Ripper (food)

Ripper is the slang term for a type of hot dog. The name is derived from a hot dog which is deep fried in oil, which sometimes causes the casing to burst, or "rip".^[1][2][3][4]

Ripper

Rippers with onion rings
Type	Hot dog
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	New Jersey
Main ingredients	Hot dog bun, hot dog

"Rippers" were featured in the Travel Channel special "Deep Fried Paradise"^[5].

See also

• List of hot dogs
• Rutt's Hut

References

1. Schumer, Fran (May 24, 1998). " Hot Diggity! Dog Diggity! — Restaurants; Two Rippers, P.C., with Relish Mother Made", New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
2. Olmsted, Larry (February 27, 2013). "Deep-Fried Hot Dogs at N.J.'s Rutt's Hut", USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
3. Bergstein, Dan (December 12, 2015). "NJ Vocabulary: What Is a Ripper?", Best of NJ. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
4. Gold, Jonathan (August 6, 2008). "Fab the Ripper: Every Hot Dog Has Its Day", LA Weekly. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
5. D'Agenais, Laurel. Deep Fried Paradise' ', "The Travel Channel" Retrieved July 8, 2022.