Hot dogs are a type of sausage. They are boiled in water and then grilled. They are usually served on a bun and can be topped with ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, onions, tomatoes and cheese.
Hot dogs are extremely popular in the United States, in Australia, and in the UK, among other countries. There are also different ways of cooking and serving hot dogs.
Read on to learn more about some of the fun facts about hot dogs!
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1. Hot dogs everywhere!
Everyone loves a hot dog no matter where you go. There are so many kinds and varieties you can mix up to offer as an additional item on your cafe menu. Here are some of the hottest flavours:
- Sonoran hot dog
- the swanky franky hot dog
- Seattle-style hot dogs
- nacho hot dogs
- beer-soaked hot dogs
- hot dogs and rice.
For quality hot dog buns, you can always approach a frozen food supplier or cafe distributor. With hot dog dough, you can make a variety of hot dog buns. One that is gaining popularity now is the brioche hot dog bun.
2. Hot dogs are a hot commodity
Americans buy nine billion hot dogs from grocery stores each year, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC). The NHDSC calculates that if you include what would be eaten at restaurants or ballparks, there are roughly 20 billion hot dogs consumed annually.
3. The most expensive hotdog award goes to…
The world’s most expensive hot dog, a foot-long frankfurter sold in New York City, now holds the Guinness World Record, according to NBC News. The frank costs $69. It is topped with white truffle oil, duck foie gras medallions, and heirloom tomato ketchup.
4. Is a hot dog a sandwich?
NHDSC has definitively ruled that a hot dog is not a sandwich, putting an end to the philosophical debate over the matter. According to Eric Mittenthal, president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (also known as The Hot Dog Top Dog).
5. The longest hotdog ever
According to Google Arts and Culture, the current record holder for the world’s longest meat hot dog measured 203.8 metres and was created by Novex of Paraguay in 2011. A 1,996-foot-long hot dog was created by Sara Lee Corporation as a tribute to the Atlanta Summer Olympics of 1996.
6. What hot dogs are made of
The biggest myth about hot dogs is how they’re made and what goes into them.
They are made using a very straightforward process. Cut very thinly from steaks and roasts, hot dogs are made of pieces of meat that have been combined with spices, stuffed into a casing, and then cooked, according to NHDSC.
There is no truth to any of the common misconceptions about what goes into hot dogs. It is just meat.
Before we end…
Both kids and adults consume this type of food. Hot dogs can be a fun experience. As a business owner, you might want to invest in additional ingredients and items in your menu.
A hot dog dish would be great – it is easy to prepare and you can have multiple kinds!
