A Hot Rod is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 dry sausage snack food made by Schneider Foods. They are sold in many convenience stores, and concession stands throughout the country. Hot rods have a salty, slightly spicy, beef flavour, and are similar to the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 "Slim Jim" brand snack.

They are available in Original, Barbecue and Pepperoni flavors, in 8 and 19 g

Gram

The gram is a metric system unit of mass....

sizes.

A chicken flavour was made in 2005, but was later discontinued.