A bagel dog is a food item consisting of a full-size or miniature
hot dog wrapped in
bagel-style breading before or after cooking. They are similar in concept to a
corn dog or
pigs in a blanket. Bagel dogs are commonly available for purchase at prepared-food
concession stands and
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in grocery stores in the greater
New York City,
Chicago, and
Cincinnati areas, but are more difficult to find elsewhere. Some bagel dogs are prepared using an actual bagel to wrap around the hot dog,
rather than a bagel-like breading.
Preparation
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can include: boiling a hot dog, wrapping it in bagel
dough, topping it with
poppy seeds or
sesame seeds, and then baking the whole product to cook the dough.
History
It has been said that the bagel dog was invented by Milan R. Burger in
Durham, North Carolina
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in 1980. Burger and his
baker
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wife Sandra T. were co-owners of Temptee Bagel at the time they developed their bagel dog, and the name "Bagel Original Dog" was
trademarked.
However, other trademarks existed before Burger's, including Roger Pavlow, who appears to have
registered the first trademark for "Bagel Dog" in 1978.
In 1987, it was reported that the brand "Bernie's East Bagel Dogs", consisting of 7-inch wieners wrapped in plain dough or flavored by
onions or sesame, were available in 85% of New York supermarkets.
See also
*
List of hot dogs
*
List of sausage dishes
*
References
Hot dogs
Sausage dishes
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