Eli5 why some foods, like hot dogs, “flavor” your burps long after you’ve finished eating them

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Aren’t hot dog burps the worst?

Burps smell really bad after eating things like that because of the high content of fat and protein found in the meat of the hot dog. When the fats and proteins break down in the stomach, they produce sulfurous compounds that are released with burps. The sulfur compounds make it smell gross.