Hot dog

A hot dog is the term for either a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich with the bun and sausage. Hot Dogs are also called frankfurters, frankfurts, or franks, after the city of Frankfurt, Germany, a wiener, after the city of Vienna, Austria, or sarcastically as tube steaks, illustrating that hot dogs are typically among the cheapest meat products one can obtain.

Trivia

Hot dogs are the most widely consumed form of sausage in America. Scandinavia, especially Denmark, is famous for its hot dogs, as is Chicago as well as a number of American parks. In Toronto, Canada, hotdogs are the only kind of street food allowed by law . The law sets extremely high (almost unachievable) requirements for street-food vendors, with an exception for hot dogs, resulting in greater competition between vendors and an excellent quality the city's hot dogs.

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Scandinavia - Denmark - Chicago

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Takeru Kobayashi is the world's fastest hot dog eater. In 2002 he beat his previous record by one half of a hot dog, consuming 50.5 Nathan's famous hot dogs in 12 minutes. On July 4, 2004 he set a new record when he ate 53.5 in the same amount of time.

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Takeru Kobayashi - Nathan's famous hot dogs

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Oscar Mayer is probably the most famous brand in the United States. The fame due at least in part by the famous jingle introduced in 1963 television commercials.

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Oscar Mayer - United States - Jingle - Television commercials

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