Are hot dogs really made from pigs" snouts and unused meat scraps? Contrary to popular belief, hot dogs are not made from left-over meat laying around on the floors of meat-packing houses. Whether it is pork or beef that is stuffed into a hot dog, the meat trimmings are carefully selected just like the meat you buy in your grocer"s coolers.

Most recipes for hot dogs combine together a tasty blend of favorite meats (pork, beef, chicken, or turkey), meat fat, a cereal filler which could be either bread crumbs, flour, or oatmeal, a little bit of egg white, and a mouth-watering array of herbs and seasonings including garlic, pepper, ground mustard, nutmeg, salt, and onion.

Once these ingredients are grinded together, the stuffing is squeezed into sausage casings. Many of the hot dogs sold in stores are enclosed in synthetic cellulose casings, but most home-made hot dogs are made out of natural animal intestines.

热狗真的是由猪鼻子和无用的废料肉制成的吗？和这种普遍的怀疑相反，热狗不是由堆放在屠宰厂地板上的剩肉制成的。不管热狗中塞满的是猪肉还是牛肉，都是被精心挑选整理过的，就和你在杂货店冰柜中买的肉一样。

大多数热狗的制作方法，都是把人们最喜爱吃的肉混合得更可口，（猪肉，牛肉，鸡肉，或火鸡肉) ，再加入肥肉，谷类馅料，可能是面包屑，面粉或者麦片，还有少许蛋白，一系列令人垂涎的香料和包括蒜，胡椒，芥末，肉豆蔻，盐和洋葱等调味品。

这些材料一起被磨碎后，再把填料压入香肠包装套里。大多数在商场里出售的热狗，都是由合成纤维素套包装的，但家庭制作的多由普通的动物肠包装。

* snout (n.) （猪）鼻子

* scrap (n.) 废料

* cereal filler （香肠的）谷物粉馅料

* oatmeal (n.) 燕麦片

* seasoning (n.) 调料

* garlic (n.) 大蒜

* cellulose (n.) 纤维素

Following the stuffing process is the pre-cooking cycle in which the hot dog links are tossed into boiling water for approximately 15 minutes. Finally, the dogs are packaged, loaded on delivery trucks, and sent off to food markets.

Hot dogs are popular among Americans because they are easy to make, inexpensive, and delicious.

What is your favorite type of hot dog? - a chili dog, a cheese dog, or a foot-long dog? A multitude of toppings can enhance the flavor of your hot dog. Common toppings used on hot dogs include ketchup, mustard, onions, relish, chili, cheese, and sauerkraut.

填料过程以后是烹饪环节的预备阶段，把热狗链投进热水中，煮大约15 分钟。最后，把热狗包装好，装上运货车，然后送到食品市场。

热狗在美国人中很受欢迎，因为它们容易制作，价钱便宜，美味可口。

你最喜爱什么类型的热狗？---红辣椒狗，乳酪狗还是长脚狗？样数众多的顶部调料能提高热狗的风味，比较普通的包括蕃茄酱，芥末，洋葱，香料，红辣椒，乳酪和酸泡菜。

* chili (n.) 红辣椒

* ketchup (n.) 番茄酱

* relish (n.) 香料，调味品