

I've seen turkey dogs and chicken dogs for sale, and they taste totally different from a beef hot dog. Of course, there are differences in types of hot dog, though. Some cooks just try to sound fancier by calling them “frankfurters” or simply “franks,” but they are no different from your average hot dog. If you are ever looking for hot dog recipes, you will find them called by every name. I used the lack of other options as an excuse to gorge myself! Those were the times when I ate way more than I should have. Many times, I've been at holiday parties where this was the only type of meat available. Either way, it is hard to eat just a few of them. I like them cooked in BBQ sauce, and I also like them wrapped in biscuit dough and baked. I have to remember to take it easy, which is hard. They are so little, and it's sad to me that such a little piece of meat contains so much fat. "Wiener" (pronounced "weener") is a type of sausage, named after the city of Vienna ("Wien" in German).Ĭocktail sausages are the best! They have so much more flavor than a plain hot dog or sausage link. "Weiner" (pronounced "whiner") has no meaning. Wieners are made in specializes shop and are longer and thinner compared to the usual franks. When I grew up it took a very long while for our local store to change the oil in the deep fryer, and besides not changing oil that often they cooked more things in the same oil. So you may have 20 million separate producers. I have found out it's a European sausage that varies from every thousand people. I may have tasted it but it was prepared some other way.

I went to a Russian grocery and he looked at me like, "what in the hell are you talking about?" He had over forty sausages he let me taste, but I could not get the taste I was looking for. Those who knew about it called it Russian sausage. I googled all over the internet for years and could not find it. I went looking for a Russian sausage, but I could not find one. Vienna Beef's revenue for the year 2015 was estimated to be $130 million.Mostly, it's who makes yours, as too many name brands exist today. There is a permanent collection of documents, photos and memorabilia in the Chicago Historical Society Archives called the "Henry Davis Collection" that was inaugurated in 1989. Henry was honored by Vienna Beef, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois for his contributions in helping create Chicago's independent hot dog stands. Henry Davis (1904–1974), a one time VP of sales, was instrumental in making Vienna Beef the Chicago hot dog. In 1950, Vienna Beef distribution spread to other Midwestern states, and in the 1960s, Vienna Beef began selling in supermarkets. During the Great Depression, a number of Vienna Beef vendors begin advertising that their hot dogs have a "salad on top," giving rise to the traditional Chicago-style hot dog. In 1900, Vienna Beef began to sell and deliver to other stores and restaurants in Chicago.

In 1894, Reichel and Ladany opened a storefront on Halsted Avenue on Chicago's West Side. During the Columbian Exposition they sold hot dogs to the many visitors of the Exposition. Pershing Road in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.Įmil Reichel and Sam Ladany emigrated from Vienna, Austria, to Chicago in the 1890s. In 2016, the factory was relocated to 1000 W. Originally, the factory was in the same building as the headquarters. The company has been located in Chicago since the Columbian Exposition of 1893. The company's headquarters is at the intersection of Elston, Damen, and Fullerton Avenues in the city, on the Chicago River. The company also produces a variety of deli meats, some of which are available at Chicago area supermarkets. is the main manufacturer of the hot dog used in the classic Chicago-style hot dog, as well as Polish sausage and Italian beef, delicacies of independent Chicago-style hot dog and beef stands.
