what the hell are hot dogs made of?

[Phokus]

You know how they say that if you knew what went into hot dogs, you wouldn't want to eat one? (or something like that). I'm trying to find out on google what they're made of and i can't find any info! wtF?

 

[KLin]

lips and assholes, duh.

 

[xcript]

The clue is in the name.

 

[JOJOBEAN]

well in a nutshell its all the leftovers of cow, pig and chickens. Such as noses, ears, things of that nature. Still a good eating.

I forgot to mention that its all stuffed into an intestine

 

[Pliablemoose]

cow/pig/chicken noses/elbows/assholes & filler

 

[Ranger X]

If you knew, you wouldn't want to eat it.

 

[iamme]

[l=lliinnkk]http://www.hot-dog.org/facts/HotDogQandA.htm/l]

What exactly is in a hot dog?

The ingredients in hot dogs have been the subject of much humor, rumor and speculation. But the answer is less exciting than the question.

All hot dogs are cured and cooked sausages that consist of mainly pork, beef, chicken and turkey or a combination of meat and poultry. Meats used in hot dogs come from the muscle of the animal and looks much like what you buy in the grocer's case. Other ingredients include water, curing agents and spices, such as garlic, salt, sugar, ground mustard, nutmeg, coriander and white pepper.

If variety meats such as liver and hearts are used in processed meats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires the manufacturer to declare those ingredients on the package with the statement "with variety meats" or "with meat by-products." The manufacturer must then specify which variety meat is included. In the U.S., companies are required to list ingredients in order, from the main ingredient, to the least ingredient.

 

[Anubis]

mechanically seperated chicken,

 

[tfinch2]

So you mean there is no "dog" in hotdog?

 

[Wallydraigle]

Something with considerably more legs than most other food.

 

[FlyLice]

Think of all body parts of 3 animals that you would not eat. Now mix it up grind it and sqeeze out. You now have a Hot Dog.

 

[Baked]

Who cares, they taste good, and that's all I care.

 

[iamme]

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Hot_Dogs/index.asp

Byproducts, Variety Meats
"Frankfurter, Hot Dog, Wiener, or Bologna With Byproducts" or "With Variety Meats" are made according to the specifications for cooked and/or smoked sausages (see above), except they consist of not less than 15% of one or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle meat with raw meat byproducts. The byproducts (heart, kidney, or liver, for example) must be named with the derived species and be individually named in the ingredients statement.

 

[biostud]

bread, sausage and toppings

 

[Modeps]

Anything you can still buy for a buck and a quarter out of a cart in NYC and still have it taste good is tops by me, no matter what's in it.. :thumbsup:

 

[ohnnyj]

Also depends on brand/kind. For instance, Hebrew Nationals are Kosher and so won't be contaminated (or at least I hope), whereas there are a variety of flavors as well such as turkey and chicken franks (which I'm thinking probably contain at least a little turkey and chicken respectively).

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: JOJOBEAN
well in a nutshell its all the leftovers of cow, pig and chickens. Such as noses, ears, things of that nature. Still a good eating.

I forgot to mention that its all stuffed into an intestine

Nope. Ordinary hot dogs don't use an intestinal casing.

 

[TitanDiddly]

This is why we buy hebrew national hot dogs.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: ohnnyj
Also depends on brand/kind. For instance, Hebrew Nationals are Kosher and so won't be contaminated (or at least I hope), whereas there are a variety of flavors as well such as turkey and chicken franks (which I'm thinking probably contain at least a little turkey and chicken respectively).

what do you mean 'contaminated'?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
This is why we buy hebrew national hot dogs.

That's totally disgusting. I just threw up in my mouth.

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

What isn't in a hot dog would be a better question I suppose...

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
This is why we buy hebrew national hot dogs.

Beat me to it. Hebrew National has the best tasting hot dogs that are available nationwide (taste tests prove that) and since it is kosher, no strange parts will be in there.

Here is a related and quite funny article. It is slow loading today. Here is a small excerpt of one brand review

That said, I also feel I have a duty to let readers know that these things taste "like a sponge made out of bile," that they "smell like burnt rubber" and "have no flavor except nasty." Both cooking methods yielded grossness...

 

[silverpig]

Scrotum.

 

[GroundZero]

lips, assholes, beaks, feet, and eyeballs (that's what makes 'em plump when you cook them)

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
This is why we buy hebrew national hot dogs.

foreskin?