GLIZZYPEDIA

Montreal Steamie

📍 Montreal, Quebec🌎 North America✓ VERIFIED CANON

A cheap, heavily steamed hot dog served quickly with mustard, raw onion, and a sharp, vinegary coleslaw.

The Build

  • VesselSoft steamed top-split bun
  • ProteinPork and beef frankCasing: Skinless

Canonical Sequence

  1. Yellow mustard
  2. Chopped white onion
  3. Chopped cabbage relish (chou)

⚠️ Structural Directives

  • •'All dressed' means mustard, onion, and highly acidic cabbage (not creamy). Unlike Toronto or Vancouver, ketchup is heavily shunned.

Cultural Context

A depression-era fast food born from the same cloth as the New York System dog, built for absolute volume and speed.

Traditional SettingCasse-croûtes (diners) often served in multiples of two or three.