Hot dog

A hot dog is a sausage made from beef or pork or both. Hot dogs contain seasonings and are cured and cooked. Hot dogs are among Americas favorite foods. Every year, Americans consume on average 60 hot dogs. Hot dogs are primarily regarded as a fun, summertime food, and most are eaten between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Americans are not the only ones who love hot dogs. The Spanish call them perrito caliente, in Italian, it's cane caldo, the French refer to them as chien chaud, Germans call them Heisser Hund, and the Dutch have dubbed them worstjes. Hot dogs are usually served with condiments:

• Ketchup
• Mustard
• Relish
• Chili