# "The average American eats 60 hot dogs a year..." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210 "2006-07-04T22:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/41 "2006-07-06T13:11:18Z")
Sixty dogs in a year? Not anymore. Years ago my doctor advised against nitrited meats, and I swore off baloney and most hot dogs. I had four over the Fourth of July holidaty, but that’s a rarity – and mainly because I made 'em up to stretch the food at the barbecue and didn’t want them to go to waste. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/42 "2006-07-07T21:36:37Z")
I’d get a kick out of sitting down with this guy and eating one, just one, hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/43 "2006-07-07T21:57:58Z")
I doubt I eat 60 in a year. Maybe 30? That makes me subnormal, I guess. But I do like them, and for ease of preparation, they’re right up there with toast and boiled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/44 "2006-07-07T21:59:46Z")
I can eat bratwursts faster than you can cook 'em. Slip a hot dog in there and I will vomit. Every time. Haven’t eaten a dog in 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/45 "2006-07-07T23:12:35Z")
Hot dogs are great! I like the natural casing ones-that snap as you bite into them! Question: can you buy DANISH hotdogs ( rustred polser) in the USA? They are great! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/46 "2006-07-08T17:10:09Z")
I eat fewer than ten hot dogs a year. But I like the charcuterie, and if you include turkey polish sausage, chorizo and pepperoni sticks I’m probably around 80. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210/47 "2006-07-08T19:54:36Z")
If you want the SD on HDs, why not ask the [National Hot Dog Coucil](http://www.hot-dog.org/default.htm)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-average-american-eats-60-hot-dogs-a-year/363210.md?page=2)