7 Things You’d Rather Not Know About Hot Dogs
There’s a lot to love about Independence Day’s most popular snack. Just not this stuff.
They May Contain Band-Aids—or Eyeballs
Back in 2009, a New York Times reporter filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act asking the U.S.D.A. to hand over all the complaints about foreign objects in hot dogs they had received between 2007 and 2009—and one, apparently, contained a Band-Aid. Some other alarming ingredients: glass shards, metal fragments, maggots, a rat leg, a piece of an eyeball, a razor, and bone fragments.
One Man Ate 68 of Them in 10 Minutes…Twice
His name is Joey Chestnut, and he set that world record on July 4, 2009, besting rival Takeru Kobayashi to win the famed Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York’s Coney Island. Last year, he tied it again.
Their Main Ingredient Is Usually a “Paste-Like Poultry Product”
Sara Lee’s Ball Park Franks, the most popular hot dog brand in the U.S. as of 2011, lists the first ingredient in their product as “mechanically separated turkey.” What’s that, you ask? The USDA describes it as a ”paste-like and batter-like poultry product [that is] produced by forcing bones, with attached edible tissue, through a sive or similar device under high pressure.” Yum.
They Sent Babe Ruth to the Hospital
The legendary baseball player reportedly once ate 12 hot dogs and drank eight bottles of soda between the two games in a double header. Unsurprisingly, he suffered from a severe case of indigestion and was rushed to the hospital.
In Chicago, There’s One That’s Topped With Chocolate
It’s actually a specialty at Hot Doug’s, on a limited basis: the actual dog is made with pork, dried cherry and apple sausage, and features crumbles of a chocolate bacon bar on top, with pear mustard.
In New York, There’s One That Costs $2,300
No, really: that’s the price of a dog made by 230 5th in New York City, which was designed to raise money for City Harvest. The foot-long frank was crafted with marbled wagyu beef that had been dry aged for 60 days and laced with black truffles, then topped with onions (that were caramelized in Dom Perignon and $389-per-bottle balsamic vinegar) and sauerkraut (made with platinum oscetra caviar). The brioche bun was also smeared with white-truffle butter, in addition to ketchup and mustard, and garnished with an edible gold leaf.
The Biggest One Weighs Seven Pounds
Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for their massive frank, made from beef, veal and pork. It’s 16 inches long and four inches thick.
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