IT'S A NATURAL CASING BEEF AND PORK DOG FLOWN IN FROM NEW JERSEY THAT IS SPECIALLY MADE FOR DEEP FRYING. YOU CAN'T JUST THROW ANY DOG IN THE FRYER AND CALL IT A RIPPER. IT HAS A FLAVOR ALL IT'S OWN AND IS LIKE NO OTHER DOG YOU HAVE EVER HAD AND YOU CAN ONLY GET IT IN LA AT FAB'S.