This 23 July, in United States are celebrating a gastronomic celebration with one of their most popular products of the famous fast food: the Hot Dog or 'hot dog', as it is known in our country. But when did this delicacy arise and why was it given this name so funny that it leads us directly to think of a hot dog? In this article we want to show you some curiosities that surround this tasty food, composed of meat, bread and sauce. Then aside from those basic ingredients, there are varieties for every taste.
A drawing, behind the Hot Dog or 'hot dog'
Contrary to what many people think, this is the Day of the Hot Dog or 'hot dog' en America It does not mean that its origin was located on that continent. What does this product normally carry inside? A sausage. Where is it typical from? Of Germany. Bingo! Well, indeed, its birth dates back to the German city of Frankfurt, from which its main ingredient is also natural. Was the butcher Charles Feltman who popularized it in United States at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. Later, it became a recognizable dish in the country.
By the beaches of Coney Island, this is also the first seller of the Hot Dog or 'hot dog' was walking with him typical 'cart' how much we have seen in American movies. Later, this way of taking it to the consumer was expanded by New York and even entered the fields of baseball, where thousands of them are eaten. The original recipe does not go beyond the pan elongated spongy, the sausage (fried or boiled) and a salsa which can be mustard, mayonnaise or ketchup. However, nowadays there are already elaborations to adapt to demanding palates.
Well, having said that, its name comes from a very particular fact. It turns out that the cartoonist from the New York Evening Journal, Tad Dorgan, drew a dachshund inside a loaf. Inspiration came after listening to a salesman of Hot dogs at a baseball game say, "They're red hot, get your dachshund (in German)". Curious but real. And you? Would you like to try a Hot Dog or 'hot dog' in any of your different recipes? There are already even without the traditional sausage. Some chefs use other meats, but of course, that way it loses its essence.
