Interview on NPR’s Morning Edition about the murky origins of the term “hot dog.” (July 4, 2011)
On Monday, New York’s Coney Island will host Nathan’s Famous annual hot dog eating contest. The contest is in its 96th year.
But, the origin of the popular summer food is still cloudy.
Ben Zimmer, executive producer of the online magazine Visual Thesaurus, says there are a lot of myths about the name ‘hot dog.’
(Show page, audio, transcript, related Word Routes column)