What Is A Tinidog?

August 1, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Creating Happiness

The "Tinidog"

I am very intrigued by the combinations of foods or foods and drinks that people have as their favorites. For instance, one of my very favorites is a corn dog along with a gin martini. This combination has come to be known as a “tinidog” in our house. And although I do not have names for all of my personal preferences, I do have a certain relationship with some foods and drinks that others find to be rather curious. And I know that I am not alone.

For most people, coffee is the drink of choice for breakfast. The caffeine gets them going and ready for the day. I personally cannot drink coffee as it does not agree with me but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want my caffeine in the morning. Therefore, my drink of choice with breakfast has been Diet Coke. I can get that extra jolt and the cool fizz of the soda is just perfect for me.

I have also found myself to be a big fan of having dinner as they do in Europe where the salad is served after the entrée. I could never figure out exactly how much salad to have at the beginning of my dinner so that I did not end up with too little room for my steak and potatoes. I mean why would you fill up on all of that greenery and then have to waste the real reason that you so carefully chose what you truly wanted for your meal?

There are other combinations that I really like that seem to be regional in nature. I grew up on the East Coast and one of my favorite uses for left-over turkey was turkey and gravy on waffles. However, here in California, when I mentioned making this for dinner, I got the strangest looks from my friends. They told me that they had never heard of this combination and that it sounded funny to them.

I also have a list of other foods that my friends have indicated that they did not know existed. Included on the list is scrapple and Lebanon bologna (also known as summer sausage) and cosmos and pickled eggs and beef heart with stuffing and Pepper Pot soup, to name a few. And I am a fan of having cold pizza for breakfast or perhaps starting a meal with ice cream and working backwards from there.

I am now on a quest to find out what others conjure up for their special food combinations or what food and drinks are their favorites. I am sure that there are many unique ways that people prepare certain foods that are outside of what many others consider to be “normal” and I really would appreciate it if you would share your personal choices with all of us.

Share your food!.

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Tags: cold pizza, comfort foods, corn dogs, food, funny food combinations, funny foods, gin martini, hot dogs, ice cream, martini, tinidog, turkey and gravy on waffles, weird food combinations

Lika

My oldest nephew doesn’t care much for ketchup, he prefers barbeque sauce for burgers, fries, etc… but then dips kit kats into ketchup… It’s odd.

His wife likes a specific type of coleslaw, similar to KFC’s, and puts the brown gravy on the slaw.

When making spaghetti and meatballs, the last 20 minutes I crack eggs straight into the sauce, and I poach them like that… It makes for an interesting “egg meatball” for your pasta. The whites take on the taste of the sauce a little bit, leaving the yolk as is.

I also have so many others that I come up with off the top of my head that I’m sure I can make a whole recipe book of “wierd concoctions”… hey, maybe we can do a fund raiser? lol. Hope it all helps, if you want to blog it or what ever you’d like to do with it.
Kitty

Another favorite of the household is what we call “Crispy Dogs”. A hot dog, wrapped with a slice of American cheese, wrapped in a corn tortilla (held with a tooth pick) and deep fried until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is crisp. Drain and eat. A deep fried, portable meal!
Mandi

Well I do love M&M’s and olives. So I will have to give that a try. There are times when I eat chocolate ~ then I want something salty. I just wouldn’t have tried that at the same time. hmmmmmmmm…..
http://talkinwithteenie.blogspot.com Tina

I am also from the east coast, but have never heard of any of the foods that you are talking about…..

I love to eat olives & peanut M&M’s together. The sweet and salty all at the same time are yummy. Guess this goes for Chocolate pudding and tortilla chips. Mmmmm

Other than that, I am a meat and potatoes kinda girl!
Trudi

Hi,

All I can say, is anyone that likes scrapple is OK by me
I am not from the east coast, but was born and raised
on the west coast.
My mother was from New Jersey. She made scrapple a lot.
I have never bought it, although I have seen it, from time to time in some grocery stores.
I do know how to make it (at least the way my Mother made it)
from quality pork and not by products.

I have made it about 10 times for my family, and it is not exactly their favorite. They cannot get past the color which
always lends to a lot of ewh’s and yuk’s.
I have to say this though, last week, my daughter called me.
She said, guess what? I just bought scrapple at the grocery store! She was excited (which I found quite validating because of years of “gross” responses I always received) She went on to say, the checkout person was amazed she knew what it was.
My mother told me this dish was originally german origin.
Her mother, my Grandmother was Irish born and imigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania. Three generations of scrapple makers with one interested and possibly the fourth generation.
Norma

While growing up, my dad always fixed P & P for Sunday night dinner. Pancakes & popcorn.

My kids can’t sit with me to eat when we have pizza. I must have dill pickle, Pringles & milk with it. “Ewwwww.”
Mrs Bray

Introduced to me by a friend from the midwest: peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches on toast.

Toast the bread, spread with peanut butter, and add the pickles. The ones sliced for sandwiches work the best, but any will do.

They’re surprisingly tasty, and filling!
http://theleapingthought.blogspot.com Milena

Why tinidog and not a dogtini? Having said that, nothing tastes as delicious as bananas wrapped in genoa salami. Great mix, I think I shall give it a try.
Kitty

When I was growning up, we ate a lot of peanut butter. My two favorite combos are peanut butter and bacon sandwiches on toasted bread and french dipped peanut butter sandwiches which is simply peanut butter between two slices of bread, dipped in an egg wash and cooked like french toast. YUMMY!!!
Amelia

Well I recently discovered that the “taco’s at midnight” flavor doritos are really good when they’re in mac & cheese.
Mandi

hmmmm……I’m such a picky eater that I don’t have many special concoctions. When I was younger, the only thing I would eat was peanut butter. And my special way of eating it was creamy peanut butter with crumbled up chips for the salty crunch. Couldn’t just eat it with crunchy peanut butter huh? Now I think the only odd thing I do is that I dip my granola bars in my yogurt so I don’t have to crumble it up. It’s really good that way.

I don’t drink my caffeine at all. I don’t like coffee but I love the way it smells. I have never had to have caffeine for the wake up call. I just kind of wake up ready to go. But I do start out at the gym so maybe that wakes me up enough. I think it’s funny how different states call Cokes different things. Like here in Texas, when we say, “Do you want to go to Sonic to get a Coke?” It could mean Dr. Pepper or whatever. That’s just the way we say it. But other people from other states call it “pop” or “soda”.

I only recognized “Cosmos” in your list of food/drink items. And I LOVE Cosmos and drink them whenever I’m out. I think that eating salad last is brilliant and I’m trying to figure out a way to make that change. The waiters would think I was nuts. Eating ice cream FIRST or any dessert first is my idea of Heaven. Doesn’t happen very often. Usually when it’s just me eating at home. When I eat at a restaurant, I look at the dessert menu first to see if I need to save room for something special. It has to be worth it.

Thanks for sharing your food/drink combos with us. I wish I liked corn dogs because that combo sounds awesome. I’ll just take the tinis.
http://www.myspace.com/saintlyanne Anne Paine

One of my favourite things to eat is peanut butter & mayo with hot peppers on toasted whole wheat bread! Don’t know how or why that combo came to be, but it is really a yummy sandwich! You have to try it before you knock it!!!
Barbara Jacoby

I love peanut butter and anything and although hot peppers are really not my thing because they burn my mouth, the p.b. and mayo might just temper it enough to make them edible. Think I’ll have to give this a try – most likely with sweet peppers first.
Barbara Jacoby

Thanks so much for sharing. I am having so much fun with all of the fun things that I am learning about in responses that have been posted in all areas of my site as a result of this blog.

I am quite familiar with your cosmo as a drink (I actually forgot about the drink when I wrote this) but that is not what a “cosmo” is to me. I tried to explain it to Kirk and he decided to Google it and this site explained it perfectly – http://www.westchesterdish.com/a-cosmo-you-mean-like-the-drink/comment-page-1/#comment-5579. I did not know that it was native to my hometown, though. Yes, it is a sandwich in my vocabulary.

I forgot about the different names for sodas, soft drinks, pop, etc. That, too, is truly regional and if you don’t use the right name in the right region, you can be very surprised with what you are given.

As far as requesting the salad after the entree when you place your order, just apologize for being Continental but that you are used to having it that way and you really appreciate their accommodating your tradition. It really is amazing that most people do think that it is a good idea.

Love your granola and yogurt. That is a great combination. And ice cream or any dessert as the first item for my meal is a winner every time.
Barbara Jacoby

Oh, man! Now that sounds like a real winner to me. That is a definite add to my favorite recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Mandi

Sounds good Amelia! I came up with a recipe for chicken for my son. My son loves Doritos. So I crumbled up the Nacho flavored Doritos and sprinkled them all over chicken breasts and smash it into the chicken. Then I put them in the oven for about 35 minutes @ 350. Then I melt Cheez Whiz or Queso and poor it all over the Dorito chicken. It’s a big hit in this house.
Mandi

Wow ~ who knew that a Cosmo is a sandwich? AND from your hometown no less. Sounds really good minus the lettuce, tomato, onions and a hot pepper relish. I’ll have to try to make that or get Subway to make it for me. Yum!

When I went to North Carolina, I couldn’t find a Dr. Pepper anywhere. They thought I was an alien. The waitresses would say in their best North Carolina accent(similar to Texans but with a cute twang), “We don’t have Dr. Pepper. But we have Cheer Wine.” What the heck is Cheer Wine?!! They said, “It’s kinda like a Coke but with a cherry flavor.” It was good. But I couldn’t find that here in Texas.
Barbara Jacoby

Mmmmmm! That sounds so good! Think I will have to try that recipe out, too. Thanks for sharing.
Barbara Jacoby

Actually, many years ago when I was growing up in Williamsport, a cosmo was originally a submarine sandwich that had no meat and was toasted in the pizza ovens. I did have it with the lettuce, tomato, onion and the regular oil and vinegar dressing that contained oregano.

I didn’t know that they don’t have Dr. Pepper in NC. Will have to check it out the next time that I visit my sister. And “Cheer Wine”? Never heard of that one at all. Thanks for sharing that one.
Barbara Jacoby

As I LOVE peanut butter and I LOVE bacon, that sounds really interesting to me. But, peanut butter on bread, dipped in egg and cooked like french toast is really wild!! And boy, does that sound fabulous. I might just have to try that one for dinner tonight. I love your style!!
Barbara Jacoby

By the way, Kitty, someone posted a comment on my bulleting board about a peanut butter and becon sandwich on toast that also includes pineapple. Thought that might be right up your alley.
Mandi

REALLY ~ peanut butter dipped in egg and cooked like french toast? That sounds FAB!! Is that all that it takes? I’ll have to try that really soon. I wonder if my family would like it. hmmmmm……
Barbara Jacoby

I guess because I found it easier to say tinidog. Whoa, bananas wrapped in genoa salami! Well, I like both of those items so I guess I’ll have to give that a try, too.
Barbara Jacoby

Oh, this is fun! I have to try this one, too. I guess any suggestion that includes peanut butter will automatically go on the list.
Barbara Jacoby

I know what you mean. I can’t wait to try this one soon.
Barbara Jacoby

Okay! I am pretty liberal and willing to try a lot of different things but I have to admit that there is no way, no how that I plan to try any of these “unusual” combinations. Anyone else planning to try Norma’s combinations???
Barbara Jacoby

Anyone who not only likes scrapple but who has also made her own is out of sight. I am so honored to have you as a friend. Your mom is 100% correct about it being of German origin and readily available in PA where I was born and raised. Yes, that gray color is a bit upsetting to many but I like it cold and I like it fried. Wow, and to think that your daughter went out and bought some for herself. That’s exciting.