Posted on 07/19/2023 8:04:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: July 12, 2023)
NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY | THIRD WEDNESDAY IN JULY
National Hot Dog Day in July celebrates a summertime staple on a bun. Enjoy one piping hot and add some relish and mustard to go! One thing we want to know – is it a sandwich or not?
#NationalHotDogDay
Celebrated every year during National Hot Dog Month, this day pays homage to the frankfurter, the footlong or wienie, wiener, wienerwurst or even red hot. They taste just as great no matter what we call it.
Over 25 million hot dogs are sold at baseball stadiums each year.
We make them a variety of ways. They’re portable and easy to make. While many of us prefer them grilled or toasted over a fire, we also boil, pan-fry, and rotisserie-cook them. The list of toppings are numerous – from the basic ketchup, mustard or relish to onions, mayonnaise, cheese, bacon, chili and sauerkraut – the list keeps growing. Adults and children alike love them, too.
On May 31, 2012, a world record was set for the most expensive hot dog. The “California Capitol City Dawg” sold for $145.49 at Capitol Dawg in Sacramento, California. The “California Capitol City Dawg” features:
A grilled 18″ all-beef, in natural casing frank from Chicago
Served on a fresh-baked herb and oil focaccia roll spread with white truffle butter, then grilled
Topped with whole grain mustard from France, garlic and herb mayonnaise
Sauteed chopped shallots, organic mixed baby greens, maple syrup
Marinated/fruitwood smoked uncured bacon from New Hampshire
Chopped tomatoes, sweetened dried cranberries, chopped tomato
Expensive moose cheese from Sweden
Basil olive oil/pear-cranberry-coconut balsamic vinaigrette and ground peppercorn
Proceeds from the sale of each 3 lb. super dog donated to the Shriners Hospitals for Children
7-Eleven sells the most grilled hot dogs in North America – 100 million annually.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY
There are so many ways to celebrate the day!
Host a hot dog roast.
Share your favorite toppings.
Take a poll to find out which is most preferred – blackened hot dogs or just cooked through?
Explore the best hot dog eateries near you and give them a shout-out.
Challenge people to defend their position on this question: Is a hot dog a sandwich?
While you’re celebrating, have a hot dog. Post your favorite hot dogs using #NationalHotDogDay to encourage others to join in.
NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY HISTORY
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council established National Hot Dog Day in 1991 to coincide with a hot dog lunch on Capitol Hill. The observance occurs every year on a Wednesday in July.
DATES:
19 July 2023
17 July 2024
16 July 2025
15 July 2026
21 July 2027
19 July 2028
18 July 2029
17 July 2030
16 July 2031
How many different names can you think of for a 'hot dog'?................
Hot dog! Ping!...........
My favorite hot dog is the chicken dog. When I was on my own and chicken dogs first hit the market they were affordable, so were 25 cent frozen pizzas and cans of beans. I didn’t make a lot of money back then but I was working hard, nobody made a lot of money back then if they were working hard. Anyway... I acquired a taste for the chicken dog and after eating them as a fairly regular occurrence to where my occasional hot dog later on in life became the chicken dog as well. Beef hot dogs are okay but they’re really greasy to me because I got used to chicken dogs.
Back to the question at hand, I like my chicken dog wrapped in a flour tortilla with a light spread of mayo, yellow mustard, dill pickle relish, and a slice of cheddar. And that’s what I like.
worked on a small bison ranch for awhile- they butchered one and had some hotdogs made- Wow! it was like eating a steak hotdog- the flavor was really good- I don’t know what all they put in the hotdogs, but we really enjoyed them- it was hard buyign store bought ones after that
Back in the early 80’s when we were first married, my lunch at work consisted of a bowl of ramen noodles with a hot dog sliced up in it....................
Everything but the hooves and horns...............
LOL- maybe even those-
I think Frank came up with the idea, unless it was Nathan.
We used to have a restaurant that had Bison Burgers.
I tried one, expensive, like double the beef prices, but it was good..................
Maybe it was the Hebrews, nationally..................
I’ve heard it’s best not to delve too deeply about a hot dog’s ingredients.
The way dogs are dressed has varied over time, a rare documented example of condimental drift.
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It was a hot dog (possibly with real dog) in a pan mariquiteño (a crusty roll) with mayonnaise, chopped tomato and sauerkraut. You could also put on a sort of sweet whole grain mustard but that was optional.
Now days when out I tend to go for the American standard, (mustard, relish, onion and ketchup) or a chili cheese dog with mustard and onion but at home I put sharp cheddar, shallots and Heinz 57 sauce on a grilled dog. So good.
i tried one when i went through the US- out in Jacksonhole Wyoming- it was pretty dry i thought, but tasted good- I never did get to try a bison burger from the ranch i worked- but did have a few steaks which were also really good-
Yep- I try not to lol-
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