Native Company Makes a Better Hot Dog

Next week, Native American Natural Foods, will unveil its new product, the Tanka Dog, a healthier hot dog created from buffalo and wild rice. According to the company’s blog, the Tanka Dog, will be larger than a regular hot dog and initially it will only be available to cafes, restaurants and other food services establishments. 

Native American Natural Foods is based on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Founded in 2005 by Karlene Hunter and Mark Tilsen, the company company’s initial product line featured, the Tanka Bar -- an energy bar made from buffalo meat and cranberries -- the Tanka Mix and Tanka Bites. This year, in addition to the Tanka Dog, Native American Natural Foods plans to introduce, the Tanka Bar Spicy Pepper Blend, the Tanka Bites multipack, and the Tanka Bites Spicy Pepper Blend multipack.