It was used to mean a sausage in casing in the Paterson (New Jersey) Daily Press (31 December 1892): Īn early use of the term hot dog in reference to the sausage-meat appears in the Evansville (Indiana) Daily Courier (September 14, 1884):Įven the innocent 'wienerworst' man will be barred from dispensing hot dog on the street corner. The suspicion that sausages contained dog meat was "occasionally justified". In Germany the consumption of dog meat was common in Saxony, Silesia, Anhalt, and Bavaria during the 19th and 20th centuries. The term dog has been used as a synonym for sausage since the 1800s, possibly from accusations that sausage makers used dog meat in their sausages. Etymologyĭog Factory, a short film by Thomas Edison poking fun at what went into hot dogs in 1904 In 1871 he leased land to build a permanent restaurant, and the business grew, selling far more than just the "Coney Island Red Hots" as they were known.
In 1867 he had a cart made with a stove on which to boil sausages, and a compartment to keep buns in which they were served fresh. Īnother possible origin for serving the sausages in rolls is the pieman Charles Feltman, at Coney Island in New York City. Louis, or, earlier, at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago – again, allegedly because the white gloves provided to customers to protect their hands were being kept as souvenirs. In another version, Antoine Feuchtwanger, or Anton Ludwig Feuchtwanger, served sausages in rolls at the World's Fair – either at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Losing money when customers did not return the gloves, Feuchtwanger's wife suggested serving the sausages in a roll instead.
Louis, Missouri, and provided gloves to his customers so that they could handle the sausages without burning their hands. According to one account, Feuchtwanger's wife proposed the use of a bun in 1880: Feuchtwanger sold hot dogs on the streets of St. The price is listed as "3 cents each or 2 for 5 cents".Ī German immigrant named Feuchtwanger, from Frankfurt, in Hesse, allegedly pioneered the practice in the American midwest there are several versions of the story with varying details. Ĭarts selling frankfurters in New York City, circa 1906. In Swiss German, it is called Wienerli, while in Austria the terms Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstel are used. Nowadays, in German-speaking countries, except Austria, hot dog sausages are called Wiener or Wiener Würstchen ( Würstchen means "little sausage"), to differentiate them from the original pork-only mixture from Frankfurt. Johann Georg Lahner, an 18th/19th century butcher from the Franconian city of Coburg, is said to have brought the Frankfurter Würstchen to Vienna, where he added beef to the mixture and simply called it Frankfurter. "Wiener" refers to Vienna, Austria ( German: Wien), home to a sausage made of a mixture of pork and beef. These sausages, Frankfurter Würstchen, were known since the 13th century and given to the people on the event of imperial coronations, starting with the coronation of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, as King. The word "frankfurter" comes from Frankfurt, Germany, where pork sausages similar to hot dogs originated. Ī hot dog as served on Coney Island in 1940 Its preparation varies regionally in the country, emerging as an important part of other regional cuisines, including Chicago street cuisine. Although particularly connected with New York City and its cuisine, the hot dog eventually became ubiquitous throughout the US during the 20th century. The hot dog became closely associated with baseball and American culture. It became a working-class street food in the U.S., sold at stands and carts. These types of sausages were culturally imported from Germany and became popular in the United States. The hot dog's cultural traditions include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Hot dog variants include the corn dog and pigs in a blanket. Typical condiments include mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, relish, and cheese sauce, and common garnishes include onions, sauerkraut, jalapeños, chili, grated cheese, coleslaw, bacon, and olives. Hot dog preparation and condiments vary worldwide. The names of these sausages also commonly refer to their assembled dish. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würstchen, also just called frank). The term hot dog can also refer to the sausage itself. A hot dog (less commonly spelled hotdog ) is a food consisting of a grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun.
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