Sandwich question

No! Just no…lol!

I asked Tom and he’s been using the term “tube meat” for ten minutes now. And his conclusion is no.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by  Susie J.

A sandwich is a filling between two pieces of bread.

A burger is a sandwich.

A hot dog is also, clearly, a sandwich.

No, a hot dog is not a sandwich.

“Yes, the classic American meal-on-the-go is wrapped in bread, smeared with condiments and eaten as a patriotic alternative to, say, a hamburger.

But a hot dog is not a sandwich, according to an official press release from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

According to the council, “Our verdict is…a hot dog is an exclamation of joy, a food, a verb describing one ‘showing off’ and even an emoji. It is truly a category unto its own.”

“Limiting the hot dog’s significance by saying it’s ‘just a sandwich’ is like calling the Dalai Lama ‘just a guy.’ Perhaps at one time its importance could be limited by forcing it into a larger sandwich category (no disrespect to Reubens and others), but that time has passed,” NHDSC president and ‘Queen of Wien’ Janet Riley says in the release. (Yes, “Queen of Wien” is a thing, apparently.)

“We therefore choose to take a cue from a great performer and declare our namesake be a ‘hot dog formerly known as a sandwich,'” she continues.”

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/07/a-hot-dog-is-not-a-sandwich/75362898/

• This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by  Kimberly @ElectricHippo.

In my opinion, the general acceptance of sandwich attributes usually include stack-ability of ingredients as an overall theme. Therefore, burgers can be considered sandwich as can variations such as po’boys (Am I right, @kasch?) and even open-faced entries into the conversations usually contain items on top of each other.

So, very interesting stuff @electrichippo. Personally, I consider the stack issue a supportive factor in the article you bring to the table. Devouring its content made me crave a simple statement of yes or no but I find it interesting the Council made such a meal of the issue.

@mkarrett, I consider the hot dog NOT a sandwich but feel it can definitely be considered “sandwich adjacent” in the menu of life.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by  Rusty.

What happens when you run out of hotdogs buns and wrap the wien in a piece of bread? Does it then become an open faced sandwich?