Hot Dog
(Frankfurter, Wieners, Weenies, Tube Steak, New York Hot Dog, New York Street Cart Dog, Frank, Wiener Dog)
Boiled, grilled or steamed sausages made with beef, pork, or a combination of both, tucked into soft bread rolls, drizzled with mustard or ketchup, then topped with a variety of ingredients such as sauerkraut, onions, cheese, and chilis, succulent hot dogs are street food that is not to be missed.
It is an American invention that is native to Brooklyn, New York. Originally, Antoine Feuchtwanger, an immigrant from Frankfurt started selling these steaming sausages in St. Louis. Charles Feltman, another immigrant from Frankfurt, was the first one to put them in bread rolls, selling them in Coney Island in 1869 from a rolling cart.
The first hot dogs were so successful that he opened his own restaurant, called Feltman's, in the same neighbourhood. His waiter, Nathan Handwerker, opened his own place in 1905, and that's how the most popular hot dogs in New York came to be - called Nathan's Famous. Read more
Today, hot dogs can be found just about anywhere in America and abroad. In New York, where hot dogs are typically sold from numerous street carts, mustard is the condiment of choice. In Chicago, it's cucumbers, tomatoes, pickles, and onions, while in L.A. the consumers prefer mayonnaise and cheese.
Regardless of the condiments, hot dogs are flavorful and convenient comfort food, something to keep one warm during the winter and also a tasty summertime snack to consume while cheering a favorite team in numerous baseball parks in America, where hot dogs are especially popular.
