This is a listing of regional variations on the hot dog. Different areas of the world have local variations on the type of meat used, condiments and means of preparation:

Take a humorous look at a 50s promotional cookbook from a Worcestershire Sauce company, called 100 Ways to Be Original in All Your Cooking"... where every one of those 100 ways involves-- surprise!-- Worcestershire Sauce. These "creative" items include the "Meatloaf Train", "Hot Dog Crown," and other culinary catastrophes. It's a trip back in time

Federal agents said that they shut down a California factory that made marijuana-laced barbecue sauce, chocolate-covered pretzels and other "enhanced" snacks intended for medical users of the drug.

Federal agents said that they shut down a California factory that made marijuana-laced barbecue sauce, chocolate-covered pretzels and other "enhanced" snacks intended for medical users of the drug.Agents also seized 460 marijuana plants and other laced products when they raided Tainted Inc.

On July 7 and July 11, 2007, public health officials in Texas and Indiana, respectively, reported to CDC four suspected cases of foodborne botulism, two in each state. Investigations conducted by state and local health departments revealed that all four patients had eaten brands of Castleberry’s hot dog chili sauce before illness began.

On Wednesday, July 18, a warning was issued by health officials that cans of Castleberry’s, Austex, and Kroger brand hot dog chili sauce could be contaminated by a botulism toxin. The warning applies to cans with the ''best buy'' date from April 30, 2009 to May 22, 2009.