Chili Cheese Dog

UNLIKE THE PLETHORA OF CONEY DOGS IN THE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST, this cheese-topped dog, most popular in California, Arizona, and Texas, is usually sold without mustard or onions. The chili is spicy; it’s truer to Texas and Mexican chilies than the Greek-inspired meat sauces favored in the north. And like everything else in the South, it’s loaded with cheese.