what's in hot dogs?

Answer 1

What are hot dogs made from?

Hot dogs, also called frankfurters, were first created in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1852. At its heart, a frankfurter is a sausage. Hot dogs are now made by hundreds of companies all across the globe, and each company has its own secret recipe. In general, however, hot dogs contain:

Meat
Meat fat
A "cereal filler" (bread crumbs, oatmeal or flour)
A little egg white
Spices (onion, garlic, salt, pepper, etc.)
Marshall Brain's mother has a recipe that contains 1.5 pounds of pork, 0.75 pounds of pork fat, 0.25 cups of bread crumbs, an egg white, a little water, salt, pepper, onion and garlic to taste. Note that this recipe leaves out the preservatives, coloring and sodium nitrate that you find in store-bought hot dogs. Many brands leave out the bread crumbs and say "no cereal fillers" on the label. Cereal fillers got a bad name because some manufacturers got greedy and started using more filler than meat.
These ingredients are blended together in a meat grinder or a food processor, and then they are stuffed into sausage casings. Most of the hot dogs you get in the store are stuffed into synthetic collagen casings, but if you are making them at home you can use natural casings (see the first link below).

Once the hot dogs are stuffed, you pre-cook them (you can boil them in water for 15 minutes) and then refrigerate or freeze them. All hot dogs bought at the store are pre-cooked. When you are ready to eat one, you cook it again by boiling, microwaving, frying or grilling it.

Answer 2

Farmer John uses the brisket from pigs to make the hot dogs.

If you hold your arm straight up over your head, the brisket would be below the armpit and next to the chest. It's behind ham on a pig.

When buying hot dogs, you always want to look for "No Fillers" and "No Byproducts." If the label says anything about mechanical, or MPM or mechanically pulled meat don't buy it (you don't want to know why).

The laws are extremely vague as to what parts of an animal can be used for human consumption.

Answer 3

I worked at a pork processing plant and the fat and trimmed meat were sent down a chute. All of this was treated and sent to a hot dog processor who mixed it with leftover parts from beef and poultry plants. Add a few seasonings and call it a hot dog.

Answer 4

I was eating a hot dog when my sister's friend asked if I knew what they were made of. I said no, and she told me Pig Liver!

Answer 5

Three types of hotdogs I've seen. One are chicken dogs, made with leftover chicken parts. Regular ones which are made of leftover pieces of beef, pork and chicken, and Kosher ones which is pure beef and the good parts of the cow. Meaning no hooves, tounge, butt, etc.

Answer 6

If you has to ask this question, buy kosher hot dogs, you will be happy about the content.

Answer 7

had a laugh at this question.. it's a good one.. but think lots of people have watched the Great Outdoors. haha.. but it is true.. most are made from the parts of a body of animal that we don't usually see to buy. Did you know that all parts of an animal are used one way or another. maybe they don't die in vane? I am not a veggi but sometimes wish i was.. they are safe to eat.. although I don't eat them myself and I wouldn't give them to anyone I know. xx Happy doggin'

Answer 8

Please view this web page :
http://www.whatscookingamerica.net/History/HotDog/HDIndex.html
It will not only tell you what all goes into a hot dog - but also outline how it is actually based on a recipe that dates back to the 9th Century B.C. !

Answer 9

That's the title of the next horror movie showing at the local Quad this weekend.

Answer 10

Honestly you don't want to know. Everything that would make you BARF is in hot dogs.