Thanks to a hat tip from loyal blog reader Rebecca and to the adventurous spirit and palate of dietitian Vincci I bring you Sherm's Ultimate Gripper from Tubby Dog in Calgary.
What's an Ultimate Gripper?
It's a hot dog, wrapped in bacon, then deep fried, then topped with ham, homemade chili, cheese, mustard, more bacon, hot peppers, onions and a fried egg.
If you're curious what it tastes like, Vincci's posted a review (and more pictures) on her blog Ceci n'est pas un food blog where she reports,
"it wasn't particularly heavy and gross, nor was it remarkably tasty, either"Now she's pegging this beast at 800 calories.
My rough calculations bring it much, much higher. Maybe Vincci can correct my ingredients but I figured 6 slices of bacon, 1/2 cup chili, 2 slices processed cheese, 1 slice ham, bun, hot dog, fried egg and a tablespoon of oil from the deep frying. I then ran the numbers through Mastercook.
By my accounts Vincci and her cousin each ate 2,000 calories and over 7,000mg of sodium.
That'll certainly grip you.
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Eww. Did you read the other stuff on that menu? A peanut-butter-and-jelly hotdog and they will add Cap'n Crunch to it if you want? Who thinks up this stuff??
ReplyDeleteUgh. 800 calories does seem rather low. And there are so many different foods piled on that thing, I can't imagine it actually tasting like anything.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I still think that hotdog covered in french fries you posted a while ago looks delicious.
OK, just had my lunch and this story is making me feel queasy..
ReplyDeleteIts worse than I thought!!!!
ReplyDeleteStop outing me as the worst dietitian ever! Haha, part of me wants to say that there wasn't six strips of bacon or 1/2 cup of chili, but knowing people's tendency to underestimate (including dietitians!) I'll just admit to eating 2000 calories in one sitting :P
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't make you the "worst dietitian ever" Vincci!
ReplyDeleteI think you're great. You take the time to think about things, speak your mind and explore culinary Calgary.
Regarding the estimation, it's also been shown that the higher the calorie count of the item you're gestimating, the more off you'll be with your guess.
Just goes to show, as you rightly point out, no one, not dietitians or doctors, can look at meals and expect to see their calories. Calories are non-intuitive and generally way, way higher than most imagine.
Looking at the dog, I would have guesstimated 1200 without calculating and I would have been way off too!