{{Short description|Hot dog in Rhode Island cuisine}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Hot wiener | image = HotWeinersWein-O-Rama.jpg | caption = Hot wieners | alternate_name = New York System wiener | country = United States | region = Providence, Rhode Island | creator = | course = Main course | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Pork, veal, bread, meat sauce, onions, yellow mustard, celery salt | variations = None | calories = | other = }} thumb|Baba's Original New York System restaurant on Smith Street in Providence The '''hot wiener''' or '''New York System wiener'''<ref>Brooks, Anthony. [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127481915&ft=1&f=1053 "You Say 'Hot Dogs,' Rhode Islanders Say 'Weenies'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424103710/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127481915&ft=1&f=1053 |date=2016-04-24 }}. NPR. June 4, 2010.</ref> is a staple of the food culture of Rhode Island, where it is primarily sold at "New York System" restaurants.<ref>Yonan, Joe. [https://archive.boston.com/travel/explorene/rhodeisland/articles/2006/08/06/dont_call_it_a_hot_dog/ "Don't call it a hot dog."] ''The Boston Globe''. August 6, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=54|title=Quahog.org: Olneyville New York System|website=www.quahog.org|access-date=2009-01-02|archive-date=2013-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224232/http://www.quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=54|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Preparation== The traditional New York System wiener is made with beef, veal and pork,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://providenceonline.com/stories/grace-lentini-hot-wieners-rhode-island-icon,21017|title=The Hot Wiener: A Rhode Island Icon|last=Lentini|first=Grace|date=2016-10-19|work=Providence Monthly|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en|archive-date=2018-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181425/http://providenceonline.com/stories/grace-lentini-hot-wieners-rhode-island-icon,21017|url-status=live}}</ref> giving it a different taste from a traditional beef hot dog. Served in a steamed bun, it is topped with celery salt, yellow mustard, chopped onions, and a seasoned meat sauce. Its spices vary by vendor, but always include celery salt,<ref name=":0" /> and commonly also include cumin, paprika, chili powder, and allspice.
==New York System restaurants== The name ''New York System'' (and less commonly ''Coney Island System'') appeared in Rhode Island in the early 20th century as a marketing strategy when hot dogs were closely associated with New York's Coney Island.<ref name="lukasNYTnov1302">{{cite news |last1=Lukas |first1=Paul |title=The Big Flavors Of Little Rhode Island |work=The New York Times |date=13 November 2002 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/dining/the-big-flavors-of-little-rhode-island.html |access-date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=17 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117183736/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/dining/the-big-flavors-of-little-rhode-island.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sparky">Quahog.org. [http://quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=43 Sparky's Coney Island System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721130308/http://www.quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=43 |date=2013-07-21 }}.</ref> By the early 1940s, a distinctly Rhode Island product and preparation had evolved among Providence's Greek community, popularized within the state such that the "wieners" served by New York Systems today bear little resemblance to the traditional Coney Island hot dog. Restaurateurs continue to use the name as a way to advertise this particular local cuisine.
The question of the oldest New York System is debated. One of the most widely known is the Olneyville New York System, opened in 1946 and named for Providence's Olneyville neighborhood, but it was the original owner's extended family who operated the Original New York System from 1927 in the Smith Hill neighborhood.<ref name="Ellis">Ellis, Jonathan. [http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2005/11/27/Topri/Top-Hot.Wiener-1114472.shtml "Top Hot Wiener."] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130208010303/http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2005/11/27/Topri/Top-Hot.Wiener-1114472.shtml |date=2013-02-08 }} ''Brown Daily Herald.'' November 27, 2005.</ref><ref name="whence">{{cite magazine |last=Martin |first=Christopher |page=42 |url-status=dead |url=http://www.ediblecommunities.com/rhody/pages/articles/spring2007/pdfs/rhodesideDiaries.pdf |title=Whence came the first New York System? |magazine=Edible Rhody |date=Spring 2007 |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419000354/http://www.ediblecommunities.com/rhody/pages/articles/spring2007/pdfs/rhodesideDiaries.pdf }}</ref> Another institution, Coney Island Hot Weiners (now E. P. Weiners after various name changes) of East Providence, claims an earlier, albeit contested date of 1915.<ref name="Sparky" /><ref name="whence"/>
==See also== * Coney Island hot dog * List of hot dogs * List of regional dishes of the United States
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