Vegetarian hot dog

A vegetarian hot dog (sometimes referred to as a "veggie dog") is a hot dog produced completely from non-meat products. A specific kind of vegetarian hot dog, the vegan hot dog (sometimes referred to as a "vegan dog") contains no animal products whatsoever.

Vegetarian hot dogs are sometimes eaten by non-vegetarians because they are generally lower in fat, calories, and cholesterol than meat hot dogs.

In vegetarian sausages, it's important that the casing itself isn't made of intestine but of synthetic materials, although even modern meat sausages usually have synthetic casings to guarantee a more consistent product.