frankfurter

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Delivery to the remote Yosemite National Park post office — as evidenced by what current Yosemite Postmaster Ellen Damin calls “the great frankfurter debacle” — has never been easy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

He admits to having a similar maudlin blindspot when it comes to Detroit's Coney dogs — a beef frankfurter on a bun smothered in beanless chili, mustard, onions and shredded cheese.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

A proper Chicago dog is an all-beef frankfurter in a poppy seed bun with yellow mustard, sweet pickle relish, chopped white onion, tomato slices, a dill pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

The annual Fourth of July frankfurter fest normally happens outside Nathan’s flagship shop in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021

Craggy yellow teeth stuck out between the two purple frankfurter lips, and rivers of spit ran down over the chin.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl