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fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month agoGet Your Red-Hot History Lesson! How the Hot Dog Rose From Coney Island Carts to Platters at Presidential Picnics
The hot dog's great success has always transcended class, wrapping the modern history of the United States into a portable bun. It all began with the five million German immigrants who arrived in two large waves from 1830 to 1890, during one of the Industrial Revolution's periods of rapid urbanization. The first hot dogs, then called frankfurters or wienerwursts, likely emerged in the mid-19th century,
fromTasting Table
6 months agoWhy Is A Hot Dog Called A Glizzy? - Tasting Table
This label has taken off on the internet and threatens to become the number one title for hot dogs. Confusingly, the name eschews the traditional slang for hot dogs that reference the sausage's origins with names like frankfurter, or its makeup with names like tube steak, and instead refers to a firearm. Specifically, the word glizzy is apparently derived from the Glock handgun, with the suffix "izzy" tacked on after the first couple letters.
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