"Ship was supposed to roll over to fool you Running Dogs of Capitalism. Damn you Arec Badlwin!"
Posted on 05/24/2025 4:44:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Nathan’s Famous has found a foothold in Ukraine, a hot dog-loving country.
The hot dog statue wore tennis shoes and held a Ukrainian flag in its left hand and an American flag in its right. (The hot dog had hands.)
Standing outside the flagship store of the Ukrainian gas station chain Socar, the statue displayed a sign advertising “Nathan’s Famous” hot dogs in the same green curlicue script that promotes the chain at its original location in Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Nathan’s outlets everywhere.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Ivan Pozniak, a 35-year-old airline pilot, walked past the statue and into the store connected to the gas station. He was about to try his first Nathan’s Famous hot dog.
“Overall, it’s delicious,” Mr. Pozniak said after his first bite of the so-called New York hot dog, with mustard, ketchup and sweet pickle relish. “I usually prefer more classic sauces like Tabasco or the standard ketchup and mayonnaise — that’s what I’m used to. This pickle relish surprised me, but in a good way.”
Hot dogs are ubiquitous in Ukraine. But for a long time the market has been dominated by a kind of hot dog encased in a tubular panini and described, for a reason no French person seems to know, as the “French” dog. The story of how Nathan’s dogs — settled in their open, messy buns — found a foothold in the country is in many ways a reflection of how much Ukraine has tilted toward the West in past decades.
There are now 27 Nathan’s Famous outlets in Socar gas stations in Ukraine. Despite the war, as much as possible, the lights have stayed on. Business is not booming, but it is OK.
More than almost anyone, Oleksiy Dronov, 48, is responsible for bringing Nathan’s to Ukraine.
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It was the best of times, it was the wurst of times
Frankly, the Ukrainians would relish being able to ketchup to the Russians but they can’t cut the mustard.
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"Ship was supposed to roll over to fool you Running Dogs of Capitalism. Damn you Arec Badlwin!"
Ha. Another one trained in that cultural stuff like fine literature.
Groan….
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If I recall Nathan’s dogs are now made in China.
So there’s that.
I preferred skin on Sabretts growing up.
the statue displayed a sign advertising “Nathan’s Famous”
They better be the real thing! Otherwise it will be a ... statue of imitations.
I prefer Hebrew National hot dogs.
Actually Hungarian Debrescena are the best but sabrette or Nathans will do in a pinch.
"Oh, I'd love to be an Oscar Mayer wiener..."
I’ll stick to Hebrew National.
To the Weiner go the spoils.
Supposedly raising pigs became popular in Ukraine when it was under the Mongols—because as Muslims they wouldn’t eat pork so they wouldn’t take them from the peasants.
“Southern Living Magazine” tested 9 hot dogs and found Member’s Mark Beef Franks (available at Sam’s) tied with Applegate Natural Uncured Beef Hot Dog, with the tops in flavor. Nathan’s Skinless Beef Franks did not win their taste test overall, two editors named this hot dog their favorite. One said, “This is what the hot dogs of my youth taste like,” and another said that it tastes “most true to a hot dog.” While Nathan’s may not have won on paper, its nostalgic qualities made it a winner in their testers hearts.
No one puts ketchup on a hot dog.
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Whenever I go to Sam’s I get a hot dog or two. They are excellent.
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