A bagel dog is a food item consisting of a full-size or miniature
hot dog
A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. The term ''hot dog'' can also refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würs ...
wrapped in
bagel
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-style breading before or after cooking. They are similar in concept to a
corn dog
A corn dog (also spelled corndog and also known by #Name variations, several other names) is a hot dog on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal Batter (cooking), batter and Deep frying, deep fried. It originated in the Unite ...
or
pigs in a blanket
In the United States, pigs in a blanket are small hot dogs or other sausages individually wrapped in pastry. It is commonly served as an appetizer.
Ingredients and preparation
In the United States the term "pigs in a blanket" typically refer ...
. Bagel dogs are commonly available for purchase at prepared-food
concession stand
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s and
frozen in grocery stores in the greater
New York City
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,
Chicago
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, and
Cincinnati
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areas, but are more difficult to find elsewhere. Some bagel dogs are prepared using an actual bagel to wrap around the hot dog,
rather than a bagel-like breading.
Preparation can include: boiling a hot dog, wrapping it in bagel
dough
Dough is a malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from flour (which itself is made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops). Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes ...
, topping it with
poppy seeds
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or
sesame seeds
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, and then baking the whole product to cook the dough.
History
It has been said that the bagel dog was invented by Milan R. Burger in
Durham, North Carolina
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in 1980. Burger and his
baker
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History
Ancient histo ...
wife Sandra T. were co-owners of Temptee Bagel at the time they developed their bagel dog, and the name "Bagel Original Dog" was
trademarked.
However, other trademarks existed before Burger's, including Roger Pavlow, who appears to have
registered the first trademark for "Bagel Dog" in 1978.
In 1987, it was reported that the brand "Bernie's East Bagel Dogs", consisting of 7-inch wieners wrapped in plain dough or flavored by
onions
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or sesame, were available in 85% of New York supermarkets.
See also
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List of hot dogs
Different areas of the world have local variations on the hot dog, in the type of meat used, the condiments added, and its means of preparation.
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