McCollough, J. Brady (April 2, 2006). "Frankfurter, she wrote: Hot dog shrouded in mystery". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010 . Retrieved May 27, 2007. Sausage Glossary | NHDSC". www.hot-dog.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020 . Retrieved September 2, 2020. An early use of the term hot dog in reference to the sausage-meat appears in the Evansville (Indiana) Daily Courier (September 14, 1884): A hot dog [1] [2] (commonly spelled hotdog [3]) is a dish consisting of a grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. [4] The term hot dog can refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würstchen, also just called frank). The names of these sausages commonly refer to their assembled dish. [5] Hot dog preparation and condiments vary worldwide. Typical condiments include mustard, ketchup, relish, onions in tomato sauce, and cheese sauce. Other toppings include sauerkraut, diced onions, jalapeños, chili, grated cheese, coleslaw, bacon and olives. Hot dog variants include the corn dog and pigs in a blanket. The hot dog's cultural traditions include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Hot dogs have relatively low carcinogenic heterocyclic amine (HCA) levels compared to other types of ready-to-eat meat products because they are manufactured at low temperatures. [49] Kosher casings are expensive in commercial quantities in the US, so kosher hot dogs are usually skinless or made with reconstituted collagen casings. [33] SkinlessLoftus, Jamie (2023). Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs. New York: Tor Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250847744. OCLC 1372498488. Viskase: About Us". Viskase Companies, Inc. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011 . Retrieved December 19, 2011. Alleyne, Allyssia (July 6, 2020). "Hot Dogs Are America's Food, So Why Aren't They a Fast-Food Staple?". Mel Magazine. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020 . Retrieved July 6, 2020. Aschwanden, Christie (July 14, 2020). "Scientists Have Finally Calculated How Many Hot Dogs a Person Can Eat at Once". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021 . Retrieved February 12, 2021. Garber, Megan (November 5, 2015). "A Hot Dog Is Not a Sandwich". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021 . Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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hot dog". Lexico (Oxford English Dictionary). Archived from the original on May 25, 2020 . Retrieved May 17, 2021. In June 2022, Jon Batiste stated that hot dogs were his favourite kind of sandwiches when he was given the Colbert Questionert by Stephen Colbert. [44] Health risks United States Department of Agriculture 1964 film on hot dog and other meat inspection Hot dogs are a popular food for eating competitions. The record for hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes is 75. This record is held by Joey Chestnut, who achieved this feat at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2020, beating his previous record of 74. [73] The last person to hold the record before Chestnut was Takeru Kobayashi. Competitive eater Miki Sudo holds the record for most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes by a female at 48.5 hot dogs, also setting this record on July 4, 2020. [74] The last person to hold the record before Sudo was Sonya Thomas. [75] See also The 2020 Hot Dog Eating Contest | Nathan's Famous". nathansfamous.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020 . Retrieved February 12, 2021. Hot Dog". Snopes. July 13, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023 . Retrieved December 13, 2007.