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Hot Dog

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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
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia

Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
Chicken, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
Turkey, Ingredients
Source Hot dog - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, originated there.
Sources
1. Hot dog - Wikipedia
  • History, sausage in a bun claims
    Charles Feltman: This Coney Island vendor constructed a cart with a stove for boiling sausages in 1867, with a compartment for fresh buns.
  • 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
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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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