Americans have long had a love affair with hot dogs, and the numbers speak for themselves: In 2020, they spent more than $7 billion on hot dogs and sausages in supermarkets. On the Fourth of July alone, Americans ate an estimated 150 million hot dogs — an amount that would stretch from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., five times over. However, not all hot dogs are created equal. In celebration of National Hot Dog Day on July 21, kick your next summer cookout up a notch with these seven regional hot dog variations from around the U.S.
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