Dixie dogs are not known as Dixie dogs in Dixie. They are called slaw dogs or simply hot dogs. But because they come from the South and nearly every place that sells them is in the South, the Dixie dog moniker has stuck and has now begun to appear on menus outside the South where vendors make a point of honoring regional differences. Creamy-cool coleslaw is what makes this hot dog variation unique; it almost always comes in concert with meaty chili sauce, and chopped raw onions and yellow mustard complete the package. Tube steak historians believe that this variation first was configured in Huntington, West Virginia (where it remains immensely popular), at Stewart’s root beer stand, which opened in 1932 with popcorn the only food on its menu. The next year, proprietor Gertrude Mandt developed a chili sauce and started serving hot dogs. Exactly when slaw became an option is lost in the mists of time.