Why no Hot dog stands in Ireland?

There's plenty in Dublin city centre on friday and saturday nights, on most corners around Stephens Green all the way up to the Liffey.

There's a great little shack in Dingle which sells hotdogs, called dog house I think

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If I want to eat processed crap in a stale bun after a night on the beer I want a roof over my head while I'm doing it.

A roof for what?

I would have thought a table might be more important.

I dont think the HSA allows it ?

???? Plenty of hot dog stands about.What we lack are kebab and falafel stands that seem to be everywhere in german,Dutch and Belgian cities.Germany in particular.Health issues aside,the going rate for a juicy donor is about 3 quid and the quality is twice as good of what Irish chippers serve up for double the price.
Great soakage after a bellyfull of beer.

Hot dogs are the sweepings of the abbatoir.
At least burgers have some degree of regulation nowadays.

Chorcai wrote: »

I dont think the HSA allows it ?

I seem to recall a high-tension situation out West in recent years,perhaps during Galway Arts Week.(?)

From memory,it involved a French Farmers Market group being invited by the organizers to come and show us how the French go about this sorta thing.

Having travelled over and set up stall,the Gallic agric's were in full (and popular) flow when they were visited by some earnest young FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) Inspectors.

It appears these FSAI folks uncovered widespread contraventions of our Food Storage and Handling reglations,some of which centred on Cheese not being wrapped in cellophane and such like.

At the time,I was particularly impressed by the response of the French Farmers spokesperson,who made the very valid point that back in France his family had been successfully making,selling and eating cheese themselves,without wrapping it in cellophane, for several centuries.

He also,quietly and with some justification made the point that many of his long-term customers back home were of seriously advanced age,but not suffering from Coronary Artery disease et al,thanks in part to their diet,and the somewhat differing attitude towards their cooking practices.

The response from the FSAI spokesperson was,in my memory,full of EU-speak,jargon and spin about Safety & Storage Regulations and the risk of the West of Ireland being reduced to a smouldering wasteland if these French fellows were allowed to force the Galwiegans to consume unwrapped cheese !

I don't know what the outcome actually was in this instance,perhaps the French saw the good administrative sense in wrapping their cheese in cellophane,or perhaps the Fatality figures due to eating unprocessed cheese rocketed in The West of Ireland that month....either way,the FSAI struck a blow for Food Safety Administrators everywhere...FSAI Abú

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

And they cost a fiver thereabouts too,street food is supposed to be fast and cheap they could easily sell those for 3quid each and make a decent profit.

I'm not certain of the German or French street vendor situations,but I'd be fairly sure the Irish Vendor will have to insure up to the eyeballs for Public Liability etc etc...all of which makes up a chunk of the €6 I see advertised on the St Stephens Green Cabins...WAAY too dear !! :mad:

danrua01 wrote: »

what we need is more khlav kalash stands.

One crab juice please

suicide_circus wrote: »

If by hotdog you mean those neon orange yokes they eat at football games in the US, you can keep them. But if you mean proper German Bratwurst and Bockwurst which are grilled over those massive bbq yokes, then sign me up.

Anytime I'm passing through cork city i make a point of stopping off at a little place on little side street running beetween Patrick st and Oliver plunkett St. that sells amazing wursts in bread for 3-4 quid,as good as anything you'll find in germany.its on Winthrop St or maylor st i think i always confuse the two.Just across from Mc donalds.

FFS now I want a hot dog. Himself has only gone and made steak though.

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Anytime I'm passing through cork city i make a point of stopping off at a little place on little side street running beetween Patrick st and Oliver plunkett St. that sells amazing wursts in bread for 3-4 quid,as good as anything you'll find in germany.its on Winthrop St or maylor st i think i always confuse the two.Just across from Mc donalds.

O'Flynn's Sausages

Augmerson wrote: »

Genuine question. I've lived in and visited a few big cities in North America and Europe. In Germany, Canada and the US, Hot dog stands can be found in every big city and town. Now sometimes it's not the healthiest food but it's quick and usually cheap.

I always wondered why this didn't take on in Ireland given our love for decent fast food and people being on the go. I was talking about this with a family friend who mentioned in the 1980's that Martin Cahill (The General) moved in on fast food operators like Hot dog stand owners in Dublin and there was a bit of a turf war and it destroyed the business. Does anyone recall something like that happening?

If there were Hot dog stands now in Ireland, would you eat from one? Or maybe better value food like those found in the Sausage stands of Germany?

W.T.F.....you can buy hotdogs in most chippers,supermacs,most x-mas markets(eyre square) etc..you not really trying very hard,are you...:rolleyes: