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Article: Hot dogs: As American as sodium nitrite and oat bran
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- University Wire
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- March 14, 2003
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(Mustang Daily) (U-WIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Americans consume
about 20 billion hot dogs each year, according to the National Hot
Dog and Sausage Council. The frankfurter, like apple pie and hamburgers,
is a cuisine anchored in American tradition. It also stands alongside
Pop Tarts and Top Ramen as a pillar in the diet of the thrifty college
student on the go.
Some people won't touch them, fearing the frank's contents, which
is why the hot dog remains the quintessential mystery meat.
"I eat hot dogs occasionally, but you never know what's in them and
that kind of scares me," business junior Laura Wright said.
As a cultural phenomenon, the hot dog is ...