A '''hot dog''', or Frankfurter, is a [[sausage]] made from [[beef]] or [[pork]] (or both). Many packaged and readily available types contain [[chicken]] and mechanically-recovered meat of various unspecified kinds. Hot dogs contain seasonings and are cured and cooked. In recent years, vegetable and [[soy]] hot dogs have also gained popularity. | A '''hot dog''', or Frankfurter, is a [[sausage]] made from [[beef]] or [[pork]] (or both). Many packaged and readily available types contain [[chicken]] and mechanically-recovered meat of various unspecified kinds. Hot dogs contain seasonings and are cured and cooked. In recent years, vegetable and [[soy]] hot dogs have also gained popularity. |