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10 Iconic City Hot Dog Styles from Across the U.S.

A hot dog is just a hot dog no matter where you eat it, right? Not necessarily. Cities across the U.S. claim ownership over special hot dog styles thanks to specific (and mouth-watering) toppings or special cooking methods. Check out ten of the most beloved styles.

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After you’ve discovered what’s out there, learn how to make your hot dog toppings.

New York

In New York, the simple dog reigns supreme. A hot dog in the Big Apple is traditionally topped with a spicy brown mustard and either sauerkraut or onions sautéed with tomato paste. The sauerkraut featured here gets an extra kick of flavour from chilli powder and beer.

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The perfect afternoon English tea: Top Dos and Don’ts

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Milk or lemon? Leaves or bags? Here is a list of rules to set the perfect tea, a ritual, which many consider to be more social than culinary in nature.

Some might think that inviting a friend or two over for tea might require less effort than a dinner invitation, but in Great Britain this is not always the case. There are a series of ironclad rules that surround this ritual, which many consider to be more social than culinary in nature.

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Culture Vocabulary

The origin of «Keep calm & carry on»

 

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In 1939, on the eve of World War Two, The Ministry of Information produced public reassurance posters in uniform design for the purpose of steadying the nerves of the general public and boosting morale at a time of war.

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It’s Easter time

Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.