Is the Hot Dog the Lunch Version of Oatmeal?
Monday, April 27, 2026
There are certain foods that are less about the thing itself and more about what you put on top of it. Oatmeal is one of those foods. A hot dog is another. And the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that the hot dog might just be the lunch version of oatmeal. Stay with me here. Oatmeal, all by itself, is not exactly exciting. Plain oatmeal has the personality of wet cardboard.