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West coast l.A. street dog Punish arteries by wrapping your meat stick in uncooked bacon. Grill, then garnish with onions, mayonnaise and pineapple salsa.

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northeast fenway-style (Boston) Plop your boiled dog in a bun, then hose it in relish and mustard. For added effect, curse johnny Damons mom between bites.

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South scambled dawg (georgia) Sprinkle a cut-up hot dog onto an open-face bun. Bury it in chili, mustard, ketchup, onions, pickles and oyster crackers.

separate the dog from the bun and break it in two.

stick both halves into your mouth at the same time. chew

Dip the bun in water to soften the bread. soggy bread makes

shove the bread into your mouth. swallow it and

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historys most efficient hot-dog inhaler will win this years nathans fourth of July eating contest
When i first started out, id train for a competition by eating tons of dry seaweed and then drinking water to make it expand in my stomach. Training this way, i could suddenly eat double what id been able to eat before. But it was hard on my body, so i stopped. This year, im training for Nathans by eating everything. Two weeks before, ill switch to just hot began eating competitively more than five years ago after going to restaurants where they gave you the food free if you ate a lot of it. i realized i was good at eating after finishing 11 pounds of curried rice in one sitting. After that, i began hardcore training, and in 2001 i qualified for Nathans by winning a contest on TV in japan. dogs. ill also begin replicating the contest situation exactly, seeing how many hot dogs i can eat in 12 minutes. Right before the event, ill go three days without eatingjust liquids. People think your stomach shrinks if you dont eat, but once i put food in, itll stretch back out again. My record at Nathans is 53 and a half dogs. This year, i plan to break it.

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Midwest chicago-style Served in a poppyseed bun, this dog is painted yellow then topped with diced tomato, chopped onion, a pickle spear and celery salt.

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