Is a hotdog a sandwich?

[NightWatcher]

There seems to be a debate about this.

Sandwich:
1.
an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal.

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	Yes
	15 (60%)
	No
	8 (32%)
	Other
	1 (4%)
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[NutmegYankee]

1. No. The hotdog bun is one piece of bread.

[Fla_Democrat]

2. Then a sub

wouldn't be a sandwich?

A pita?

Damn, I made myself hungry.... brb

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. It's called a grinder in my parts

[LiberalElite]

22. It's a hero here - (don't ask me why) nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. In PA, where I went to school it was Hoagie.

[Freddie]

47. Hoagie in Philly & Lehigh Valley

Sub in Central PA. (Hoagies are better.)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

75. Was in Cresson near Altoona toward Pittsburgh. The most unique thing to me was

when the people said Younzes (you guys) and we need to red up our rooms.

[jmowreader]

80. You have to be a hero to be able to eat a sandwich that big

Seriously. That's where it came from.

[jberryhill]

55. A grinder in your parts, you say?

Hmmmm... I had a grinder in my parts once.

[TheBlackAdder]

54. I thought a sub uses a loaf cut completely in half. A Hoagie & Grinder cut in a V-shape. nt

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. I sometimes put two hotdogs in between two slices of bread if I don't have hot dog buns on hand.

Or just tear a piece of bread in half and put it on either side...

[OnyxCollie]

21. I use tortillas.

That doesn't make it a burrito, however.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. yes...poor man's hot dog buns - my mom served us those ! :)

[d_r]

56. i just roll a slice of bread around it

but it is not a sandwhich

[hifiguy]

3. But it's not a PROPER hot dog

if you put ketchup on it.

I will take two kosher dogs with mustard, relish, onions and just a little kraut.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Mustard? ugh.

Hela curry sauce!

[hifiguy]

7. Nice addition of L0onix's running bug.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

8. It seems to be multiplying. nt

[hifiguy]

19. Just added it to my sig line!

[LiberalElite]

23. where'd you get the running bug? I always wondered about

it but didn't get around to asking L0onix.

[hifiguy]

27. Right click on the bug and click copy url.

The bug is then yours!

[LiberalElite]

30. When I right click I get

copy image and copy image location and other stuff but not copy url. What to do?

[hifiguy]

37. Image location is the one to click.

That grabs the url of the image which can then be pasted into a sigline.

[LiberalElite]

38. .

Thanks!

[leveymg]

45. Hey - where do I get a bug?

In solidarity. No hospital jokes, please.

[LiberalElite]

49. right click on the bug - then

click on "copy image location". That'll get you the link.

[leveymg]

51. Thanx. Now how do I get rid of it?

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Now that it's inside of my screen. . .

[underpants]

41. You all are bugging me

[LiberalElite]

50. .

[MattBaggins]

9. Kosher dogs are meh

A hot dog without pork is just sad

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. totally agree - and quality ones hard to find where I live - thank god for

Boars Head dogs and they are big democrats !!!

[LiberalElite]

24. Boars Head owners are Democrats?

I eat tofu dogs myself but it's nice to know.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

73. yes...started in Brooklyn - now HQ in Repuke Sarasota though. Like

the crunchy skin

[MattBaggins]

68. Upstate NY we have Hoffmans

Best dog in all NY

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. I think ketchup on a hotdog is a mortal sin

[LiberalElite]

31. Absolutely agree. nt

[hifiguy]

35. Eeyup. The overt sweetness of most ketchup

totally overpowers the meaty flavor that is central to the Hot Dog Experience.

[DemocraticWing]

71. The perfect hot dog!

[Wilms]

4. I had not considered this before.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. Next thing you know, we'll be asked whether a tomato

is a fruit or a vegetable.

[Chan790]

17. That has a definitive answer.

A tomato is a fruit.

Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes, jalapenos and eggplants are fruit.
Wisdom is knowing they don't belong in a fruit salad.

[Art_from_Ark]

18. I think the official ruling was

that it's a fruit that is used as a vegetable.

[LiberalElite]

33. Somehow they never are in a fruit salad -

probably because most people think they're veggies. Thank heavens.

[MerryBlooms]

29. Tomato is a fruit, but according to Reagan, ketchup is a veggie...

So... I'm good with thinking tomato is bi. lol

[Heeeeers Johnny]

10. A hamburger meets that defintion also

But, I would never consider a hamburger or hot dog a sandwich.

[AngryAmish]

12. They both are

Hamburgers used to be called hamburger sandwiches. Hot dogs are sausage sandwiches.

Prove me wrong.

[bottomofthehill]

69. I will try

If you eat either a hamburger or a hot dog with out the roll or bun, you are still eating a hamburger or a hot dog. If you eat cold cuts with out the bread, you are eating a roll up. You do not need the bread for a hotdog, there fore not a sandwich.

[FSogol]

13. Once I put a snow globe in the microwave & pushed "hot dog"

[Gidney N Cloyd]

62. I love that cartoon. Who does it?

[FSogol]

72. It is a cartoon called "Cul De Sac" by Richard Thompson

It ran from 2004 to 2012 when it went on hiatus since the cartoonist is suffering from Parkinson's. They are all available in book form.

[CTyankee]

15. I voted no. What if we ate a hot dog or two w/o a bun?

We had them for dinner tonight with cole slaw and baked beans. They were good kosher ones and delicious. But we never missed a damn bun....

[LiberalElite]

36. I think eating them without a bun is mandatory on Weight Watchers -

or at least it used to be.

[HereSince1628]

20. Yes, but a Chicago Dog with the works is also a meal.

[Iggo]

32. No, it's a hot dog. Whatsa matta you?

[Kalidurga]

34. If it is on a bun

or any other kind of bread.

If not it's a highly processed mass of meat byproduct.

[MerryBlooms]

39. No. A hotdog is a single split bun.

[Motown_Johnny]

40. On a bun, Yes.

A hot dog is simply the meat in the sandwich.

[paul ofnoclique]

42. Absolutely Not!

And neither is a burger. A true sandwich is something which has not been boiled, fried or grilled. It is straight outta the fridge.

[underpants]

44. So a BLT isn't a sandwich? Fried bologna sandwich?

Do you keep your peanut butter in the fridge?

I find your position to be untenable.

[d_r]

57. shrimp poboy? meatball sub? frilled meatloaf sandwhich? pulled pork sandwhich?

[underpants]

58. Philly cheesesteak?

[d_r]

59. right?

a rueben? roast beef and gravy?

eta those fried pork tenderloin sandwiches they have in Indiana

eta a lobster roll

[bottomofthehill]

70. Most people do not eat bacon lettuce and tomato as a lettuce wrap

Many people eat hot dogs with out the roll

[underpants]

43. Campaign 2008 true story

The Obama campaign was so thorough that they had volunteers at the local office make bag lunches and then delivered them to the launch party houses. You got a lunch for knocking on doors.

We hosted two weekends of launches and the last weekend GOTV launch.

The first time the lunches (with cold drinks mind you) were delivered I got to the end of the day and realized I hadnet eaten anything. I open a bag and there is a hot dog bun with peanut butter and jelly inside. I started laughing. Either they ran out of bread or this is some hippie (I mean that in an endearing way) creation. Not too bad. The other creation that stopped me in my tracks was turkey with jalapeño - damned good.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. that's hysterical ! love it. nt

[immoderate]

52. I can't deal with peanut butter (or jelly, but mostly peanut butter) in most of it's forms,

the exception being sesame noodles. (What a thing to do to a hot dog bun!) BUT I almost NEVER have turkey WITHOUT jalapenos.

--imm

[Oneironaut]

48. It depends what's on it

Regular hotdog, mustard even - Sandwich

Hotdog with all sorts of crazy stuff on it and crafted to perfection - Sammich of the Gods

[kwassa]

53. Is a hotdog food?

The more relevant question.

[jberryhill]

60. Yes, for the same reason a taco is

[bigwillq]

61. Why is this debate all over social media?

Seen this question asked recently on facebook and twitter.

[NightWatcher]

64. I thought it was quite silly, so I put it here to see if it had legs

Apparently people like discussing sandwich semantics.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

63. Is a gyros a sandwich? How about a falafel?

[Recursion]

65. Interesting thing: outside of the US, "hotdog" and "hamburger" refer to the type of bun

So, a "currywurst hotdog" in Austria is a currywurst in a hotdog bun. Or in England, a "chicken hamburger" is what we would call a "chicken breast sandwich" in a hamburger bun. In the US, "hamburger" refers to the ground beef itself (and can be used by analogy, eg "turkey hamburger&quot and "hotdog" is the particular kind of sausage.

[LeatherSofa]

66. Very unhealthy

But also very tasty, esp at a ballgame. Generally, with a heart condition, I know this is a forbidden delicacy. So when I throw caution and health to the wind, I go all the way by dressing a foot long polish sausage with onion relish, pepper, and plenty of ketchup and mustard. It makes me hungry for one just talking about it.

[OnyxCollie]

67. Living Words: Meaning Underdetermination and the Dynamic Lexicon

Ruminations on a sandwich.

[ProfessorGAC]

74. I Saw The Van Pelt Bit On This

It was funny, but it's still a sandwich. Now, i can't wait for his take on ketchup and mustard on hot dogs!

[no_hypocrisy]

76. Sui Generis, unique unto itself.

There's the debate whether a hot dog is still a frankfurter or a derivative of a sausage.

[MADem]

77. It can be served as a sandwich-like entree.

However, it can also be served with beans and brown bread, and brown bread is very different from sandwich bread.

[DFW]

78. When I found out what was in a hot dog......

I retired from the game altogether.

[BlueCaliDem]

79. *I* think so. Meat between two pieces of bread constitutes a sandwich...

...and hotdogs are YUMMY!

[femmedem]

81. No! No! No! Geometry!

Sandwiches are square.
Or round, in the case of breakfast sandwiches on a bagel.

Also the meats are square.
Or pulled, as in pulled pork.
Or, or, chopped up into discrete chunks, as in chicken salad.

But no self-respecting sandwich could possibly be shaped like a dirty gym sock filled with gushy soft innards.
Unless it's a nori roll.

Huh.
I might have to rethink my answer.