Often referred to as the ancestor to the more commonly known Hotdog, though it should be said, the name of the sausage at least in the the common vernacular is derived from its prepared dish rather than its ancestral origin.
As a person who was raised vegetarian for 18 years straight, in that time only eating meat a total of 5 maybe 6 times to try it. and never even a lot. I recall eating a single drumstick and running around like woah, I ate a chicken!
Back to the sausages.
As we were saying, or rather getting to, the sources I am looking up appear to be somewhat disputed, feel free to verify them for yourselves. I will link them at the end of the piece.
I personally loves these sausages, though they are difficult to prepare given their length and I often make the mistake of making too much.
The origins of the Hotdog itself I will delve into in the article dedicated to the food, but in short it is believed that in 1867 in the good ole US, an immigrant of Germany, Charles Feltman sold “Frankfurter Sandwiches” at Coney Island in NY. This is believed to be the origins of the food. In the Us.
Internationally however it is believed to have been around for a while, the word Frankfurter comes from Germany, a place called Frankfurt. It is in this region that pork sausages similar to Hotdogs originated. The sausages otherwise known as Frankfurter Wurstchen ( My apologies to the German audience, I will be sure to download an appropriate keyboard and update the spelling) were around since the 13th century, they were supposedly given to the people on the event of Imperial Coronations beginning with Maximillian The 2nd.
Because of the extensive history of the Hotdog itself I will have to dedicate an entire series to it perhaps.
Here are the sources I used –
THE NECROMANCER 