Hot dog Relish

I was in Chattanooga this week and stopped at a small place called Griffin's Foot Longs, just off Rt 153 at Shallowford Road. That's all they served; foot long dogs and italian sausages. They steam the buns and dogs. My dog was a red color, and since I am not a relish fan, I got relish on the side. I don't know what to compare it with since I've not had relish in years, but it was mighty good and tasty, not sweet.

carl reitz

cp, is it possible it was dill relish? I am not a fan of sweet relish, but I love dill relish. In fact, I make a pea salad with canned peas, shredded cheddar (or finely-cubed American singles) and dill relish (no salad dressing of any kind).

Quite possibly, 6star. To me it just looked like tiny pieces of cut up pickle with something to make it unsweet. I really have no experience with relish. The recipe you mentioned sounded interesting.

carl reitz

I Love Niro's Gyros; they truly do have the best relish. There's a Niro's Gyros that just opened up in the UT Campus Area in Knoxville, Tn and their food is great and the prices are awesome. It's a must check out :)

Sundancer7


My favorite hot dogs come from the Chicago Area. They use a particular relish that is bright green and is not available in Knoxville, TN. What and where can I obtain that relish?

Just add a little green food coloring to your existing relish. It doesn't effect the taste and it looks just like the expensive stuff.

Once again could someone post a recipe for Chicago Style Relish. Someone has to make there own....Russ

Russ Jackson


Once again could someone post a recipe for Chicago Style Relish. Someone has to make there own....Russ

Russ, the following ingredients are used to make the famous Vienna Beef neon green relish:

cucumbers
water
salt
vinegar
sugar
alum
tumeric
sodium benzoate
sprice
polysorbate 80
xanthum gum
Blue No. 1

Enjoy!

CSD

chicagostyledog

Russ Jackson


Once again could someone post a recipe for Chicago Style Relish. Someone has to make there own....Russ

Russ, the following ingredients are used to make the famous Vienna Beef neon green relish:

cucumbers
water
salt
vinegar
sugar
alum
tumeric
sodium benzoate
sprice
polysorbate 80
xanthum gum
Blue No. 1

Enjoy!

CSD

LOL .... Thanks I think I get the picture. Buy it in a jar....Russ

Denny-Boy

Sundancer7


My favorite hot dogs come from the Chicago Area. They use a particular relish that is bright green and is not available in Knoxville, TN. What and where can I obtain that relish?

Just add a little green food coloring to your existing relish. It doesn't effect the taste and it looks just like the expensive stuff.

Denny-Boy, green food coloring is not used in Vienna Beef neon green relish. It's Blue No.1. There's only one authentic neon green green relish and it's made by Chipico (Chicago Pickle Company). Chipico is part of the Vienna Beef Company with two pickle plants. One plant is in California and the other in Florida.

CSD

Here is my favorite relish recipe. It is most likely too expensive for serving on a cart. I also know it is not Chicago Relish. I like some heat and alot of people do. It would be considered just above medium. I took alot of the Chicago Dog ingredients. I think it is an excellent Relish.

1 entire large cucumber skinned, seeded and diced fine
7 jarred hot cherry peppers diced fine
5 Vlasic Whole Refrigerator Kosher Dills diced fine
3 medium jalapeno peppers diced fine (seeds and ribs removed)
1 medium onion diced fine
3/4 teaspoon celery salt
3 tablespoons juice from sport pepper jar
2 tablespoons juice from pickles
2 tablespoons juice from cherry peppers

Then I mixed it up. It might sound a little wet but the fresh cucumber and onion absorbed most of it and kept it from turning brown. All products were refrigerated prior. Including the fresh Cucumber and Onion. I think relish should be cold instead of room temp....Russ

chicagostyledog

Russ Jackson


Once again could someone post a recipe for Chicago Style Relish. Someone has to make there own....Russ

Russ, the following ingredients are used to make the famous Vienna Beef neon green relish:

cucumbers
water
salt
vinegar
sugar
alum
tumeric
sodium benzoate
sprice
polysorbate 80
xanthum gum
Blue No. 1

Enjoy!

CSD

THANX! CSD,
I've been looking for a product where I could get my daily dose of Polysorbate 80 & Sodium  Benzoate!

If they didn't put those preservatives in there, the stuff would turn green.