Cheese Coney

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A Cheese Coney

A Cheese Coney (not to be confused with the Coney Island hot dog) is a unique food that is served at many restaurants throughout the area of Cincinnati and Greater Cincinnati. Considered a delicacy in Cincinnati, Ohio, no one knows the true history of this food. There are many stories and legends but the one considered the most accurate is the "Coney Island" story. Not the New York Coney Island but at the Cincinnati Coney Island is where the cheese coney was supposedly created. The story goes that a hot dog vendor was competing against another hot dog vendor to create the best hot dog. The hot dog vendor created a hot dog which contained mustard, onions, chili and loads of cheese and his creation became an instant hit. Today, that type of food is known as a cheese coney. There were already chili dogs back then so many people think a cheese coney is just a chili dog with cheese on it. That is not the case because a cheese coney contains several different things. It is a known as Cheese "Coney" because the food was created at (Cincinnati's) Coney Island!