Is a hot dog a sandwich?

[Strider]

It's a fairly simple question, one of the great debates of our time. I say that it is, and I submit this link as evidence for such a claim, but I'm willing to listen to counterarguments.

Also, a relevant sub-question: Ketchup or no ketchup on your hot dog?

[Pike]

oh god

OH GOD

it's the new "is soup a drink"

p.s. no ketchup because it's an absolutely vile substance and should be banned from civilization

[Freya]

Well... I guess... it is....

[Colonel Angus]

Yes, in the same sense that a hamburger is a sandwich & an Italian Sausage Sandwich is a sandwich.

[Sephex]

I'm going to make everyone mad.

I like my hot dogs completely plain.

You have no idea how much this annoys people in Chicago since a Chicago style hot dog has a billion of things on there.

[Shorty]

No, I would not bundle hot dogs in with sandwiches. They are just hot dogs.

Yes, ketchup, mayo, a tiny but of mustard and sweet relish! If you're using just ketchup, you may as well eat it plain. Lather all of the good trout on it!

NO SAUERKRAUT ALLOWED

[Mirage]

It's not as much a sandwich as a hamburger is, but I guess it could pass as one with a bit of makeup on

if you're eating hot dogs wihout both ketchup and mustard you might as well just buy/make something else t b h

[Pumpkin]

I put ketchup and cheese on mine! Sometimes relish

[Mirage]

cheese. well at least you still like persona so i guess you're still an acceptable person.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

In spirit, or culturally, or some other grey area, I would say no.

Trying to define it in concrete terms it's hard for it not to fall into a sandwich category though.

What about things on flatbreads like pitas? I guess a Gyro is a sandwhich, or some kind of sandwich/wrap hybrid. Although I guess a wrap might fall into the sandwich category too. So maybe it's just a sandwich.

[Colonel Angus]

I've had a cheese dog before. They're not bad.

I usually have mustard. Sometimes I'll have neon green relish & onions.

I agree w/ Sephex that what constitutes a Chicago Style Hot Dog can usually be too much. If I have relish, I don't need a pickle. Tomato is also unnecessary.

When I was a kid I would have mustard & ketchup. Haven't had that in a long time, though.

[escobert]

It's a fairly simple question, one of the great debates of our time. I say that it is, and I submit this link as evidence for such a claim, but I'm willing to listen to counterarguments.

Also, a relevant sub-question: Ketchup or no ketchup on your hot dog?

Silly Strider! No!


wb stick around


EDIT: and Pike is crazy, ketchup is the only acceptable way besides red sauce to digest a tomato

[Pumpkin]

oh yes hotdogs with cheese inside instead of on top are great. spicy with cheese is even better

[Colonel Angus]

first, hotdogs are fuggin nasty as trout

second, no they are not sandwiches wth

Wrong & wrong.

Hot dogs are the bee's knees, fo' shizzle, my sizzle.

Hot dogs constitute what is required for a sandwich. 1. Bread/bread-like product 2. a filling for that bread/bread-like product.

On what Sharky said, most do consider Gyros to be a sandwich. I consider wraps in general to be part of the sandwich family.

[Freya]

Tacos fall under the tortilla family. They share similar traits with burritos, flautas, quesadillas, enchiladas and more.

Hotdogs fall under the bread family, so they are more like sandwiches.