Speaker 1: The other day someone asked me what's a classic American food?
The beloved hot dog is the first thing that comes
to mind. Whether you get one from a street vendor
with mustard or grill one at home with your favorite toppings,
the hot dog is the quintessential American food. Let's discuss.
Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from
New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael.
Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael
here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.
This is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven thirty five American Dogs.
In episode seven thirty four, we looked at summers in
the USA and if there is one food that reminds
me of summer, it's a high dog. Hot Dogs go
with summer like peanut butter goes with jelly. And I
think it's safe to say that the hot dog is
one of the most classic foods in the United States,
especially during the summer. Whether you're at a baseball game,
a family barbecue, or a Fourth of July picnic, you're
likely to find hot dogs being served. This simple, yet
satisfying food has a rich history and a beloved place
in American culture. The story of the hot dog in
the States begins in the late eighteen hundreds. It seems
that German immigrants brought sausages to America and they quickly
became popular in cities like New York and Chicago. And
although there's a lot of debate about how the name
hot dog came about, one explanation goes like this. It
seems that in the early nineteen teen hundreds, the sausages
were originally called duckshuned sausages, and vendors at baseball stadiums
started selling them in buns made of soft bread. Hot
duckshuned sausages seems like a mouthful for a vendor to say,
so they began calling them hot dogs as a fun,
catchy name. These days, hot dogs are more than just
a food. They're a symbol of summer and American leisure.
Each region in the US has its own style of
preparing and serving hot dogs with different toppings and flavors,
from the classic New York hot dog with mustard and
sauerkraut to the Chicago style dog with onions, relish, and pickles.
There's a hot dog to suit every taste. And now
let's check out the key vocabulary from this lesson. The
first word is classic. Something that is a classic is
a traditional or standard example of something which is very popular.
For example, there's nothing like a classic hot dog with
mustard and ketschup on a sunny day. Hot Dogs are
a classic food at summer barbecues in baseball games, the
New York style hot dog is a classic choice for
anyone visiting the city. And who better to buy a
hot dog from in New York than a vendor. A
vendor is a person or a company who sells something
in a public space. Here are some examples. At the
baseball game, we bought hot dogs and popcorn from a vendor.
There are a lot of street vendors selling hot dogs
in New York City. In the morning, you can find
coffee vendors, and then lots of other vendors at lunchtime.
The next word is toppings. Toppings are foods that are
added on top of other foods to enhance the flavor.
For example, pepperoni and sausages are popular toppings for pizza
in New York. Some common hot dog toppings include mustard, ketchup,
and onions. The ice cream shop has a variety of
toppings from chopped nuts to eminem candies. And finally, we
have the adjective beloved. Something or someone that is beloved
is deeply loved or cherished. Here are some examples. Hot
dogs are a beloved food at summer picnics across the country.
Shohei o Tani is one of the most beloved baseball
players these days. John Lennyan's beloved wife, Yoko, turned ninety
one this past February. Keep in mind the best way
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