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Danish hot dog stands

Pølsevogn(e) are hot dog stands that sell Danish style hot dogs, such as rød pølse, and sausages as street food. Pølsevogne are numerous across Denmark and are popular among Danes and tourists alike.

On 18 January 1921, the first 6 pølsevogne entered the streets of Copenhagen. In the 1960s and 1970s there were more than 700 pølsevogne in Denmark. In 2021, there were 100.

Apart from Danish style hot dogs, sausage wagons also sell a variety of sausages (pork almost exclusively), and many also offers other types of Danish barbecue fast food like bøfsandwich, fransk hotdog and pølse i svøb and beverages like chocolate milk, soft drinks, coffee or beer. The mustard served in Denmark is strong, unsweetened and less sour than what is encountered elsewhere, and hot dogs and sausages also come with ketchup, Danish remoulade

The immigration and gradual integration of immigrants have also influenced this Danish tradition and resulted in a Halal pølsevogn being opened in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

Danish themed hot dog stands can be found in more and more countries throughout the world. 130 pølsevogne exist in Russia alone. Other countries with pølsevogne include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and as far away as Singapore. Many of these exist due to large Danish permanent or tourist communities. Pølsevogne have also been known to travel with Danish groups to events like the Le Mans 24 hour race. Some pølsevogne have made trips to and around other countries. This includes a cross country trip through the United States, collecting money for charity, and a 2213 km Copenhagen Paris trip, as part of a bet with a main supplier of hot dog buns.