CHICAGO — What’s more Chicago than hot dogs? According to S.Rosen, the largest manufacturer of poppy seed buns in the U.S., Chicagoans consume 840,978 poppy seed hot dog buns a week. That&#82… ...

Jason Rosen, the Great Grandson of Sam Rosen who founded S. Rosen’s, joins John Landecker to discuss the origin of S. Rosen’s Mary Ann poppy seed hot dog bun, a staple of the Chicago-style hot dog.

July 16 is National Hot Dog Day, and while much of the focus will be on the meat (maybe deservedly so), let’s take a moment to appreciate the bun. After all, just as you can’t have darkness without ...

Appetizing buns with poppy seeds were baked in Russia way back in the 17th century. At first, they were sold in bazaars, and then later in bakeries and canteens.