Hot Dog

The 1600s — A German called Johann Georghehner created the “dachshund” sausage(香肠). “Dachshund” is a German small long thin dog.

The 1860s — The very first hot dog — the “dachshund” sausage in a roll — was sold by Germans in New York. It became popular in the US later.

1871 — Charles Feltman, a German, started the first Coney Island hot dog stand. It made hot dogs known to more people.

1893 — Chris Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular.

1901 — A New York painter, Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot “dachshund” sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasn’t sure how to spell “dachshund”, so he simply wrote: “Hot Dog”. It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name.

1949 — The first vegetarian (素食) hot dogs came out.

Hot Dog Fun Facts

World record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes.

Hot dogs were one of the first foods eaten on the moon!

About 150 million hot dogs are eaten by Americans each July 4th.

About 21 million hot dogs were sold at American baseball parks in 2010. New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US.

1.The passage mainly shows us ________.

A.how to make hot dogs B.what the history of hot dogs is

C.how to sell hot dogs D.what people like hot dogs for

2.It’s believed that the name “Hot Dog” was created by ________.

A.Tad Dorgan B.Charles Feltman

C.Chris Ahe D.Johann Georghehner

3.From the passage, we can know that ________.

A.New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the World.

B.Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th.

C.A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

D.About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s.

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