I draw your attention to the poll.
We have spoken and... it is a sandwich.
Yes
No
I draw your attention to the poll.
We have spoken and... it is a sandwich.
From Merriam-Webster, my friend.
Full Definition of SANDWICH
1
a : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
b : one slice of bread covered with food
So that clearly covers split rolls (hot dogs, subs, pita pockets), and open-faced sandwiches.
I would argue that a hot dog is not a sandwich, but not due to the fact that a sandwich typically consists of two pieces of bread. I posit that it is not a sandwich for this reason: if I cut into a sandwich and look at what's inside, I will see a cross-section which is roughly rectangular. This is an important, innate quality of the sandwich, and the reason why the hot-dog, with its circular cross section, fails the sandwich test.
A chicken sandwich (served on a burger bun) does not cut into a rectangular cross-section. It would be dome shaped. Neither would a sub sandwich. Neither would a burger for that matter, and a burger falls into the sandwich family.
EDIT: For the record, this is just a fun debate for me. I hope no one is getting butt hurt or anything.
I'd like to point out that this IS serious for me and people need to realise the error of their ways.
SOMEONE IS WRONG ON THE INTERNET, DAMMIT!!
hey guys guys, here's something crazy to think about: is it possible that it could be both a sandwich AND a hot dog?
Hot dogs are delicious especially street meat at 2 am after the bar closes and/or juicy jumbos (wink).
ketchup and mustard only you heathens.
Not a sandwich.
Whatever Lonny BoB thinks, the opposite of that.
Oh come on, I'm not including the bread. I'm only talking about the meat and toppings. Obviously if you use a piece of bread which is rounded the overall cross section won't be rectangular, but the meat will be approximately.
No, a hotdog is not a sandwich. It's a hotdog. If you eat a sausage biscuit, is that a sandwich? Nope. It's a sausage biscuit. These things have qualities which make them stand-out from their sandwich brethren and require specific acknowledgement.
ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS. Seriously. If a hotdog is a sandwich then a taco is a sandwich. But neither are sandwiches because they have unique properties. Like being hotdogs. Or being tacos.
You're a crazy person. A hotdog is not open faced!
(SPOILER)at the time of posting, I tied the poll up. muahaha
Signature by rubah. I think.