Natural Casing Beef Franks & Sauerkraut I was really looking forward to the day we’d test these. NC dogs are my favorite, and I love them with kraut and mustard. Sabrett furnished us with all three components. Sabrett’s Natural Casing Beef franks come 6 to a package, slightly longer than bun length; beef, water,… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, Part 7
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Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 6
Skinless Bun Size Beef Frankfurters What’s the difference between a hot dog, wiener, and a frankfurter? Well, in manufacturer parlance, franks are usually all beef, wieners tend to include pork, and hot dog has just become a generic term worldwide for basically almost any sausage on a bun. One of the largest differences in “hot dogs”… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 6
Portland, OR – The Sausage Shack Review
Was feeling a might peckish after getting dropped in downtown post high-roller biz meeting at low rent coffee shop in NE. Was determined to head straight to Alder pod, but got dropped on Naito, and threw on the foot brakes when I walked past the Sausage Shack. I’d heard about this sausage and bacon wonderland,… Continue reading Portland, OR – The Sausage Shack Review
Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 5
The Products Sabrett sent several varieties of their hot dogs, and the first one we tried was their new “Hot & Spicy” Beef Frankfurter, which is a skinless sausage. All Sabrett dogs are certified Gluten Free, which assures you no cereals or grains are used as fillers, as is often the case in lower priced… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 5
Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 4
The All Beef, Natural Casing Hot Dog Everybody has their own preferences in hot dogs, and there’s a hot dog to suit every preference – whether you like all beef franks, or beef/pork, chicken, turkey, skinless or in a natural casing. They are all out there. My personal preference? All beef, natural casing. The history… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 4
Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 3
It’s in the Sauce One of the more unique additions to the Sabrett Hot Dog is their own proprietary “onions in sauce”, a standard at New York push carts and elsewhere that Sabrett’s are found. Sabrett’s now signature sauce was invented by Alan S. Geisler, an MIT-trained food technologist who died January 6, 2009 at the… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 3
Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 2
The New York Pushcart Biz How can a company like Sabrett grow to selling 35 million pounds of hot dogs annually, when the most visible face of their customers are the lowly push carts in New York City? Thinking of that business as “lowly” is our first mistake. With thousands of push carts in NY,… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 2
Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 1
Sabrett is a registered trademark of Marathon Enterprises, a major East coast regional meat supplier to the trade and consumers. Although best known for their natural casing hot dogs, Marathon makes and distributes a range of products, including hot sausage, kielbasa, salami, pastrami, corned beef,garlic rings, and condiments. The company has an honored history. The son of… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 1
Hoffy Hot Dogs Update
Last year I wrote a four-part series on Los Angeles’ favorite Hoffy Hot Dogs; while I reviewed most of their product line, the occasion for the piece was the debut of their bacon-wrapped hot dogs, which is the official hot dog of Los Angeles. The company has been working hard to get wider distribution, and… Continue reading Hoffy Hot Dogs Update
Duluth, MN – Pak’s Green Corner (Review)
What do hot dogs, steamed dumplings, curry, poutine, cous cous, burgers, penne with meatballs have in common? Not a thing. But you can enjoy all of these “world foods” and much more at Pak’s Green Corner at 40th and Grand in Duluth. Open only a couple of weeks, for lunch and dinner six days,… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Pak’s Green Corner (Review)