White hot

This article is about the food. For the phenomenon of glowing white due to temperature, see Incandescence.
White hot dog

A Zweigle's 1/4 pound white hot dog at Bill Gray's
Course Main course
Place of origin United States
Region or state Western New York
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredients Pork, white bun, optional condiments (mustard, hot sauce, onions, and others)
Cookbook:White hot dog  White hot dog

The white hot is a variation on the hot dog found in the Western New York area.[1] It is composed of some combination of uncured and unsmoked pork, beef, and veal; the lack of smoking or curing allows the meat to retain a naturally white color.[2] White hots usually contain mustard and other spices, and often include a dairy component such as nonfat dry milk.

The white hot originated in the 1920s in Rochester's German community as a "white and porky"[1] alternative to high-price red hot dogs, made of the less desirable meat parts and various fillers; in contrast, modern versions are made from quality meats and generally are sold at higher prices than common hot dogs.

One of the best-known producer of the white hot is Zweigle's. Even though they were not the first to make the dog, they were "the first ones at the stadium" (according to Robert Berl, the first maker of the Zweigle brand white hot). Soon after Berl began making the dogs in 1925, he secured a contract at the Red Wing Stadium. The white hot has become the official hot dog of the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans and Rochester Rhinos and was the official hot dog of the Washington Nationals during the major league baseball team's first season.

Another producer, Hofmann, produces white hots in the Syracuse, New York area under the name "Coneys" (not to be confused with a Coney Island hot dog).[3]

There is an unrelated white German sausage, traditional in Bavaria and popular in the mid-western United States, known as Weisswurst, which is made primarily from veal.

Detail of the interior—note the prominent sear marks


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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Red or White," The Washington Post, May 24, 2006, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052300372.html
  2. ↑ Hot Dogs As America | Baseball As America | American Museum of Natural History
  3. ↑ http://store.hofmannhotdogs.com/index.php/hot-dogs/only-coney-s-sm-gift-pack.html