Frankfurters
Pre-cooked, vacuum-packed or shoe-horned into tins with brine, the fabulous frankfurter found its way into the cupboards of Britain, to be whipped out and boiled in a pan whenever a speedy supper was required.
They were named after the German city of Frankfurt, a major production hub for sausages sold as a snack to eat with beer. Introduced to the US around 1900, they were soon considered an archetypal American food.
The first-ever hot dog stand, selling sausages in a sandwich, was opened by German immigrant Charles Feltman in Coney Island, New York, in 1867.
The brand now has thousands of outlets across the US.
Nathan’s Famous is also synonymous with Coney Island. Starting as a hot dog stand in 1916, it has branches worldwide, including Bournemouth and Southampton. coneyisland.com/tourist-information, frankfurt-tourismus.de/en, nathansfamous.co.uk