The wonderful Shiba Inu breed
The mascot and face of the now famous meme-coin is the mercurial and aloof dog known as the Shiba Inu. A mid-sized Japanese breed with an almost foxlike face with catlike behaviors, including fastidious cleanliness, that almost faced extinction following World War II. They are the embodiment of tenacity and cunning. I should know, we had a Shiba named Wasabi who sadly passed away this year at the ripe old age of 16; he was spunky and mischievous until the end. He was a good boy who loved hiking and also playing fetch with anything that fit in his mouth.
(Here is a picture of Wasabi on a hike in 2007. Notice the imperious look in his eyes; he was a good doge. )
The History of Dogecoin
Created in 2013 by Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus, what started out as a joke currency created to poke fun at Bitcoin and the intense competitiveness of mining it has become a sensation of it's own. The inflationary cryptocurrency was the opposite of Bitcoin and based on Lite Coin with using proof-of-work; so mining Dogecoin can also net Lite Coin gains depending on the script being used. It saw highs and lows in 2017 and 2018 and until recently was used mostly for tipping posts on Reddit and Twitter.
How about now?
Dogecoin has spawned a cult-like following on Reddit and other social media sites fueled by creative memes and the endorsements from celebrities in the tech sector like Elon Musk. I personally believe that it will be a very viable payment method in the near future especially with the support of entities like the Dallas Mavericks and Mark Cuban taking payments in Doge. The price of Doge has increased by 26% in this week alone, and some analysts are expecting it to reach $1.00 by the end of 2021 if the trend continues. At the time of this article, the price of Dogecoin is hovering around $0.33.
I'm buying the dips.
And now...the recipe.
Chaos Sauce
I owned and operated my own food truck in the American Southwest almost 4 years ago. I used to pride myself on the selection of unique sauces that we offered and made fresh daily on the truck. Admittedly, I may have taken some inspiration from things that I tasted at a few more well-established restaurants; but I always added my own little tweaks. This peppery creation is reminiscent of Raising Cane's sauce and goes great with chicken nuggets, chicken strips or on a cheeseburger. Feel free to experiment; I did.
We had to make about a gallon of this daily for the food truck. We served it as the standard sauce that came with our Chicken Strip and Fry basket, and it was also the featured sauce on our Bacon and Bleu cheese slider burger. This is a scaled-down recipe of what I used to make, so please adjust seasoning for your own flavor palette if you want
Yield ~1.5 cups:
-1 cup mayonnaise (please don't use Miracle Whip...that stuff isn't right at all)
-1/4 cup tomato ketchup
-1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
-2 tsp garlic powder
-1.5 TB freshly ground black pepper (trust me, it needs a lot of pepper...there will be visible black pepper distributed in the sauce itself.)
-kosher salt to taste
Whisk everything together in a large bowl, adding the black pepper gradually so it doesn't clump. Once fully mixed, refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using so the flavors marry nicely.
This sauce is great on a lot of things including:
-Chicken nuggets or strips
-Burgers
-Grilled panini sandwiches and other varieties of "sammiches"
-French fries
-Fried Fish
-Philly cheesesteak sandwiches
Let me know your thoughts on this article and if you tried out the sauce recipe in the comments below!
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