Nathan’s may be the most famous maker thanks in part to its annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, but the history of the frankfurter actually traces back centuries earlier. Photo: Steven Lek Wikimedia Commons ( STEVENLEK) The Frankfurter: Older Than Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Stand The hot dog is food history in a bun. Its ancestry tracks all the way back to the 13th century in Germany when pork sausages... News 04 Aug 2023 | 12:24