Americans are very much behaving not quite clear to the Russian people. In our concept, many of their actions are childish.
And all the more it is noticeable how they like different holidays. And they have so many holidays, which is perhaps not counting. One of the unusual holidays National Hot Dog Day
Well, of course it is clear that people with great pleasure love to celebrate, not to work, but not to the same degree.
After all, now the number of holidays in America is simply amazing. They continue from month to month all year. Moreover, most of these holidays, absolutely unusual holidays, are not even clear what they are designed for. So is the feast of gluttony, called “Hot Dog Day”.
Well, there is not an example of the National Hot Dog Day which is celebrated on July 18th. This kind of holiday in 1957 was officially legitimized by the US Chamber of Commerce, and in 1994 created the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. This council is responsible for determining the quality, tasting and advertising of hot dogs. According to the situation on this day, Americans are obliged to eat only hot dogs and sausages. Moreover, special rules were introduced, according to which: – you can eat a hot dog only with your hands; forks and knives are not allowed; – you can not use porcelain plates, only paper; – do not use napkins, fingers need to lick; – people over 18 can not eat hot dogs with ketchup; – Hot dog need to eat a maximum of five bites, no more; – there is a hot dog only with beer, lemonade or cold tea, in no case with wine.
During this holiday, in addition, to the general devouring, it is customary to announce interesting facts from the history of hot dogs, such as: – 2008 is remembered by America for the fact that this year the Americans spent 3.4 billion dollars on hot dogs; – New Yorkers eat more sausages than Chicago and Los Angeles combined; – passengers of the airport in Chicago eat hot dogs 6 times more than at airports in New York and Los Angeles; – in the “hot dog season”, from May to September, in the United States eat more than 7 billion sausages, it is 818 pieces per second. And then in the same spirit …
In general, some sources indicate that hot dogs first appeared in America in 1870. The German butcher, Charles Feltman, sold his first hot dog on Coney Island this year. But in 1916, Nathan Handracker arrived in America from Poland, opened the first company in America to produce hot dogs, and it was called Nathan’s Famous. Now hot dog is the most popular dish in America.
Although in general, the history of the name of the hot dogs is unknown, but they say that it appeared in America from immigrants from Germany who cooked sausages similar to dachshunds, which the Germans brought the little dog with them. In any case, the name of the hot dog was officially published in the newspaper in 1895. But in any case, on this day, for dogs and cats, not a few of these dishes come to fall during this holiday.
In different states and even cities, hot dogs are eaten differently, to your taste: – in Texas, a hot dog is eaten with chili and cheese; – In Chicago, a hot dog served with mustard, onions and tomatoes; – in New York you get a sausage with mustard and onions; – Atlanta will offer you a hot dog with cabbage or other vegetables; – And in Kansas City, a hot dog will be packed in a bun, sprinkled with sesame and served with Swiss cheese.
There are several options for the use of hot dogs, but one thing binds them: a large amount of meat.
Annually on the Coney Island peninsula, in New York Brooklyn, on July 4, on the Independence Day of the United States, competitions are held on the high-speed eating of hot dogs. There is in this “sport” and their champions. So Joy Chestnut from California became the winner of this competition four times. His record is 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Six times the winner was a Japanese Takeru Kobayashi, nicknamed “Tsunami.” But in 2008, at the International competition for eating hot dogs organized by Nathan’s Famous, Japanese Takeru Kobayashi and Joy Chestnut ate 59 hot dogs for 10 minutes. For extra time, Chestnut, devouring five more pieces, became the winner. And in 2009, Chestnut raised his record by eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes, for which he received the nickname “Jaws”.
