Big Dog. Really Big Dog.

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE A COUNTRY that can orbit a space craft around Saturn, send back snapshots, then break for lunch in Chicago and come up with a 37 foot hot dog?

Vienna(R) Beef Breaks Record at Taste of Chicago for World's Longest Hot Dog, Measuring a Whopping 37 Feet, 2 Inches

To celebrate National Hot Dog Month, Chicago-based Vienna® Beef assembled the world's longest hot dog, measuring 37 feet, 2 inches. The Vienna hot dog was more than twice as long as the 16-feet, 1-inch dog the company made last year, also at the Taste of Chicago. At 37 feet, 2 inches, this year's dog also beat the current world record of 34 feet, 5.25 inches made by students from the University of Pretoria and displayed at the Sonop Hostel, Pretoria, South Africa, on Oct. 18, 2003.

The 37-foot and 2-inch hot dog was set in a record-breaking S. Rosen's bun. "This year we broke our own record and all others known to date," said Jane Lustig, vice president of Vienna Beef. "Chicago hot dog lovers witnessed the giant feat today near Buckingham Fountain and America's Dog," she said.

Vienna obtained some extra help in its record attempt. Local youth groups helped dress the Chicago-style hot dog. Members of The Latin School of Chicago's band were on hand to keep the beat.

Assembling the world's longest hot dog, which weighed about 17-1/2 pounds, required:
7 assemblers, who were chosen from youth and children's groups attending the festivities

A record-breaking S. Rosen's bun with an estimated 125,280 poppy seeds

Condiments included:
-- 1 gallon of mustard
-- 1 gallon of bright green relish
-- 140 tomato slices
-- 4 pounds of chopped onions
-- 70 Vienna Kosher pickle spears
-- 140 sport peppers
-- a whole lot of celery salt.

The Dog. Go for it.

Posted by Vanderleun at July 2, 2004 5:10 AM