Is a hot dog a sandwich?

by **Loltacos** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:49 pm

So, I want to know want you guys think.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
I think it is, because according to the OED, a sandwich is, "An item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal." And dictionary.com says, "1.
two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair. 2.open sandwich.. And a hot dog has a sausage in between a bun. And if that is not a sandwich, then are Subway subs not sandwiches? And, California says "A hot dog is sandwich."

FACTS ABOUT SANDWICHES
According to a Massachusetts judge, "Wraps are not sandwiches. MMMMM."

by **Albrenia** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:53 pm

No, it's a dog.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:53 pm

Loltacos wrote:So, I want to know want you guys think.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
P.S. Dear Mods, if I posted it in the wrong spot, please tell me via forum post in this thread.

It's fine here but two sentences do not an OP make. You should provide you're opinion, your reasons, maybe some background on the sandwich as a thing. I believe there have been court cases about what constitutes a sandwich. Get hopping.

I personally do not think a hot dog is a sandwich. It is a sausage on a bun. Hamburgers, on the other hand, are.

by **Bombadil** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:01 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Loltacos wrote:So, I want to know want you guys think.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
P.S. Dear Mods, if I posted it in the wrong spot, please tell me via forum post in this thread.

It's fine here but two sentences do not an OP make. You should provide you're opinion, your reasons, maybe some background on the sandwich as a thing. I believe there have been court cases about what constitutes a sandwich. Get hopping.

I personally do not think a hot dog is a sandwich. It is a sausage on a bun. Hamburgers, on the other hand, are.

You're.. you're crazy.. you're crazy man..

A sandwich, in my humble opinion, is default served cold though it can be heated or toasted, at which point it becomes a toasted sandwich. A hamburger has no such default cold, nor does a hot dog, they need to be heated to be essentially edible. A sandwich does not.

There is of course no standard definition here, certainly not one that substantiates my claim I'm sure, but I'm as right as right can be given a modicum of thought.

by **Loltacos** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:01 pm

It's fine here but two sentences do not an OP make. You should provide you're opinion, your reasons, maybe some background on the sandwich as a thing. I believe there have been court cases about what constitutes a sandwich. Get hopping.

Did that.

by **The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:03 pm

No, beacuse buns are different from sliced bread or chocolate.

by **The Black Party** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:03 pm

Bombadil wrote:A sandwich, in my humble opinion, is default served cold though it can be heated or toasted, at which point it becomes a toasted sandwich.

If anyone is crazy, it's definitely you. a toasted sandwich, by default, becomes a "Warmy warm sandvich".

by **Galloism** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:04 pm

Farnhamia wrote:I personally do not think a hot dog is a sandwich. It is a sausage on a bun. Hamburgers, on the other hand, are.[/color][/b]

What if you bisect a hot dog and put it on a hamburger bun?

I might have done that a time or two when i was out of hot dog buns.

by **Loltacos** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:05 pm

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:No, beacuse buns are different from sliced bread or chocolate.

Chocolate sandwich? Never heard of that.

by **The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:06 pm

Loltacos wrote:
The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:No, beacuse buns are different from sliced bread or chocolate.

Chocolate sandwich? Never heard of that.

I was talking about ice cream sandwiches.

by **Hatterleigh** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:07 pm

To all you misguided souls who say that a hot dog cannot be a sandwich because it is only one slice of bread, I am going to have to disagree with you there. You see, the hot dog sausage rests between two seperate loaves attached to each other at their ends, not one continual piece of bread. There are two loaves, even if they form one piece of bread. To say this is to say that siamese twins aren't two separate people because they're attached to each other.

by **Bombadil** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:07 pm

The Black Party wrote:
Bombadil wrote:A sandwich, in my humble opinion, is default served cold though it can be heated or toasted, at which point it becomes a toasted sandwich.

If anyone is crazy, it's definitely you. a toasted sandwich, by default, becomes a "Warmy warm sandvich".

Yet a sandwich all the same..

Galloism wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:I personally do not think a hot dog is a sandwich. It is a sausage on a bun. Hamburgers, on the other hand, are.[/color][/b]

What if you bisect a hot dog and put it on a hamburger bun?

I might have done that a time or two when i was out of hot dog buns.

Well we can point to any odd yet forced exception.. but the standard is that a sandwich can default be eaten cold or you can heat or toast it. Neither a hamburger nor a hot dog, typically, are served default as cold but can be heated..

..it's as plain as day, I don't want to get into a flame war over this.

by **Galloism** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:08 pm

Is this a sandwich? I think that's the real question.

by **Dogmeat** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:08 pm

Albrenia wrote:No, it's a dog.

But, I've eaten hot dogs.

...oh god.

by **Hatterleigh** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:09 pm

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:No, beacuse buns are different from sliced bread or chocolate.

The dictionary defines it as two pieces of bread, not two slices of bread.

by **Hatterleigh** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:09 pm

Sandwiches are a social construct.

by **Galloism** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:10 pm

Bombadil wrote:
Galloism wrote:What if you bisect a hot dog and put it on a hamburger bun?

I might have done that a time or two when i was out of hot dog buns.

Well we can point to any odd yet forced exception.. but the standard is that a sandwich can default be eaten cold or you can heat or toast it. Neither a hamburger nor a hot dog, typically, are served default as cold but can be heated..

..it's as plain as day, I don't want to get into a flame war over this.

I mean, there's a lot of people that refer to "hamburger sandwiches", which is just another term for a burger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger

A hamburger, beefburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, barbecued, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, or chiles; condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger.

by **Cekoviu** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:10 pm

A bun is one piece of bread; it's just bent. Thus, a hot dog is not a sandwich.

by **Cekoviu** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:11 pm

Also, I project that this thread will contain more warnings for flaming than any politics-related thread ever has or will on NSG.

by **Galloism** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:12 pm

Cekoviu wrote:A bun is one piece of bread; it's just bent. Thus, a hot dog is not a sandwich.

Is this a sandwich?

by **Sadboiz** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:12 pm

Not really discussion related but this thread is the most cursed thing I have ever seen.

by **Loltacos** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:13 pm

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:
Loltacos wrote:Chocolate sandwich? Never heard of that.

I was talking about ice cream sandwiches.

Oh.

I agree with Galloism. Hamburgers are sandwiches.

by **Bombadil** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:14 pm

Galloism wrote:
Bombadil wrote:
Well we can point to any odd yet forced exception.. but the standard is that a sandwich can default be eaten cold or you can heat or toast it. Neither a hamburger nor a hot dog, typically, are served default as cold but can be heated..

..it's as plain as day, I don't want to get into a flame war over this.

I mean, there's a lot of people that refer to "hamburger sandwiches", which is just another term for a burger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger

A hamburger, beefburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, barbecued, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, or chiles; condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger.

Wikipedia is not a source.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:14 pm

Sadboiz wrote:Not really discussion related but this thread is the most cursed thing I have ever seen.

Heh. Not by a long shot.

I myself am now post-sandwich. I just put the filling and the bread on a plate and tear them into small pieces. Finger food.

by **Dytarma** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:16 pm

No, the hotdog bun is a singular piece of bread that happens to open up to put the hotdog in the middle.

Bombadil wrote:
Galloism wrote:I mean, there's a lot of people that refer to "hamburger sandwiches", which is just another term for a burger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger

Wikipedia is not a source.

Off topic here, but my Social Studies teacher uses Wikipedia for our sources, and my tutor gets really annoyed at that.

That being said, with Wikipedia getting more creditable, it may as well be a source.