Scorching Canine Consumption in America

We’re getting so near the three-day weekend — a.okay.a, the unofficial begin of summer time — that we will principally scent the new canines on the grill.

And so as to add a splash of enjoyable to the combo, the Nationwide Scorching Canine and Sausage Council, a really actual group primarily based in Washington, D.C., has crunched the numbers and is kicking off summer time with some (often eyebrow-raising) information about our nationwide love affair with these ‘canines. 

For starters, the council reveals that People devour a staggering 7 billion-with-a-B scorching canines throughout scorching canine season, which it says spans from Memorial Day via Labor Day. In case you do the maths, that is a mind-boggling 818 scorching canines each second throughout that three-month interval. Not even Joey Chestnut can match these numbers. 

The grandest day for decent canine consuming is July 4, when People wolf down 150 million scorching canines. Based on the Council, that’s sufficient scorching canines to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles 5 occasions. (Be aware to the Council: We’re eagerly ready for the day you’ll be placing these transcontinental scorching canine chains collectively. We’d like to be a part of it.) 

July is the most important gross sales month for decent canines — and it’s additionally Nationwide Scorching Canine Month, which implies there’s in all probability some type of cause-and-effect taking place there. A full 10% of annual scorching canine gross sales occur in July.

Talking of Los Angeles, the West Coast metropolis consumes extra scorching canines than some other spot in America, out-eating New York, Dallas, Chicago, and Boston. However on a per-capita foundation, even L.A. can’t sustain with Paducah, Kentucky. In relation to the cities with the most important scorching canine consumption primarily based on inhabitants, Paducah takes the highest…bun, adopted by Greensboro, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Buffalo, New York; and Knoxville, Tennessee. 

And for those who’re presently in Terminal 3 at Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport, you would possibly discover a line of consumers at Gold Coast Canine, or one of many different eating places that serves up ‘canines to vacationers. O’Hare is the nation’s prime scorching dog-eating airport, promoting six occasions extra scorching canines than Los Angeles’ LAX and New York’s LaGuardia airports mixed. Abe Froman lives without end! 

Scorching canines are nonetheless a preferred concession at Main League Baseball stadiums. In 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers shifted essentially the most scorching canines, as Dodgers followers ate a whopping 2.7 million scorching canines that season. With 81 regular-season dwelling video games and three extra within the Nationwide League Division sequence, that averages out to round 32,140 scorching canines per recreation. (No, we won’t be exhibiting our work.) 

Nevertheless, you kick off this unofficial season, grill safely. And bear in mind: Mates don’t let pals put ketchup anyplace close to their scorching canines.