Why is a sausage in a roll called a HOT DOG?!
Why is a sausage in a roll called a HOT DOG?
Some guy in America just won a contest by eating 60 of them!!!
Answers:
Barry Popick, a prominent hot dog historian and linguist at the university, says the word "hot dog" began appearing in college magazines in the 1890s. Students at Yale University began to refer to the wagons selling hot sausages in buns outside their dorms as "dog wagons." Kraig said one of the popular stands was dubbed even "The Kennel Club." It didn't take long for the use of the word "dog" to become "hot dog." Popick found the first reference to "hot dogs" in an article published in the October 19, 1895, issue of the Yale Record which referred to folks "contentedly munching on hot dogs."
As the legend goes, Dorgan observed vendor Harry Stevens selling the "hot dachshund sausages" during a game at the New York Polo Grounds and shouting "Get your red-hot dachshund sausages!" Dorgan illustrated this scene with a dachshund dog nestled in a bun with the caption "get your hot dogs
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Alright first off a hot dog isnt exactly a sausage it is more like a relative to the sausage. Also a hot dog does not have to be eaten with a bun. As to the name origin I have no idea.
The term "dog" has been used as a synonym for sausage since at least 1884
The earliest usage of "hot dog" in clear reference to sausage found by Barry Popik appeared in the 28 September 1893 edition of The Knoxville Journal.[9]
It was so cool last night that the appearance of overcoats was common, and stoves and grates were again brought into comfortable use. Even the weinerwurst men began preparing to get the "hot dogs" ready for sale Saturday night.―28 September 1893, Knoxville (TN) Journal, "The [sic] Wore Overcoats," pg. 5
Another early use of the complete phrase "hot dog" in reference to sausage appeared on page 4 of the October 19, 1895 issue of The Yale Record: "they contentedly munched hot dogs during the whole service."[9]
from wikipedia
Have no idea, but i could eat a couple dozen!
Because someone told me it was easier for germans to call them this instead of frankfurter it sounds more street and sells better..
because it has bits of dog in it Dachshund i belive thats why they call em sausage dogs.It`s true!If it wasnt they would be had 4 breach of the trades description act 1974 look it up
over here where i live we call them sausage in a blanket