Hot dogs, as you have all eaten it at least once in your lifetime, have several interesting origins in its name. In America, 60 hot dogs are eaten per person according to the data I have found on the internet, which shows how much hot dogs are famous and are considered to be one of the most popular fast food in the world.
First, I would like to
talk about what hot dogs are made of. It’s simple and you all know it; sausage,
buns, ketchup, mustard, and vegetables if preferred. The interesting thing about
hot dogs is that when German sausages were introduced, they were made out of
only pork meat. However, as sausages were introduced into the United States, sausages were
made of pork, chicken, turkey, and even a mixture of these. And for your
information, hot dogs are usually around 400kcal and seem good for a diet, but
it is only going to make you fat because it has almost no nutrition.
Secondly, the history of
hot dogs is pretty interesting as well. Hot dogs were first known as “Frankfurters”
because sausages were made and brought throughout the world from Frankfurt,
Germany. Sausages started to be called as “dogs” from the nineteenth century.
Moreover, hot dogs were brought into the United States by a German immigrant in
the 1860’s.
Additionally, hot dogs
have several ideas and stories on the origin of the name “hot dogs”. First idea
of its origin comes from the comic written by a comic artist T. A. Dolgan. In
the comic, he did not know how to spell “Dachshund”, therefore, he instead
wrote “hot dog” humorously. Second idea of its origin comes from the dog
hunting. At that time period, dog hunting was famous so people used to say dog’s
meat is mixed in the sausages.
Lastly, there are
differences in the indication of the meaning in “hot dogs”. In the United
States, “~dogs” usually refer to the sausages, while in Japan, “~dogs” usually
refer to the buns that sandwiches something.
I hope you all enjoyed my random blog. Have a great year!
I am interedted in the hot dogs' history. The most impressed point is that "he did not know how to spell “Dachshund”, therefore, he instead wrote “hot dog”".
ReplyDeleteIn the United States, they eat hamburgers or hot dogs everyday. There are many people to get fatter than Japanese. But you say that "hot dogs are usually around 400kcal and seem good for a diet ." Perhaps they eat too many hot dogs at once to be slim. Thank you Kazu, I always enjoy your blog.
Ryuko Saito
Hi, this is Minori.
ReplyDeleteI've read your interesting blog.
Although almost every day I make hot dogs because I have a part time job in hamburger shop, I've never heard of the origins. It's very interesting!
Hi, this is Ms. MacGregor. What a great blog! I really like all the information and the cool photos you showed us. In Toronto, and other big cities, I guess, there are hot dog vendors on street corners downtown. They have carts with wheels on them and they park the carts on the sidewalks (they have an official permit to do this). All they sell are hotdogs and cans and bottles of cold drinks. You see a lot of people walking on the street holding a hotdog in their hand. In that way, they are an easy to get fast food. But liked you say, they just contain junk. But if you are starving and want to get full fast and pretty cheaply (the cost around $2.50CDN), they hotdogs can be handy. Do you like them? I am not much of a fan as I prefer real meat. In that case, I go for a Shawarma sandwich, also a fast food in Toronto.
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