{"id":284,"date":"2023-12-03T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T01:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langloismarket.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2023-12-03T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T01:53:20","slug":"how-a-tiny-oregon-town-became-world-famous-for-its-signature-hot-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langloismarket.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/03\/how-a-tiny-oregon-town-became-world-famous-for-its-signature-hot-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"How a tiny Oregon town became \u2018world famous\u2019 for its signature hot dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Samantha Swindler of The Oregonian<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People have been known to travel for hundreds of miles, deep into rural Curry County, to try a delicacy that can only be found here in Langlois, Oregon: a hot dog.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s no ordinary dog. The town\u2019s only grocery, the Langlois Market, says its house-made sweet mustard and specially peeled frankfurters are what make their dogs \u201cworld famous.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more than 40 years, the hot dog has been the star of the Langlois Market, where it\u2019s featured on branded hats, T-shirts and bumper stickers. Employee McKayla Self-Blethen said the store sells hundreds of hot dogs daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about 175 hot dogs per box,\u201d Self-Blethen said, \u201cand we go through multiple boxes a day, even in the slow season. In the summertime, we probably go through between five and eight boxes a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is all the more impressive when you realize one box contains as many hot dogs as there are residents of Langlois.<\/p>\n

The origins of the famous Langlois hot dog date back to 1981. At the time, Langlois \u2013 located between Bandon and Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast \u2013 was home to a sawmill that employed about 30 workers.<\/p>\n