Little smokies are sausages and not hot dogs although they are very similar to hot dogs.
Smokies are so salty because of the addition of salt that is added to enhance the flavor and also help preserve the meat that smokies are made of.
Along with the salt some hot dogs also contain sodium containing additives such as sodium nitrite and sodium phosphate which can make them so salty.
The black spots on Smokies is just a harmless bacteria called Carnimonas nigrificans.
This condition is known as melanosis uberis and has been described in pigs and bears.
It is probably a congenital defect.
Black miliary lesions in the subcutaneous fat of the ventral region.
The kind of meat that is in Smokies is pork, chicke, and beef which have been smoked for flavor.
Smokies are a precooked smoked sausage made of coarsely ground pork and beef that is seasoned with black pepper, providing a somewhat spicy flavor.
Smokies are made into links similar to frankfurters.
Smokies are made into links similar to frankfurters.
They are typically prepared by cooking in a frying pan and are served as a breakfast or brunch dish.
The Smokie is a type of ready- to- eat smoked sausage that can be made of pork, beef, chicken or a blend of all these meats and other flavourful inclusions.
Bacteria, Carnimonas nigrificans, were found responsible for the development of the spots, or black spots in cured meat products.