Is a Hot Dog A Sandwich ?
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A hot dog is a sandwich like chili is soup, as in it's its own category within that larger general realm.
TCROW
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But that wasn't the question ;-)
Well, when one says they're having hotdogs, the bun is presumed. Much like if you tell the waitress you'd like a burger, you don't normally specify that it should come on a bun.
TCROW
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That still doesn't make it a sandwich. The invention of sausages pre-dates the good Earl's invention. Therefore, the hotdog, even on a bun, cannot possibly be a sandwich.
Toxick
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Beef, ham, turkey and lamb all predate The earl of Sandwich.
But if you stick them on bread or a roll, they're still sandwiches.
TCROW
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The National Hot Dog and Sandwich Council says not a sandwich. One cannot get a more authoritative answer than that.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council Announces Official Policy On ‘Hot Dog as Sandwich’ Controversy | NHDSC
Washington, D.C., November 6, 2015—Just as politics and religion can both unite and polarize, the question of whether a hot dog is a sandwich has stirred its followers’ fury, and unless settled soon, may go down has one of American history’s most polarizing disagreements.
Toxick
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The National Hot Dog and Sandwich Council says not a sandwich. One cannot get a more authoritative answer than that.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council Announces Official Policy On ‘Hot Dog as Sandwich’ Controversy | NHDSC
Washington, D.C., November 6, 2015—Just as politics and religion can both unite and polarize, the question of whether a hot dog is a sandwich has stirred its followers’ fury, and unless settled soon, may go down has one of American history’s most polarizing disagreements.www.hot-dog.org
Appeal to Authority
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TCROW
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Appeal to Authority
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I guess you'll want to read it -- evidence provided, therefore not fallacious argument ;-P
Toxick
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I didn't see anything that I would accept as "definitive".
Although I found this comparison amusing:
“Limiting the hot dog’s significance by saying it’s ‘just a sandwich’ category is like calling the Dalai Lama ‘just a guy.’
Well - the Dalai Lama is a guy - whatever else he may be.
PeoplesElbow
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If you take two pieces of bread, slice the weiners lengthwise and put two sliced weiners between two pieces of bread that is a sandwich, but is it still a hotdog?
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Then it's a hotdog sandwich.
Fun fact: There are some rubes who refer to a runza as a "runza sandwich", and that is simply wrong. But if the runza guts were between two slices of bread, THEN it becomes a runza sandwich.
In looking up sandwiches, I found this:
en.wikipedia.org
It was invented by an Australian, so I don't want to hear anymore crap about Americans and their sketchy eating habits.
Although the Americans did ramp that up for the Red White and Blue:
Another variety of hamdog was invented in February 2005 by Chandler Goff, the owner of a bar in Decatur, Georgia. This version consists of a hot dog wrapped in a half pound of hamburger with bacon, cheese and onion on a hoagie bun which is deep-fried and served with a fried egg on top and a side of French fries.
I had a heart attack just reading that.
Hamdog - Wikipedia
It was invented by an Australian, so I don't want to hear anymore crap about Americans and their sketchy eating habits.
Although the Americans did ramp that up for the Red White and Blue:
Another variety of hamdog was invented in February 2005 by Chandler Goff, the owner of a bar in Decatur, Georgia. This version consists of a hot dog wrapped in a half pound of hamburger with bacon, cheese and onion on a hoagie bun which is deep-fried and served with a fried egg on top and a side of French fries.
I had a heart attack just reading that.
PeoplesElbow
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He stole that idea off the cosby show.In looking up sandwiches, I found this:
Hamdog - Wikipedia
It was invented by an Australian, so I don't want to hear anymore crap about Americans and their sketchy eating habits.
Although the Americans did ramp that up for the Red White and Blue:
Another variety of hamdog was invented in February 2005 by Chandler Goff, the owner of a bar in Decatur, Georgia. This version consists of a hot dog wrapped in a half pound of hamburger with bacon, cheese and onion on a hoagie bun which is deep-fried and served with a fried egg on top and a side of French fries.
I had a heart attack just reading that.