The Savory Story Of Hot Dogs And America

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🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

First introduced by immigrants in the 1800s, hot dogs have become synonymous with sports, summer, and the Fourth of July.

And no other food starts debates quite like hot dogs – what's the best way to cook them? What's the best brand? What toppings are and aren't allowed? Are they sandwiches? Should we even eat them?

We discuss the evolution of one of America's favorite foods and talk about some of your favorite ways to top them.

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0:00.0	MUSIC
0:08.0	Popular during the summer holidays, and an integral part of grilling hot dogs are considered
0:13.5	in especially American food.
0:15.5	Hot dogs, warmer hot dogs.
0:19.0	Sing it like it mean it.
0:20.0	What kinds of kids eat warmer hot dogs?
0:23.0	Have you ever had one before?
0:25.0	A hot dog?
0:26.0	At the ballpark.
0:27.0	I have, I believe I have.
0:28.0	Okay good.
0:29.0	I'll enjoy this one.
0:30.0	Thanks.
0:31.0	Nobody.
0:32.0	I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog.
0:35.0	Oh I wish I were an Oscar-Mire winner.
0:38.0	That is what I truly like to be.
0:41.0	Cause if I were an Oscar-Mire winner, everyone would be in love with me.
0:49.0	Okay hot dogs in the United States made their debut in the late 1800s in New York.
0:55.0	From there they made their way across the country sold mostly by immigrants and topped with
0:59.8	whatever was popular in our own hand.
1:02.0	Americans spent nearly $2.3 billion on hot dogs in 2022.
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