Americans consume more than 20 billion hot dogs each year, most of them during the summer months. But nothing tops July Fourth on Coney Island.
Ready, set, let’s eat hot dogs! Americans consume more than 20 billion hot dogs each year, most of them during the summer months. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat an estimated 818 hot dogs every second, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. But nothing tops July Fourth on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, where people compete to eat as many hot dogs and buns as humanly possible in 10 minutes at the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
At this year’s contest, however, competitive eating’s biggest star will not be participating. After agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based meats and is a competitor to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Chestnut was barred. Miki Sudo, reigning champion of the women’s contest and nine-time winner of the Mustard Belt, defended her title with 39.5 hot dogs.
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