For some reason adding cream cheese makes something “Seattle-style”. Like if you order a “Seattle roll” from a sushi place, it will have cream cheese in it. I don’t know why this is a thing. I live near Seattle and I’m not aware of there being any big cream cheese lobby or anything here.
At least adding avocado to something making it “California-style” makes sense to me since California avocados are Serious Business (and there literally is an avocado lobby in California).
Wouldn’t it make it Philadelphia style?
Nothing; some people are just food snobs and/or control freaks.
I mean, it’s not as if we’re talking about putting ketchup on a steak that’s cooked well done, for Pete’s sake.
If your goal is to ruin mustard for us nobles, you heathens underestimate our faith. I have mustards whose deliciousness cannot be sullied by any number of unsavory cognitive associations. Fire away!
Ironically, Philadelphia has nothing to do with cream cheese. Then again, neither does Seattle (as far as I know), so… FIIK?
Comes from a failed bagel salesman, apparently.
http://mynorthwest.com/82273/cream-cheesehot-dog-the-history-behind-the-seattle-dog/
… and I’ll go on record here as saying a Seattle-style dog sounds mouthwatering to me. That combination of creamy, salty, and umami sounds delightful.
I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve actually tried one.
And when I’m done sucking down those grease-ball burgers, I’m gonna wipe my mouth with the American flag, and then I’m gonna toss the Styrofoam container right out the side, and there ain’t a goddamned thing anybody can do about it, you know why? Because we got the bombs, that’s why.
Don’t forget to kick a bald eagle nest while you’re at it.
With the anchovies?
It’s close enough. I mean, NY, Philly… pretty much the same, eh.
Are you trying to start a flame war?
Card carrying, you seedless fruit.
Reading a 19th century novel I ran across mention of walnut ketchup which sounded like a delightful thing as well.
I’ve gotta say I really do admire your hot pink 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. The baby fur seal headlights are a nice touch.
Hey, there’s no need to go that far. Seedless? Seedless?! Why you gotta make it so personal?
Oh, I need to try this. Making it is. If I read the ingredient list it is a lot of savory. And also leave it a long time alone on a very slow simmering stove. Maybe, if I’m fast I can still find some black walnuts.
I’ve made black walnut liquor, it’s a great thing when you not drink to much of it. 
I thought it was NY and Boston that were pretty much the same. Shows what I know.
Aren’t they?
And it can go 115mph (although it only gets 1mpg at that speed).
