Hot dogs dripping with ketchup, mustard or chili are so popular in the U.S., they are almost expected at any Fourth of July celebration.
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Americans will chow down 150 million hot dogs this Independence Day — enough to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles five times, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, .
With that many hot dogs, some people may get picky, but every dog gets eaten, said Steve Agosta, 32, meat manager at Buy for Less.
"Being that it's the Fourth, we're pretty much selling any kind and every kind of hot dog there is,” Agosta said.
Agosta said Oscar Mayer and Ballpark are often the top sellers at Buy 4 Less.
"I want to make sure it's edible. Some of it's not good for you,” Jack Winkler, 76, said as he held a pack of Ballpark Franks. "But these have pork and beef and turkey, better stuff. You can tell with how they taste.”
Agosta said he usually grills all-beef hot dogs such as Hebrew National or Nathan's. He said other companies include several types of meat, which can affect taste.
"With each company it's a different amount. So you might get one dog that tastes a little more like chicken or another dog that tastes a little more like pork,” he said. "But if you get a beef hotdog it's going to be 100 percent beef in there.”
Amber Sibley, 18, a checker at Buy for Less, said she won't eat a hot dog no matter what is inside.
"I don't like hot dogs, because freshman year we dissected a baby pig,” Sibley said.
Juanette McClure, 53, said her husband likes turkey hot dogs, and she always looks for a package that has the same number of hot dogs as a bag of buns.
"We don't eat them too often, but we just like the hot dogs because sometimes you can get them lower in fat and I need to watch my cholesterol,” McClure said.
Agosta said Buy for Less will likely sell 5,000 packs of hot dogs this weekend, but he hasn't seen an increase of hot dog sales.
"People get a lot of hot dogs simply because kids eat them,” Agosta said. "Usually adults tend to go more to the steak and hamburger and ribs.”
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It is estimated that consumers will enjoy 150 million hot dogs — a true American culinary classic — over the holiday weekend, according to Oscar Mayer. associated press
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