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Initially, social media users had mixed feelings over the circular sausage that loses the traditional snap due to the shape -- and some called the whole thing baloney.

\"isn't that just bologna\" my understanding is that there are subtle differences in seasoning/spices, beyond just shape, that differentiate hot dogs from bologna. mostly its about POV tho and these are marketed as \"round dogs\" https://t.co/3GekYfIPIy

— maria yagoda (@mariayagoda) June 15, 2021

Other food experts like Mythical Kitchen chef Josh Scherer pointed out that this is simply \"semantics\" over forcemeat -- a blended mixture of meat and spices encased with preservatives before cooking.

Rastelli said they came up with the novel shape after requests from customers to pre-cut their dogs.

The hot dog patties have a larger surface area that can hold more condiments and they allow home cooks to buy just one type of bun.

The pack of 8 sells online for $18 and is currently sold out.

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