Washington Nationals unveil the latest stadium snack that will excite some, horrify others

We live in the era of the franchise arms race, which is the goal of every professional sports team – no, duty – to unleash the most mind-blowing game day set.

Now, the Washington Nationals have done the unthinkable and bastardized the most beloved of all ballpark foods: the hot dog.

And some people will love it, while others will be sharpening their pitchforks as we speak.

On Friday, the Washington Nationals welcomed the Baltimore Orioles to town for Hot Dog Day.

This included all kinds of specialty hot dogs (though I’ve mentioned in the past how perfect a standard basketball dog with yellow mustard is), and the show stealers were the hot dog fries.

They’re just what they sound like: sausages sliced ​​shoelace style served with some chipotle ranch.

Okay, this time, before we all run to opposite sides of the room, we can at least agree that it’s too bad these come with a mini batting helmet.

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These are always great.

I can now see both perspectives on this issue.

On the one hand, this seems like a bit of a horror show. So frying hot dogs until they’re dry seems like a bad idea. I also think that if I ate a Chipotle ranch-fried hot dog, the doctor would probably wake up in a cold sweat.

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I’m also not a fan of messing with the holy grail of hot dogs, especially on the basketball court.

Dealing with hot dogs is a dangerous proposition.

This said…

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If I were at a game with friends, I might not order these (so maybe for the mini helmet), but if someone else were to order them, I’d probably taste them.

You know. Even if it’s just for the story… and I think chipotle ranch and hot dog might sound like a flavor we haven’t explored enough as a society.