Happy National Hot Dog Day!

By Philip Van der Vossen (@PVanderVossen) on July 23rd, 2012

Apparently today is “National Hot Dog Day”, so we thought we’d celebrate by giving you a bit of an education about wieners. Since we know there are only two ways that kids learn these days, via Video and Infographics, we opted to go with the latter. Unless you really want to see a video of “How Hot Dogs are Made”.

Let’s start with some of the raw numbers on consumption :

…and how about some preachy stuff about what is in your favorite links?

…and what shall we put on that Hot Dog?

Finally in Hot Dog news, one of our favorite Hot Dog consumers, Takeru Kobayashi recently signed on with Hofman Hot Dogs as a business partner and brand ambassador.

Kobayashi said, “It is an honor to partner with the Hofmann Hot Dog Company. Not only are they the oldest hot dog company in America, but they also make the best hot dog ever. I’ve tried plenty. I am not only a competitive eater, but a food geek. I respect that Mr. Zaccanelli is keeping the fantastic quality of the Hofmann hot dog as he takes it nationwide and international. I feel a new chapter of my life beginning, and hope to bring attention to the great Hofmann brand and create a new Kobi dog along the way.”

We assume that you’ll be able to buy the “Kobi Dog” in bulk, with about 60 per package.