ConeyIslandbakerCharlesFeltmancameupwiththe
smartideaofputtinga Germanfrankfurter,knownas
a ‘dachshund’,in a softmilkrollin 1871.Heclaimedto
havesold 3684 fromhisstreetcartatthecitybeachin
hisfirstyear.Andbythe1920sbusinesswaspeaking
withhisstreet-cornercomplexofrestaurants,
barsandtakeawaycountersin ConeyIsland
servingupto5.25millionpeoplea year!
Needlesstosay,aroundtheworldwe
havetakeninspirationfromFeltman’s
brainwaveofencasinga snagin
somethingbready,whetherit’sthe
redpolserofCopenhagen,the
choripanservedbytheoldriverbank
in downtownBuenosAiresorthe
snagsatyourlocalsausagesizzle.
HereareMichelle’sandmyfavourite
hotdogs from around the world.
Charles Feltman, the inventorof the hot dog,
has inspireda bun-full of variationsacross
the globe.From his humblepie wagonhe built
his empire around encasing sausages in bread.
WORDS
MATT
PRESTON
RECIPES
MATT
PRESTON,
MICHELLE
SOUTHAN
PHOTOGRAPHY
VANESSA
LEVIS,
NIGEL LOUGH
STYLING
MICHELLE NOERINATO, KRISTEN WILSON
F O OD P R E PA R AT ION
TESSA IMMENS, KERRIE RAY
cook it now!
September 2019taste magazine 63