Always eat hot dogs on buns with your hands. Utensils should not touch hot dogs on buns.
Don't use a cloth napkin to wipe your mouth when eating a hot dog. Paper is always preferable.
Use paper to serve hot dogs. Every day dishes are acceptable; china is a no-no.
Don't take more than five bites to finish a hot dog. For foot-long wiener, seven bites are acceptable.
Don't leave bits of bun on your plate. Eat it all.
Don't use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18.
Condiments remaining on the fingers after eating a hot dog should be licked away, not washed.
Don't ever think there is a wrong time to serve hot dogs.
Spanish Hot Dog - Perrito Caliente
Italian Hot Dog - Caldo Cane
French Hot Dog - Chien Chaud
German Hot Dog - Heisser Hund or Wurst
Portuguese Hot Dog - Cachorro Quento
Swedish Hot Dog - Korv or Varmkorv
Norwegian/Danish Hot Dog - Grillpolser
Czech Hot Dog - Park v Rohliku
Dutch Hot Dog - Worstjes
Finnish Hot Dog - Makkarat
In 2007, consumers spent more than $4.1 billion on hot dogs and sausages in U.S. supermarkets – that equals more than 1.5 billion pounds of hot dogs and sausages bought at retail stores alone.
Americans will eat enough hot dogs at major league ballparks this year to stretch from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to AT&T Park in San Francisco.
New Yorkers consume more hot dogs than any other city – beating out Chicago and Los Angeles.
U.S. soldiers in military posts around the world – from Fort Meyers in Arlington, Va. to Okinawa, Japan to Aqaba, Jordon – consumed 2.4 million hot dogs last year.
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport consumes SIX times more hot dogs – 725,000 – than Los Angeles International Airport and LaGuardia Airport combined.
During Hot Dog Season – Memorial Day to Labor Day – Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs – or 818 hot dogs consumed every second during that period.
On Independence Day, Americans will enjoy 150 million hot dogs – enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. over five times.
New Yorkers consume more hot dogs than any other city – beating out Chicago and Los Angeles.
Always eat hot dogs on buns with your hands. Utensils should not touch hot dogs on buns.
Don't use a cloth napkin to wipe your mouth when eating a hot dog. Paper is always preferable.
Use paper to serve hot dogs. Every day dishes are acceptable; china is a no-no.
Don't take more than five bites to finish a hot dog. For foot-long wiener, seven bites are acceptable.
Don't leave bits of bun on your plate. Eat it all.
Don't use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18.
Condiments remaining on the fingers after eating a hot dog should be licked away, not washed.
Don't ever think there is a wrong time to serve hot dogs.
Spanish Hot Dog - Perrito Caliente
Italian Hot Dog - Caldo Cane
French Hot Dog - Chien Chaud
German Hot Dog - Heisser Hund or Wurst
Portuguese Hot Dog - Cachorro Quento
Swedish Hot Dog - Korv or Varmkorv
Norwegian/Danish Hot Dog - Grillpolser
Czech Hot Dog - Park v Rohliku
Dutch Hot Dog - Worstjes
Finnish Hot Dog - Makkarat
In 2007, consumers spent more than $4.1 billion on hot dogs and sausages in U.S. supermarkets – that equals more than 1.5 billion pounds of hot dogs and sausages bought at retail stores alone.
Americans will eat enough hot dogs at major league ballparks this year to stretch from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to AT&T Park in San Francisco.
New Yorkers consume more hot dogs than any other city – beating out Chicago and Los Angeles.
U.S. soldiers in military posts around the world – from Fort Meyers in Arlington, Va. to Okinawa, Japan to Aqaba, Jordon – consumed 2.4 million hot dogs last year.
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport consumes SIX times more hot dogs – 725,000 – than Los Angeles International Airport and LaGuardia Airport combined.
During Hot Dog Season – Memorial Day to Labor Day – Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs – or 818 hot dogs consumed every second during that period.
On Independence Day, Americans will enjoy 150 million hot dogs – enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. over five times.