What type of sausage is a hot dog?
Chef's answer
A hot dog (also spelled hotdog) is a food consisting of a grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. It can also refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener (Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter (Frankfurter Wurstchen, also just called frank)..
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Next, hot dogs are often very high in sodium. You may be biting into 600 grams between that bun, and that's not good for your heart. Now, the worst news: Research shows regularly eating processed meats (like hot dogs) raises your risk of certain cancers, like stomach, bladder , breast, and especially colorectal..
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Hot dogs come pre-cooked, but they taste best when they're heated thorough. Boiling them for six minutes is enough time to get the hot dogs piping hot, but it's short enough to keep them from splitting down the middle. You want to avoid letting the hot dogs split, since they'll lose a lot of flavor if they do..
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A frankfurter (origin Frankfurt Germany) and a wiener (origin Vienna Austria) are two very similar types of sausage. In most of the world, they are effectively the same thing, with frankfurters sometimes being larger. A hot dog is not a sausage. A hot dog is a frankfurter or a wiener inside a hot dog roll..
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Many people wonder if hot dogs are safe to eat directly from the package. Providing they've been properly handled and kept cold prior to consumption, they are safe to consume without reheating.
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There is no need to cook cocktail franks and they are just like most cold meats in that they are ready to eat as is. ... Used to eat them raw all the time. But they taste better heated with some nice rich tomato sauce.
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How Long Can You Freeze Hot Dogs? Hot dogs can be kept in the freezer for up to three months. After this, the food can degrade, which does change the texture and taste of the hot dogs. This should be plenty of time to use up any leftover hot dogs you have from a tin or a package..
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A frankfurter is called a hot dog because some people just don't know any better. A frankfurter (origin Frankfurt Germany) and a wiener (origin Vienna Austria) are two very similar types of sausage. In most of the world, they are effectively the same thing, with frankfurters sometimes being larger..
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