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Hot Dogs |
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Each baseball season, 26-million hot dogs are consumed. A century before mobile phones or portable computers, Americans embraced the ultimate in portable dining--the hot dog, an edible emblem of democracy, accessible to all. Though its origins date back thousands of years before the Constitution, We the People claim the hot dog as a native son--and eat about 70 hot dogs per person, per year! That's 600 a second--supplied by state-of-the-art factories that can churn out as many as a half a million hot dogs a day. The hot dog has its roots in Germany and Austria and didn't become red-white-and-blue until we stuffed it on a bun and put stuff on it. The name "hot dog" is a mystery, though recent studies trace the term back to Yale students commenting on the ingredients of campus sausages. Join us for an appetizing hour as we digest the history of the hot dog--from Nathan's in Coney Island to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to the Wienermobile and competitive hot dog eating. |
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50 min |
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