God bless News of the Weird and the work they do to bring to our attention stories that might otherwise have slipped by, like this one:
In a May dispatch from Atlanta on Southerners' notoriously unnutritious, fat-laden cuisine, a Chicago Tribune reporter watered readers' mouths with descriptions of the "hamdog" and the "Luther" (prized dishes of Mulligan's restaurant in Decatur, Ga.), which are, respectively, "a half-pound of hamburger meat wrapped around a hot dog, which is deep-fried and served on a hoagie topped with chili, bacon and a fried egg," and "a half-pound burger served with bacon and cheese on a Krispy Kreme doughnut." The 11 states from Washington, D.C., to Florida, west to Texas, have the nation's highest mortality rate from strokes, but, said a University of Mississippi professor, "Food is a strong emblem of identity for Southerners," uniquely shared across racial lines. [Chicago Tribune, 5-16-06]
Mmm...bacon-donut-burger...
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was it wrong when i started to think about how to adapt the ham-dog to the grill? heat dog, wrap mostly cooked bacon around it, wrap in hamburger and grill . . . . (homer simpson slobbering noise here) mmmm . . . .hamdog
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