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: Interesting Information About Hot Dogs




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Recipe Link: from Shenanchie O'Toole

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Interesting Information About Hot Dogs

July is National Hot Dog Month: Americans will be consuming an estimated
seven billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. However, the
biggest hot dog day of the year is the fourth of July, when a reported 155
million of the franks will be eaten. On an average, one person alone devours
60 hot dogs per year!

The United States Chamber of Commerce officially designated July as National
Hot Dog Month in 1957, and the tradition has been going strong ever since.

Hot dogs are also vastly underrated. There are so many ways in which to
prepare dogs, and nowadays they are also made with different variations of
meat - beef (of course), and mixes of pork, chicken and turkey. Depending on
your degree of hot-dog-expertise, this universal bite also comes as wieners,
dogs, red hot's, franks or frankfurters. Take your pick!

Personally, I like a plain hot dog (preferably made with chicken), on a bun
with little or no ketchup. Not a drop of anything else. On the other hand,
some people like their dogs loaded with a variety of condiments. Depending
on where you live, there are also "specialty" dogs. It's a free-for-all!

A Bit of History
There is a bit of disagreement in history as to where and when hot dogs
originated. Natives in Frankfurtum-Main, Germany, claim they discovered the
hot dog in 1487. Then again, others argue it was created in the late 1600's
by Johann Georghehner, a butcher from Coburg who is said to have traveled to
Frankfurt to promote his new product (known as a "little dog" sausage). The
town of Vienna, Austria also claims to have invented the hot dog.

Weinerwurst was the original name of the "wiener" (which actually translates
from German into Vienna sausage), and came to America from the Germany.
Another German reference to the food was bundewurst (which was dog sausage,
or smoked sausage). By the 1920's, weenie roasts had become a favorite
pastime, with guests often bringing their own hot dogs to roast over an open
fire. Oscar Mayer had the first portable hot dog cart in 1936, and called it
the Wienermobile.

Putting the hot dog into a warmed bread bun (with the various condiments),
is credited to Charles Feltman (of Feltman's Gardens in the Coney Island
amusement park). He opened the first "hot dog" stand in 1871 (known as
dachshunds at the time), and sold 3,684 of the dogs wrapped in a milk bun
his first year. Corn dogs were introduced in 1942 at the Texas State Fair
(created by Texan native Neil Fletcher).

The actual term hot dog is attributed to sports cartoonist T.A. Dorgan. He
was present at the Polo Grounds in New York during a 1901 baseball game and
heard vendors yelling "Get your dachshund dogs while they're red hot!"
Dorgan sketched a cartoon depicting the scene, but was unsure how to spell
"dachshund." Instead, he simply used the term "hot dogs." Later, Dorgan's
"sausage" cartoons maligned the inexpensive wieners sold at Coney Island,
hinting they contained dog meat. The publicity was so ferocious in 1913 the
Chamber of Commerce banned the use of the term hot dog from signs at Coney
Island. The term first appeared on the pages of the Oxford English
Dictionary in the year 1900.


How Are Hot Dogs Made? (Or, Do You Really Want To Know?)
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Hot Dogs named specifically for the way they are served in that particular
place:

Chicago Dogs
with yellow mustard, dark green relish, chopped raw onions, tomato slices,
celery salt and a poppy-seed bun
Kansas City Dogs
with sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese on a sesame seed bun
New York City Dogs
with steamed onions and a pale yellow mustard sauce
Coney Island Dogs
topped with a spicy meat mixture
Southern Slaw Dogs
topped with coleslaw
Corn Dogs
hot dogs on a stick dipped in corn batter and deep fried
Tex-Mex Dogs
topped with salsa, Monterey Jack cheese and chopped jalapeno's
Pigs-In-A-Blanket
usually wrapped in premade refrigerated pastry and baked
Baltimore Frizzled
split and deep fried
Chili Dogs
served smothered with chili and onions
Lillies
cocktail-sized wieners served with a sauce
Vienna Sausage
mini-hot dogs in a flavored juice

Hot dogs are typically fully cooked when packaged, but in America it is
customary to warm them first before eating. The flavor of the dogs improves
a great deal upon "warming," and favorite cooking methods include boiled,
broiled, braised, baked, grilled, fried, or steamed in beer (as my father
has done for years), or other liquids.
Anyone who likes hot dogs has a preference of condiments. "Dressing" the dog
is solely up to the individual, but the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council
recommends the following order for condiment "application": first wet
(mustard or ketchup); then chunky (relish, onions or salsa); then cheese,
with spices if desired. Some kids like chocolate on their dogs as well!
And remember: Dress the dog and not the bun! (This is firmly reiterated in
the section below called Hot Dog Etiquette).



Hot Dogs and Health
The majority of hot dogs are high in fat, and almost all of them also
contain sodium nitrite (a chemical salt used as a preservative and flavor
enhancer, which some researchers claim are carcinogens). Some consumers
allege other health problems, such as sudden drops in blood pressure.
However, those who are serious about their fat intake can select from a
variety of low-fat and fat-free wieners, or switch to vegetarian tofu
franks.

Chicken or turkey dogs are not always lower in fat, so be sure to check the
nutritional information on the package. Surprisingly, however, hot dogs can
also be good sources of vitamins, minerals and protein (including iron,
zinc, niacin, riboflavin and B vitamins).



Hot Dogs Around the World
The American hot dog now enjoys a worldwide popularity. In Russia, hot dogs
are known as sosiska, and sales in 1996 alone totaled $70 million. Russians
prefer spicy dogs, and they are often made with large amounts of garlic. In
China, hot dogs are called Rouchang, and are served fully cooked (although
cold), wrapped in red plastic. The Chinese dogs are eaten like a popsicle,
the red wrapping slowly peeled away as the dog is consumed.

In other countries, the hot dog is also known as:

Perrito Caliente (Spain)
*Caldo Cane (Italian)*
Chien Chaud (France)
Heisser Hund or Wurst (Germany)
Cachorro Quento (Portugal)
Korv or Varmkorv (Sweden)
Grillpolser (Norway and Denmark)
Park v Rohliku (Czechoslovakia)
Worstjes (Dutch)
Makkarat (Finland)

*Note: According to the National Hot Dog Council, the Italian name for hot
dog is "caldo cane" - however, I recently received a message from a reader
who stated no one in Italy says "caldo cane" as it is only a word for word
translation (and in literal terms would mean something similar to a "warm
pet"). Italians do not translate this word, and it is merely said as "hot
dog" (in the plural and the singular; it is an invariable word); or "otdog"
because the "H" pronunciation is silent. Thanks to Marco for the information
and the direct quote!



Hot Dog Etiquette
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, the following etiquette
applies to the "art" of eating a hot dog:
Condiments remaining on the fingers after eating a hot dog should be licked
away, not washed.
Eat hot dogs on buns with your hands. Utensils should never touch hot dog
buns.
Use paper plates to serve hot dogs - china plates are forbidden.
Do not leave bits of bun on your paper plate - eat it all!
Do not use a cloth napkin to wipe your mouth when eating a hot dog. Paper
napkins are always preferred.
Do not place hot dog toppings between the hot dog and the bun. Always "dress
the dog," not the bun.

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