America keeps its most famous hot dogs in a handful of loud cities, each armed with a big-league ballpark and a signature dog worth arguing about. The map of where the country actually eats them is far wider than that. The bacon-wrapped Sonoran, the dressed Chicago dog, the plain New York cart frank and the chili-slaw dog of the South all stake a claim, and this July 15, National Hot Dog Day, is a fitting moment to notice how much of the story falls outside the usual lines.
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