546: frankfurter versus wiener Jun 6, 2016

Is a hotdog a frankfurter or a wiener? The answer is that both are correct, but the choice depends upon where one and one's associates hail from in the Deutschraum. Austrians would likely say that it was invented in Austria, and call it a wiener, while those from Germany, would likely say 'frankfurter'. The reason is that 'wiener' is the German equivalent of 'Viennese' and 'frankfurter' is the demonym for Frankfurt, and often, meats were named after the cities where they were made, such as bologna.