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Haute Dogs

By Russell van Kraayenburg

Published 2014

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COLESLAW (FROM THE DUTCH KOOLSLA) HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, but, like the hot dog, it got a stateside makeover and quickly became an American favorite, especially in the South. Variations of coleslaw-topped dogs dot the region, but many trace their roots back to the hills of West Virginia. Legend has it that south- and westbound travelers picked up a taste for Slaw Dogs in the Mountain State and took them along as they migrated to other areas. In all but the northernmost part