Yuck no! I had a holiday in the US a few months ago and I bought a hot dog - they had the NERVE to put that big **** off bumpy bathed-for-too-long green sausage looking, sour carrot tasting ass thing next to it.
They definitely don't belong to my favourite side dish. They are cute when I am eating some "dry" food (like risotto etc) or when they are a part of cocktail snacks (google it if u don't know what it is).
Otherwise nope.