted, but it certainly attracted Chicago’s attention."
Cited. Angelicalavito. (2017, July 18). Heinz learns why you don't mess with Chicago's strict hot dog tradition. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/heinz-learns-why-you-dont-mess-with-chicagos-strict-hot-dog-tradition.html