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 |  Subject: What are hot dogs made of?  Wed Feb 25 2009, 19:00 | |
| What are hot dogs made of?
Not dogs!Are hot dogs really
made from pigs' snouts and unused meat scraps? Contrary to popular
belief, hot dogs are not made from left-over meat laying around on the
floors of meat-packing houses. Whether it is pork or beef that is
stuffed into a hot dog, the meat trimmings are carefully selected just
like the meat you buy in your grocer's coolers.Most recipes for hot
dogs combine together a tasty blend of favorite meats (pork, beef,
chicken, or turkey), meat fat, a cereal filler which could be either
bread crumbs, flour, or oatmeal, a little bit of egg white, and a
mouth-watering array of herbs and seasonings including garlic, pepper,
ground mustard, nutmeg, salt, and onion. Once these
ingredients are grinded together, the stuffing is squeezed into sausage
casings. Many of the hot dogs sold in stores are enclosed in synthetic
cellulose casings, but most home-made hot dogs are made out of natural
animal intestines.
Following the
stuffing process is the pre-cooking cycle in which the hot dog links
are tossed into boiling water for approximately 15 minutes. Finally,
the dogs are packaged, loaded on delivery trucks, and sent off to food
markets. Hot dogs are
popular among Americans because they are easy to make, inexpensive, and
delicious. Hot dogs can be prepared in a number of great ways--nuke-em,
grill-em, sauté-em, roast-em, fry-em or boil-em.
What is your favorite
type of hot dog? - a chili dog, a cheese dog, or a foot-long dog? A
multitude of toppings can enhance the flavor of your hot dog. Common
toppings used on hot dogs include ketchup, mustard, onions, relish,
chili, cheese, and sauerkraut.
Hot dog lingo. Hot dogs are also called franks, frankfurter, weiner, mini sausages, ball parks, and dachshund.
Did you know?
July is National Hot Dog Month
An average American eats 60 hot dogs a year
In 1893, hot dogs became the standard cuisine for baseball games.
Controversial debate surrounds the creation of the hot dog.
Who really created the first hot dog? Although the city of Frankfurt,
Germany credits itself for the origin of the first frankfurter in 1852,
some argue that Johann Georghehner, a butcher from Coburg, Germany
created the first frankfurter in the 1600s.
Source: coolquiz.com
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