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How did
Hot Dogs get their name ?
There is an interesting story as to how hot dogs got its name.
In the polo grounds of New York City vendors used to sell hot
dogs shouting "Get your Dachshund sausages while they're red
hot!” Inspired by this sports cartoonist Ted Dorgan sketched a
cartoon of a barking Daschund sausage nestled in warm buns.
However Ted faced a rather silly problem. He was not sure about
the spelling of dachshund, so he simply wrote “hot dog”. The
cartoon soon became a revelation and every one around started
using the term hot dog for dachshund sausages.
Ingredients used
Most of the hot dogs that you see around today are made up of
lean cuts of beef and pork blended with seasonings and different
variants of spices. The meat that is used for making hot dogs
need to qualify certain specific standards of the united states
department of agriculture. The department specifies, “All meats
used in hot dogs must be listed in order of predominance”. Chefs
around the world beside preparing the regular form of hot dogs
have also come up with interesting new variants like the cheese
flavored hot dog. |
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What makes the hot dog special is
the fact that it can be customized to adhere to your own
personal tastes while at the same time not loosing its basic
essence. This is why hot dogs around the world taste very
different from each other. The hot dog that you eat at your
neighborhood store might taste very different from the one you
ate at the Florida beach while on a holiday. Every hot dog
brings with it a new element and this is what makes it special.
The main difference in taste comes form the kind of condiments
used .The most common condiments used include mustard, ketchup,
chili, sauerkraut, cole slaw, pickle relish and chopped onion.
Some other products also included are mayonnaise. Chopped
lettuce, tomato, pickle, cheese, potato sticks and hot pepper.
The kind of condiments used and the proportion used gives each
and every hot dog an individual taste. This is why you never get
bored eating a hot dog as every experience is a new experience.
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