A hot dog (also known as a frankfurter, wiener, or frank) is a cooked, emulsified meat product typically composed of mechanically separated meat (most commonly beef, pork, poultry, or a combination thereof), fat, water or ice, and curing agents such as sodium nitrite. These ingredients are comminuted (finely ground) and emulsified into a stable meat batter, often with binders (e.g., nonfat dry milk, soy protein concentrate, or cereal flour) and seasonings (salt, garlic, paprika, etc.), then stuf