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Just in case you didn’t get the message the first time — or any time Zak Burns has an opportunity to say it — the Seattle Dog is, and has always been, shameful.

鈥淭he Seattle Dog is the shame, the shame of this city,鈥� Zak told 成人X站 Nights co-host Gee Scott. 鈥淚t is the city鈥檚 black eye. And the fact people are calling it Seattle鈥檚 iconic dish 鈥� boo.”

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Chicago has the deep dish pizza. Portland has bacon on a maple bar. Seattle has the Seattle Dog — for better or for worse. This dish is so controversial, it ranks among Seattle’s top five most cherished debates, along with: are Blue Angels are still relevant?; NIMBY vs YIMBY; Kshama Sawant; and “no, actually, I’m more Liberal than you are.”

The Seattle Dog has its roots in the 1980s when a bagel enthusiast created a quick bite for Pioneer Square’s late-night bar crowd. It wasn’t originally supposed to be a hot dog. Over time, the bagel and the sausage evolved into the Seattle Dog — cream cheese, grilled onions, and a hot dog. The flavor greatly appealed to a demographic of night owls who stumbled out of bars.

But it didn’t win over everyone, such as Zak Burns. A year ago, he wrote a column on MyNorthwest saying the Seattle Dog is “the shame of this city.” It spurred some push back, but he’s not backing down. The anti-Seattle Dog campaign continues.

鈥淚 like the idea of a Seattle Dog. I do,鈥� he said. 鈥淟et鈥檚 do something better. Cream cheese? And pork-related meat? Ugh.鈥�

鈥淚f you are eating cream cheese, you lack a better ingredient,” he said. “Cream cheese is a replacement for something better. Butter is better than cream cheese. It is significantly better than cream cheese.鈥�

Enter the debate. Gee sees both sides.

鈥淚 was born and raised in Chicago, and the first time I saw a hot dog with cream cheese and grilled onions on it, I thought that was the dumbest thing ever. Who in the world would eat a concoction like that? I made fun of it,” he said. “The first time I saw it, I wasn鈥檛 eating that. Then I saw people putting catsup on it?! You should be smacked.”

But then …

鈥淚 tried it once 鈥� man, it got my life together,鈥� Gee said. 鈥淚t really changed my life.鈥�

Culinary experts often point to a handful of ingredients that influence our taste buds: . The Seattle Dog certainly hits all three of those, so in theory it should work. Still, it prompts a great divide in Seattle that won’t close.

“Cream cheese is better than butter?!鈥� Gee said. 鈥淚 can take a spoonful of cream cheese and eat it. Can you do that with butter?!”