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Originally Posted by Luc_H  Not where I live...
Most commercial hot dogs in Montreal/Quebec are made by a handfull of companies. All of these companies form and cook their weiners in a plastic casing then cut and peel the casings before packaging. When you look at a hot dog closely it has a faint line along the length of it, that's where the knife cut the casing.
[...] I do not know if collagen (gelatin) casings can be considered natural in the US.
Luc H. |
There are a number of US companies that use natural sheep casings. Two that come immediately to mind are Nathan's Famous in NYC and, locally, Miller's. I know there are other but I just can't think of their names right now. There are certainly a few in the San Francisco Bay Area, that's for sure.
Shel