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History of National Hot Dog Day

Given the National Hot Dog Day is an international event, where it begins and who sponsors it tends to vary by region. In the USA it’s primarily the industry partners that participate in promoting it, whereas in other countries around the world it may be historical organizations celebrating the role it played in their history.

Did you know that the Frankfurter was named for the Germany city of Frankfurt, where it was said to originate? Well now you do! There’s even multiple varieties of Hot Dogs! The original hot dogs came in a natural casing, which in case you didn’t know were made from the small intestines of sheep. Intestines were regularly used for making all kinds of sausages, hotdogs included!

Then you have skinless hotdogs, in order to hold them together they’re cooked in a cellulose casing that gets taken off when they get packaged. Since cellulose is kosher and cheaper than kosher intestine, this is often how the frankly (heh heh) delicious Kosher Hot Dogs are often made.

National Hot Dog Day is celebrated all over, and if you’ve ever enjoyed a warm hot frank at a summer BBQ, then you’re no doubt celebrating too!

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How many hot dogs are eaten annually in the U.S.?

Spending in supermarkets on hot dogs and sausages has risen annually to more than $8 billion in 2022, according to the council. But that only accounts for about 9 billion hot dogs, not tallying all the hot dogs consumed at ballparks, from vendors and elsewhere.

The organization estimates that hot dog denizens in the U.S. consume about twice that amount, or 20 billion hot dogs annually. That breaks down to about 70 hot dogs per person.

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Absolutely, Positively No Ketchup on Hot Dogs. Never. Fuhgeddaboudit


Apparently no less an authority than National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, the official trade association based in Washington, DC, agrees. It has codified the rule in their paper on “Hot Dog Etiquette and everyday guidance for eating America’s sacred food”. There it is in black and white “Don’t use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18.”


 

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