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Hot dogs are associated with American baseball stadiums, but the sausage inside them originated in which city?
Answer
Frankfurt, Germany (the 'Frankfurter')
The hot dog sausage has two competing origin stories: Frankfurt, Germany claims the 'Frankfurter' was invented there in 1484, while Vienna (Wien) claims credit for the 'Wiener.' Both cities dispute the title so intensely that when the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council stated a preference for one, the other city protested. The term 'hot dog' itself first appeared in US newspapers in the 1890s, but both cities served similar sausages for centuries before.
💡 Did you know?
Frankfurt and Vienna have argued for decades over who invented the hot dog. Germany registered the 'Frankfurter' in 1987 as a geographically protected product — then Vienna officially objected.
Other options people guess
- Vienna, Austria (the 'Wiener')
- Munich, Germany
- Chicago, USA
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