Chums Hot Dogs (8315 McCorkle Ave.) in Marmet serves a classic West Virginia dog (chili, slaw, mustard, and onions) with a micro-regional variant of slaw with yellow mustard, rather than mayonnaise, as the primary ingredient. A 2018 review of Chums on the West Virginia Hot Dog blog credits Donald Goat Kinder as the originator of the yellow slaw.This is part of a collection of materials documenting West Virginia hot dogs and hot dog joints. For more, see the West Virginia hot dog blog: http://wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/And Emily Hilliards piece on West Virginia hot dogs for the Fall 2016 issue of the Southern Foodways Alliances journal Gravy: https://www.southernfoodways.org/slaw-abiding-citizens-a-quest-for-the-west-virginia-hot-dog/

Hot dogs and fries from Chum's in Marmet

Identifier:: 4224.ChumsHotDogs.Photo.001.10.3.19
Title:: Hot dogs and fries from Chum's in Marmet
Date:: 2019-10-03
Creator:: Hilliard, Emily
Description:: Chums Hot Dogs (8315 McCorkle Ave.) in Marmet serves a classic West Virginia dog (chili, slaw, mustard, and onions) with a micro-regional variant of slaw with yellow mustard, rather than mayonnaise, as the primary ingredient. A 2018 review of Chums on the West Virginia Hot Dog blog credits Donald Goat Kinder as the originator of the yellow slaw.This is part of a collection of materials documenting West Virginia hot dogs and hot dog joints. For more, see the West Virginia hot dog blog: http://wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/And Emily Hilliards piece on West Virginia hot dogs for the Fall 2016 issue of the Southern Foodways Alliances journal Gravy: https://www.southernfoodways.org/slaw-abiding-citizens-a-quest-for-the-west-virginia-hot-dog/
Subject:: Restaurants--United States, Hot dog stands, Cooking (Frankfurters), foodways, Food habits
Rights:: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:: Marmet (W. Va.)
Format:: image/tiff
Source:: A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection