Rhode Island Hot Weiners

Why are they called New York System Hot Weiners

The origin of NY System Hot Weiners started as far back as 1927, some say even further back to 1915. Greek immigrants who landed at Ellis Island and lived in Brooklyn's Coney Island area later headed north and relocated up in Rhode Island. It is said that they opened up eateries and named their specialty weiners New York System Hot Weiner because of how popular New York was, they believed using New York in the name of their product would be an advantage when it came to marketing. However, over the years many businesses have opened that serve NY System hot weiners. Whether or not they all serve the original "secret meat sauce" is unclear.

One article found, it's written by a Christopher Martin and based on his research of the origin of the famous RI hot weiner he states in part, "...I talked with the owners...scoured microfilmed newspapers for articles and obituaries...and turned to old Providence city directories."

The Providence City Directory is an accurate list of residents with addresses, their occupations or businesses. It has been published annually since around the 1900s, so Christopher's research is pretty thorough and may have narrowed down which business was the first to open.

Many would agree that nothing matters except preserving that unique flavor and style of a NY System Hot Weiner. You really have to take one bite to understand why the Rhode Island weiner is so tasty.