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In Upstate New York, Hot Dogs Take Another State's Name.

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Robert Simonson
Sep 05, 2023
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Plattsburgh in upstate New York is home to its own hot dog style.

The most geographically-schizophrenic hot dogs in the United States are found in upstate New York near the Canadian border. There, the same sort of frankfurters (topped with meat sauce, mustard and chopped onion) that are sold as Coney Islands in Detroit, and Texas Wieners in New Jersey, a…

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