If you ever need to scratch that hot dog itch, the 55 cm hot dog sold at a Saitama specialty shop is your answer. American processed meats have a huge fan base in Japan. Hot dogs and spam were introduced to Okinawa by American soldiers during the US Occupation. The manager of the super-long hot dog store in Saitama used to work at a US army base, which I'm guessing served as inspiration for his current endeavor. Japan has serious hot dog fever—convenience stores sell at least two different kinds of hot dogs carefully wrapped in plastic, and they even have yakisoba in hot dog buns. Pizza Hut also has a pie with mini hot dogs embedded in the crust. Not only that, but Japan is the proud holder of a couple of hot dog records—world's longest hot dog and Takeru Kobayashi's amazing Coney Island victories. (by Emily Co)
Update: The restaurant is called Submarine Hot Dogs. Here's a map.
They forgot to invent the extra long buns to go with that dog.
Posted by: MeaningOfLife | November 14, 2008 at 02:33 PM
dang. I live in saitama. Where is this hot dog you speak of?
Posted by: skuba808 | November 14, 2008 at 03:50 PM