[[Image:Hot dog.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hot dog in a bun with [[mustard]]]]
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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.
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Hot dogs are among [[America]]'s favorite foods. Hot dogs are usually served with the following [[condiment]]s: (but not usually all at once)
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*[[Ketchup]]
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*[[Mustard]]
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*[[Relish]]
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*[[Chili]]
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*[[Onion]]s
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*[[Sauerkraut]]
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Hot dogs were first served in [[bun]]s at the [[Chicago]] [[World Fair]] of 1893.
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==In Popular Culture==
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There is often an debate as to why hot dogs come in packages of 8, when hot dog buns come in packs of 6 (or other numbers that do not agree). This often leads to much philosphical musing as to why two products, which compliment each other so well, are so mismatched.