How to eat hot dog

Hot dog is a way to eat sausage. A whole bread sandwich filled with a hot dog can also just be called a hot dog. Hot dogs can be served with many kinds of toppings, such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickled cabbage, pickled radish, onion shavings, lettuce shavings, tomatoes (sliced, chopped or diced) and peppers, etc.

There are other variations of hot dogs. Those with cheese are called "cheese hot dogs", or simply called "cheese dogs". The ones with chili sauce are called "chili dogs". The one that combines the first two is called "spicy cheese dog."

A fried hot dog wrapped in corn syrup and with a small bamboo stick inserted is called a corn dog (sometimes also called a hot dog in Taiwan). Corn dogs can be eaten plain or dipped in mustard or ketchup.

Affected by different eating habits in different places, hot dogs use different materials. Traditionally, frankfurters are used, and usually pork or beef are the main ingredients, but mixed fillings of beef and pork are also used. , or even made from different ingredients such as turkey, chicken or vegetables, seasoned, flavored, sometimes smoked, and then cooked. The coating covering the hot dogs is usually removed before shipment. The average size hot dog is 6 inches (15 cm) long. In some places, hot dogs up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in length are more popular.