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A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage, usually a wiener or a frankfurter, served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. Preparation and condiments vary worldwide, with common toppings including mustard, ketchup, relish, onions in tomato sauce, cheese sauce, sauerkraut, chili, and coleslaw. Variants of the hot dog include the corn dog and pigs in a blanket.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1867 1
1867 is the date of Charles Feltman's Coney Island sausage cart, one of several competing claims
Origin Region
Germany 2
Origin Region
United States 2
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
FAQs

Why do hot dog wieners and hot dog buns come in different pack sizes in North America?

According to CooksInfo: One of the annoyances home cooks face is that wieners are sold 10 or 12 to a pack, and the rolls for them are sold 8 to a pack in North America. Apparently the reason for this is that the baking pans used are made in clusters of four designed to make eight rolls, and the challenge of getting the wiener makers to talk to the bun makers seems insurmountable.
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Source Hot dog - Wikipedia

Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
Chicken, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
Turkey, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
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Source Hot dog - Wikipedia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
Sources
1. Hot dog - Wikipedia
  • History section
    Another possible origin for serving the sausages in rolls is the pieman Charles Feltman, at Coney Island in New York City. In 1867 he had a cart made with a stove on which to boil sausages, and a compartment to keep buns in which they were served fresh.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_dog (dietary-suitability)
    A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun.
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in the United States
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, infobox main_ingredient field
    Sausage made from pork, beef, chicken, turkey or combinations thereof and a bun
  • Uses Ingredient: Chicken, infobox main_ingredient field
    Sausage made from pork, beef, chicken, turkey or combinations thereof and a bun
  • Uses Ingredient: Turkey, infobox main_ingredient field
    Sausage made from pork, beef, chicken, turkey or combinations thereof and a bun
  • In Group: Burgers and Hot Dogs, Lead paragraph
    A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun.
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2. Hot Dog (Wikidata)
  • P495 (country of origin): United States
    United States
  • P495 (country of origin): Germany
    Germany
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