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Hot Dogs

Some german word that got shorterned up. Atleast that is what was on the food network.

KK
 
Something to do with the translation from German -> English of certain names for Sausage. Hot Dogs are an American/English twist on traditional German Brautwurst and other Sausages. If I remember correctly the kind of German Sausage they most resemble has a name which either translates to a type of dog or sounds like a type of dog.
 
Originally posted by: yukichigai
Something to do with the translation from German -> English of certain names for Sausage. Hot Dogs are an American/English twist on traditional German Brautwurst and other Sausages. If I remember correctly the kind of German Sausage they most resemble has a name which either translates to a type of dog or sounds like a type of dog.
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Nope. They are named "frankfurters" because of the town in Germany where they supposedly originated.

The "hot dog" thing came from a vendor who needed a unique sign and drew a picture of a daschund (sp?) in a bun for his mascot. He started calling the frankfurters "hot dogs" because of his mascot. At least, that's what I have been told regarding the term "hot dog". Though I know for a fact that the frankfurter bit is right.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: yukichigai
Something to do with the translation from German -> English of certain names for Sausage. Hot Dogs are an American/English twist on traditional German Brautwurst and other Sausages. If I remember correctly the kind of German Sausage they most resemble has a name which either translates to a type of dog or sounds like a type of dog.
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Nope. They are named "frankfurters" because of the town in Germany where they supposedly originated.

The "hot dog" thing came from a vendor who needed a unique sign and drew a picture of a daschund (sp?) in a bun for his mascot. He started calling the frankfurters "hot dogs" because of his mascot. At least, that's what I have been told regarding the term "hot dog". Though I know for a fact that the frankfurter bit is right.

ZV
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Part of the reason this caught on was WW1 - German sounding names suddenly became unpopular in the US and a lot of businesses started Anglicising their product names. Sort of like people renaming French fries "Freedom fries" today. That's also the reason German Shepherds are sometimes called Althusans.
 
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