Chili Dogs

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Chili dogs are hot dogs with chili sauce. They are the favourite food of Sonic the Hedgehog in several continuities, particularly the various TV series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), Sonic Underground, and Sonic X. Recent games from the series have also made reference to chili dogs as Sonic's food of choice.

Other types of hot dogs also appear. For example, in Sonic Underground, Sonic's sister Sonia the Hedgehog likes to eat hot dogs with tofu.

The earliest canon reference to Sonic's enjoyment of hot dogs (rather than the more specific chili dogs) seems to be in early issues of Sonic the Comic. In Sonic the Comic #5, Sonic sits down to eat 300 hot dogs as the second course of breakfast (the first course of which consisted of 200 hamburgers).

[edit] Game references

In the Japanese manual of Sonic Advance 3, it states that Sonic loves chili dogs.

During the end credits of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sonic briefly mentions chili dogs.

In Sonic Unleashed, different hot dogs can be bought and won.

In the first cutscene of Sonic and the Black Knight, after Merlina the Sorceress summons Sonic, he falls from the sky with two chili dogs. After catching the chili dogs, he looks up to notice the Black Knight. He then eats one of his chili dogs, then attacks the knights of the underworld. Minutes after trying to stop the Black Knight with the whirlwind Merlina created, Sonic's chili dog flew away to an unknown location. They can also be found as food items during the game, with the description calling them "Sonic's favorite".

[edit] Recipe

The original recipe was printed in last comic in the first issue of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics (titled 'Fast Food!'). The recipe is as followed:

CHILI DOG

A LA SONIC

Brown 1lb. ground beef-Add ½ cup

each of chopped onions, peppers and

mushrooms ( brown lightly)-Add 1 large

can of crushed tomatoes-Add 8 oz. Bar-

becue sauce - Simmer ½ hour -Add 1

teaspoon each of chili powder, cumin,

orengano-Add 1 large can red kidney

beans (drained) - Simmer 1 hour -

Add hot dogs - Cook 15 minutes

in sauce - Put on toasted roll -

(melted cheese optional)

[edit] Trivia

In one episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic is shown making a chili dog while wearing an apron. Interestingly, in that scene he has no gloves on.