If you think about it, a hot dog is a truly bizarre culinary invention. At first glance, the pale brown cylinder doesn’t even look like food (let alone meat), which might have you asking: What’s in it ...

Few foods feel more American than the hot dog, a mainstay at ballparks, street carts and Fourth of July barbecues. But to simply call hot dogs “American” is to miss a whole lot of nuance, and ...

All eyes are on Nathan’s Famous for the annual hot dog eating contest—but there’s a stand that’s even older, and it's nowhere ...