Sonoran hot dog

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Two Sonoran dogs topped with minced onion, green chile sauce, diced tomato, pinto beans, mustard, and mayonnaise. Sonoran dog GC 0052.jpg
Two Sonoran dogs topped with minced onion, green chile sauce, diced tomato, pinto beans, mustard, and mayonnaise.
A Sonoran hot dog, with pinto beans, tomatoes, green salsa, jalapeno, mustard, and mayonnaise, and with avocado and cotija cheese on top Sonoran-hot-dog-02.jpg
A Sonoran hot dog, with pinto beans, tomatoes, green salsa, jalapeño, mustard, and mayonnaise, and with avocado and cotija cheese on top
Sonoran hot dogs, with mayonnaise on top BK Carne Asada and Hot Dogs 1.jpg
Sonoran hot dogs, with mayonnaise on top

The Sonoran hot dog is a style of hot dog that originated in Hermosillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Sonora, in the late 1980s, [1] [2] though some theorize its existence as early as the 1940s. [3] It is popular in Tucson, [4] [5] [6] [7] Phoenix, [8] and elsewhere in southern Arizona. [9] It consists of a hot dog that is wrapped in bacon and grilled, served on a bolillo-style hot dog bun, and topped with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of additional condiments, often including mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeño salsa. [10] [11]

The Sonoran hot dog is prepared and sold by vendors called "dogueros" at street carts. [1] It was estimated in 2009 that over 200 places in Tucson purveyed the Sonoran hot dog, and that Phoenix had even more. [1]

In 2018, the restaurant El Guero Canelo won a James Beard award in the "America's Classics" category for their Sonoran Hot Dogs. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Robbins, Ted (August 6, 2009). "The Sonoran Hotdog[sic] Crosses the Border" Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine , NPR. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ward, Coley (July 1, 2010). "So Much More than a Hot Dog" Archived 2021-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sonoran Hot Dogs | Where to Find Them in Tucson". Visit Tucson. January 15, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Edge, John T. (August 25, 2009). "In Praise of the All-American Mexican Hot Dog" Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Nevarez, Griselda (August 15, 2015). "Tucson's Savory Invention: The Sonoran Hot Dog" Archived 2019-07-29 at the Wayback Machine , NBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bonucelli, Dominic. "Voices: Sonoran Dogs" Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine , Edible Baja Arizona. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Minsk, Sammy (March 1, 2018). "The Hot Dog that Rose Above the Rest". Arizona Sonora News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hoch, Heather (June 24, 2013). "9 Best Sonoran-Style Hot Dogs in Metro Phoenix" Archived 2021-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , Phoenix New Times. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Topor, Lauren. "Where to Find the Best Sonoran Hot Dogs in the Valley" Archived 2021-07-19 at the Wayback Machine , Thrillist. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ Echávarri, Fernanda (August 28, 2015). "The Story of the Sonoran Hot Dog" Archived 2021-07-21 at the Wayback Machine , Latino USA. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ Fish, Peter. "Western Essential: The Sonoran Hot Dog" Archived 2021-07-21 at the Wayback Machine , Sunset. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ Armato, Dominic (January 18, 2018). "El Guero Canelo Wins James Beard Award with Sonoran Hot Dogs". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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