5 Wonderfully Weird, Worldly Hot Dogs

For a French baguette dog, aka le hot dog, take an all-beef sausage, wrap it in a toasted piece of baguette, and top with spicy mustard and ketchup.

Originally from Thailand, the french fry dog, otherwise known as a South Korean corn dog, is made by coating a hot dog in corn dog batter, dipping it in freshly cooked french fries, and then frying the whole thing until the batter sets.

This New York City-bred hot dog, dubbed the not-so-plain Jane or the $$$ dog, calls for a brioche bun, Wagyu beef hot dog, Charroux mustard, and edible gold-leaf flakes. It's one rich dog.

Seattle's a little offbeat, and so are its dogs. This famed dog combines Polish and Asian ingredients. Sautéed onions, jalapeños, and cabbage top a Polish sausage that's tucked inside a bun slathered in cream cheese and sriracha.

The sweet, savory, and spicy flavors of Japanese ingredients melt effortlessly into the hot dog canvas. Just dress a beef hot dog with wasabi mayo, katsu sauce, a Hawaiian sweet roll, katsuobushi (or bonito flakes), and sliced nori, and you'll have a dog that's inspired by the strange, hybrid-prone food truck scene that swarmed the 2000s.