NYC - I'm Taking a Bite of the Big Apple

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

So, is a vendor dog really tasty, or is it "local color"? Do New Yorkers eat them? Is there any stigma associated with it? For some reason this topic interests me.

I'm very, very bummed that we're missing Cyclone.

When I was a youngster (through my mid-20s), I used to love vendor dogs - aka "dirty water hot dogs" or "chez parasol". Then I saw a local news story about how they clean (or don't clean) the carts at night and how they dispose of (or don't dispose of) the unsold dogs. No more Sabrett's for me.

Now, if I want food from a street vendor, I get a square knish (slit and filled with deli mustard) and a Yoo Hoo.

But if I want a dog, the best one for me has to be at one of the (now many) papaya stands. Gray's Papaya, Papaya King... they're all good. A medium "papaya drink" (kind of like a thin papaya milkshake) and two grilled all-beef hot dogs with wet onions and dijon mustard......

I just ate... but I am now very hungry.