"She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
She’s my baby, I’m her honey
I’m never gonna let her go"
– John Prine, In Spite of Ourselves
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I love this version. 
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The cover image is clearly Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, CT. They famously do not offer ketchup on their burgers.
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When I used to buy my breakfast at a sandwich shop on the way to work, I would order one bacon with tomato ketchup and one with brown sauce. The best of both worlds!
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Oh yeah, the ketchup totally destroys the delicate tastes of the snouts and entrails underneath.
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I thought it was snouts, entrails and puppy-dog tails?
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There used to be a hot dog cart that I would frequent, that had a loyalty card. In the back it had terms and conditions, one of which was that you steered hot dogs should never have ketchup. That was T&C that I had no problem abiding by.
I have trouble even watching other people eat a hot dog with ketchup on it.
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The first big city hotdog cart hotdog I had was in Toronto.
It had a lot more girth than a regular dog. I ate it plain, it was actually pretty good.
But then I saw an expose on regular teevees, before the internet, I will not eat from a city cart ever again.
As far as ketchup, ketchup goes on hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, and onion rings, that’s it.
My wife refuses to listen, she puts it on eggs.
We have lots of outdoor cookouts at home and camogrounds, since covid we switched to packets for all condiments.
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The first time I saw anyone put ketchup on their fries (chips) it was an American. …In Saudi Arabia. Where I come from it’s vinegar on chips (fries) - because it makes the grease easier to digest. In Scotland it’s “sauce” which is really a mixture of brown sauce and vinegar.
Late Stage Capitalism. You WILL conform! Resistance is futile! Er… no. People will do what people do. And I imagine a few of those installations may suffer some form of vandalism before long.
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We used to take a few trips a year to Toronto because we’re a short drive away. Haven’t been since covid but sooner or later we’ll go back.
I never got into poutine fries but Canadians love their gravy fries.
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Is that even possible?
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I’ve been to the Weiners Circle hundreds of times and they never cared that I wanted ketchup.
Pics or it didn’t happen.
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I meant in a descriptive sense, not a prescriptive sense. 
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i take it you’ve never had a Sonoran hot dog? talk about a pile-on!
still no ketchup, tho. and i’ll neverput mayonnaise on… well, anything!
and for the record, ketchup does not go on a Chicago dog (or any other, IMO)
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I think it’s more of an eastern Canada thing. I grew up in BC and never heard of poutine or putting gravy on fries before I moved here. I still can’t stomach the idea.
But ketchup on a hotdog is fine by me.
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Also, should this go on the list of Things that Will Cause Endless BB Arguments? Seems like a worthy candidate.
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Already there, #15.
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I think poutine is a thing of beauty when done well. The concept isn’t much different than our classic mashed potatoes with gravy. With the bonus of warm cheese curds. And better texture, imo.
But interesting to know it’s specifically an eastern Canadian thing. I live in Acadian country in Maine, Franco-American heritage area, and always thought poutine was Canada-wide. We have poutine-based food trucks in the area.
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