Good news for vegetarians who are heading to Wrigley field this baseball season: According to DNAinfo.com, for the first time ever Chi-town's famous field will serve a meatless ballpark dog.

The Cubs and food service partner Levy Restaurants, which also owns Chicago's James Beard Award-winning Spiaggia, made the official announcement last week. In addition to the veggie dog, a veggie salad joins the list of vegetarian options, which includes a veggie burger and a tempeh barbecue sandwich.

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If you're wondering if a veggie dog is a good move for the venue, statistics show that 7.3 million Americans consider themselves vegetarian, 1 million Americans are vegans, and 22.8 million live what is described as a "vegetarian inclined diet" (source: Vegetarian Research Group, Vegetarian Times, Harris Interactive Service Bureau). Chicago ranks number 10 in percentage of vegetarians behind Philadelphia, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and the number one vegetarian city, Portland, Oregon.

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The Windy City is famous for its Chicago-style dog, which already features a slew of vegetables. The garlicky beef wiener is simmered in boiling water, then tucked into a poppy-seed bun and topped with sautéed sweet onions, "sport" peppers, diced tomatoes, briny kosher pickle spears, yellow mustard, neon-green relish, and a dash of celery salt. Wrigley Field's Executive Chef, David Burns, believes having plenty of hot dog options is what makes fans happy. "The perfect hot dog is a classic baseball tradition," says Burns. "From a simple squirt of mustard, to chili, cheeses, salsa, and so much more, the hot dog is ultimately customizable, which is why it appeals to a wide range of fans."

According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, baseball fans will consume 20,421,361 hot dogs over the course of the 2013 season. That's enough hot dogs to round the bases 28,113 times. It's also enough to feed all 56,000 fans at Dodger Stadium, Major League Baseball's largest stadium, for 361 straight home games. Dodger fans will lead the pack in hot dog consumption with nearly 2.5 million franks expected to be served. Seven teams are expected to sell more than 1 million hot dogs to hungry baseball fans.

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If size matters, then you'll find the largest hot dog at Ranger Stadium in Arlington, Texas. At that ballpark fans can take a bite of the "Boomstick," a $26, 2-foot-long, all-beef hot dog topped with chili, nacho cheese sauce, jalapeños, and caramelized onions on a potato bun. You'll need a strong arm since the massive frankfurter weighs 3 pounds. According to CNN Money, Ranger Stadium sold 20,000 "Boomsticks" during the 2012 season. This year Ranger fans can go one step further and try the "Totally Rossome" Boomstick, which is named after Rangers relief pitcher Robbie Ross. The top dog is covered with smoked brisket, fresh pico de gallo, sour cream, and, for added crunch, Doritos. It trumps the cost of the original Boomstick, costing $32.

Are you curious about the veggie dog at Wrigley Field? What's the best hot dog you've had at a baseball stadium?

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