List of hot dogs Facts for Kids

A yummy chili dog with fries

A hot dog is a type of cooked sausage. People usually grill or steam it. It's often served in a bun that's cut partway through.

Hot dogs first came from Germany. They became super popular in the United States. Here, they were often sold as street food from hot dog stands and carts. You can also find them at fast-food restaurants and convenience stores. Many people buy them at grocery stores to make at home. Hot dogs are now a big part of American culture, especially linked to baseball. How hot dogs are made and what toppings they have can be different in various parts of the US.

Awesome Hot Dog Dishes

A bratwurst in a bun with mustard

A danger dog

A Chilean completo

A Sonoran hot dog

A klobásník

Here are some cool and tasty hot dog dishes from around the world!

Bagel dog – This is a hot dog wrapped in bagel-style bread. It can be a full-size hot dog or a mini one.
Bratwurst – This sausage is often served in a bread roll. It usually comes with sauerkraut and mustard. You could think of it as a type of hot dog.
Cheese dog – This hot dog has cheese on top or even cheese stuffed inside it.
Chicago-style hot dog – This famous hot dog comes from Chicago, Illinois. It's an all-beef hot dog on a steamed poppy seed bun. It's topped with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, bright green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices, pickled sport peppers, and a sprinkle of celery salt.
Chili dog – This is a hot dog in a bun with a meat sauce, like chili con carne. People often add cheese, onions, and mustard too.
Cincinnati cheese coney – This hot dog has Cincinnati chili and shredded mild cheddar cheese on top. It's served on a steamed bun.
Completo – This Chilean hot dog is packed with toppings. It often includes chopped tomatoes, avocados, mayonnaise, sauerkraut, Chilean chili, green sauce, and cheese.
Coney Island hot dog – This hot dog sandwich has a savory meat sauce on top. Sometimes it has other toppings too.
Corn dog – This is a sausage (usually a hot dog) covered in a thick layer of cornmeal batter. It's served on a stick, making it easy to eat!
Danger dog – This hot dog is wrapped in bacon and then deep-fried.
Dodger Dog – This hot dog is named after the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. They sell them at their games.
Half-smoke – You can find this hot dog dish in Washington, D.C.. It's a sausage made of half-pork and half-beef. It's usually smoked and grilled. It goes in a hot dog bun and often has onion, chili, cheese, and mustard on top.
Hamdog – This Australian sandwich is unique! It has a special bun with a beef patty cut in half. A hot dog is placed between the two halves. It's then topped with cheese, pickles, sauces, tomato, lettuce, and onion.
Hot wiener – This is a popular food in Rhode Island. It's mostly sold at "New York System" restaurants.
Italian hot dog – This hot dog is popular in New Jersey, United States. Hot dogs are fried in oil. Then they are covered with potatoes, peppers, and onions. All of this is placed inside a special pizza bread.
Ketwurst – This hot dog was created in East Germany. A special, larger hot dog is heated in water. A long roll is poked with a hot metal cylinder to make a hole. The hot dog is dipped in ketchup and put inside the roll.
Klobásník – This is a savory snack from Czech-American culture.
Maxwell Street Polish – This is a grilled or fried Polish sausage. It's topped with grilled onions and yellow mustard. You can also add pickled green sport peppers. It's served on a bun and started in Chicago's Maxwell Street market.
Michigan hot dog – This is a steamed hot dog on a steamed bun. It's topped with a meaty sauce, often called "Michigan sauce."
Montreal hot dog – This is one of many hot dog types served in Montreal, Quebec. It's a common fast food item.
New England–style hot dog – This is a steamed hot dog on a top-cut bun. It started in Boston, Massachusetts. Ketchup, mustard, relish, picalilli, and chopped onions are common toppings.
Polish Boy – This sausage sandwich comes from Cleveland, Ohio. It has a kielbasa sausage in a bun. It's covered with french fries, barbecue sauce or hot sauce, and coleslaw.
Pronto Pup – This is a type of corn dog popular in the Midwest. It's a sausage (usually a hot dog) covered in a thick layer of pancake batter on a stick, then cooked.
Ripper – This is a slang term for a type of hot dog. The name comes from how the hot dog is deep-fried in oil until its casing bursts, or "rips."
Scrambled Dog – This hot dog is covered with chili, pickles, shredded cheese, onions, oyster crackers, ketchup, and mustard. It's served in a hot dog-shaped bowl and eaten with a spoon. It comes from Columbus, Georgia.
San Francisco Style Hot Dog – People call these "street meat" or "dirty dogs." They are similar to the Sonoran Hot Dog but usually don't have beans. Instead, they add mayonnaise and other cool toppings to balance the heat from jalapeños. Street vendors sell these all over San Francisco, CA.
Seattle-style hot dog – This hot dog is topped with cream cheese and grilled onions. It's often sold from food carts late at night or on game days in Seattle, Washington.
Sonoran hot dog – This hot dog is popular in Tucson, Phoenix, and southern Arizona. It started in Hermosillo, Mexico, in the late 1980s. It's a hot dog wrapped in bacon and grilled. It's served on a special bun and topped with pinto beans, onions, tomatoes, and often mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeño salsa.
Texas Tommy – This American hot dog dish has bacon and cheese. It was invented in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1950s.
Vegetarian hot dog – This hot dog is made entirely from non-meat products.
White hot – This is a different kind of hot dog found mostly in Central and Western New York. It's made from uncured and unsmoked pork, beef, and veal. Because it's not smoked or cured, the meat stays naturally white.