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It’s Official: Tokyo Dog Food Truck Has the World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog

You can buy a lot of hot dog for $169.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Take that, Capitol Dawg in Sacramento. The previous record-holder’s dog cost a mere $145.59. Photo via Tokyo Dog.

Back in February, the folks at the Tokyo Dog food truck held an event attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most expensive hot dog.

Today owner Eugene Woo called, jubilant with the news that Tokyo Dog has indeed taken the title with its $169 extravaganza of butter teriyaki grilled onions, maitake mushrooms, shaved black truffles, thinly sliced Wagyu beef, Paddlefish caviar, foie gras, and Japanese mayo, all heaped upon a 12-inch Bavarian Meats smoked cheese bratwurst on toasted bun.

It took more than 20 weeks for the Guinness folks to process the evidence packet (that’s literally the term) Woo submitted. Earning a Guinness World Record seemingly involves more paperwork than a marriage or a mortgage. It requires signatures from witnesses (in this case Sushi Kappo Tamura’s Taichi Kitamura and Maneki’s Jean Nakayama), photos, videos,  a receipt from at least one sale, and signatures from an accountant and a lawyer.

Anyone desirous of eating this record-breaking dog can pre-order one by emailing info@tokyodog.com; the truck needs two weeks’ notice. All proceeds benefit the Red Cross.

Even if you don’t have that kind of cash to drop on encased meats, Tokyo Dog is absolutely worth a visit for its lineup of brats and franks bedecked with Japanese toppings like furikake, tonkatsu sauce, plum sauce, bonito flakes, and nori.

 

 




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.