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Is a hotdog a sandwich?

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  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    I kind of want a hot dog now.

    Good Morning!

    Well it's almost lunch time here but yes, technically, it's still morning. I'm hungry.
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    I kind of want a hot dog now.

    Our ballpark actually posts calories on its menu board, and supposably (did they GO to the zoo?) the hot dog is like, 400 calories. Totally do-able. And 100% worth it.

    I'm going to a game tomorrow. I believe I'll have a hot dog.

    Ask for a Hot Dog Sandwich, for science.

    I will totally do this and report back.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,506 Member
    A hot dog is gross. That's what it is. Gross.





    Also, I think a hot dog is technically a bunwich.

    I can live with this.
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Is a pita pocket a type of taco? Why wouldn't a hotdog be a kind of taco? It's meat wrapped in carbs.

    I would argue that a taco, by definition, uses a tortilla.
  • JewelsAU
    JewelsAU Posts: 52 Member
    edited June 2017
    Cannot limit a hotdogs significance by saying it's 'just a sandwich' .. so not its not a sandwich or a sammich either..
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    A tortilla is just a pancake so if I make a pancake sandwich wouldn't I have a taco?
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    edited June 2017
    A hot dog in a bun is a sandwich.

    I think the main problem people have with calling a hot dog a sandwich is the incompleteness of the bun's slice. In my opinion, that's irrelevant.

    Not many people would argue that a sub sandwich isn't a sandwich despite its connective hinge of bread on one side. Also common is a sandwich in pita--also one piece of bread. What they have in common is that a layer of bread exists on both of the larger sides of the sandwich, with only a tiny fold on the other sides, and at least one open end. A hot dog also shares these traits.

    Things that aren't sandwiches:
    * Pizza and the open-faced "sandwich", which have toppings on a single surface
    * Pies, wraps, and burritos, which contain their fillings on all sides.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    A hot dog in a bun is a sandwich.

    I think the main problem people have with calling a hot dog a sandwich is the incompleteness of the bun's slice. In my opinion, that's irrelevant.

    Not many people would argue that a sub sandwich isn't a sandwich despite its connective hinge of bread on one side. Also common is a sandwich in pita--also one piece of bread. What they have in common is that a layer of bread exists on both of the larger sides of the sandwich, with only a tiny fold on the other sides, and at least one open end. A hot dog also shares these traits.

    Things that aren't sandwiches:
    * Pizza and the open-faced "sandwich", which have toppings on a single surface
    * Pies, wraps, and burritos, which contain their fillings on all sides.

    So are you saying a burrito is a pie?
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    edited June 2017
    cee134 wrote: »
    A hot dog in a bun is a sandwich.

    I think the main problem people have with calling a hot dog a sandwich is the incompleteness of the bun's slice. In my opinion, that's irrelevant.

    Not many people would argue that a sub sandwich isn't a sandwich despite its connective hinge of bread on one side. Also common is a sandwich in pita--also one piece of bread. What they have in common is that a layer of bread exists on both of the larger sides of the sandwich, with only a tiny fold on the other sides, and at least one open end. A hot dog also shares these traits.

    Things that aren't sandwiches:
    * Pizza and the open-faced "sandwich", which have toppings on a single surface
    * Pies, wraps, and burritos, which contain their fillings on all sides.

    So are you saying a burrito is a pie?

    No, I'm saying that pies, wraps, and burritos contain their fillings on all sides. Some pies and wraps have an open side, but I don't consider them sandwiches, either, for separate reasons.

    The pie with no top crust isn't a sandwich because the open side is one of the two big sides; the wrap isn't a sandwich because it doesn't have two clear sides at all.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    A hot dog in a bun is a sandwich.

    I think the main problem people have with calling a hot dog a sandwich is the incompleteness of the bun's slice. In my opinion, that's irrelevant.

    Not many people would argue that a sub sandwich isn't a sandwich despite its connective hinge of bread on one side. Also common is a sandwich in pita--also one piece of bread. What they have in common is that a layer of bread exists on both of the larger sides of the sandwich, with only a tiny fold on the other sides, and at least one open end. A hot dog also shares these traits.

    Things that aren't sandwiches:
    * Pizza and the open-faced "sandwich", which have toppings on a single surface
    * Pies, wraps, and burritos, which contain their fillings on all sides.

    So are you saying a burrito is a pie?

    No, I'm saying that pies, wraps, and burritos contain their fillings on all sides.

    Which would mean a burrito is a pie!

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,506 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    A tortilla is just a pancake so if I make a pancake sandwich wouldn't I have a taco?

    Only if you add ice cream.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    A tortilla is just a pancake so if I make a pancake sandwich wouldn't I have a taco?

    Only if you add ice cream.

    I have a new goal in life.

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  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    edited June 2017
    cee134 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    A hot dog in a bun is a sandwich.

    I think the main problem people have with calling a hot dog a sandwich is the incompleteness of the bun's slice. In my opinion, that's irrelevant.

    Not many people would argue that a sub sandwich isn't a sandwich despite its connective hinge of bread on one side. Also common is a sandwich in pita--also one piece of bread. What they have in common is that a layer of bread exists on both of the larger sides of the sandwich, with only a tiny fold on the other sides, and at least one open end. A hot dog also shares these traits.

    Things that aren't sandwiches:
    * Pizza and the open-faced "sandwich", which have toppings on a single surface
    * Pies, wraps, and burritos, which contain their fillings on all sides.

    So are you saying a burrito is a pie?

    No, I'm saying that pies, wraps, and burritos contain their fillings on all sides.

    Which would mean a burrito is a pie!
    I don't follow that leap. I'm saying that pies, and burritos, and wraps have a similar trait, but they are different in other ways. You might be able to convince me that burritos are a subset of wrap, though.
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,033 Member
    Looking for images of hot-dog sandwiches (sliced dogs on square bread) to provide the definitive answer to this question for the ages, I came across this...

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    ... and now I am plagued by a swarm of doubt so powerful as to render me perplexed -- nay, paralyzed -- for the rest of the day. I shall retire to my sensory deprivation chamber until I can come to grips with this new and terrifying reality I have stumbled into.
  • JewelsAU
    JewelsAU Posts: 52 Member
    edited June 2017
    When you win something you say "HOT DOG", not "SANDWICH". HOT DOG CONTESTS would not be called SANDWICH CONTESTS.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    lstrat115 wrote: »
    Sandwich is debatable.... I would never call it that, but I wouldn't argue it to a huge degree either. Much like a hamburger isn't a sandwich to me either. On a restaurant menu you usually see categories and I have never seen a burger or a hot dog under the sandwich section. They have their own sections.
    A hot dog is definitely NOT a taco. If I see someone say they are having Taco Tuesday and are gnawing on a hot dog I will slap that *kitten* out of their hand so fast they can't figure out what just happened

    A taco doesn't come with bread, but instead a tortilla, which is a form of bread. And then there's the filling, which is technically sandwiched between corn or flour tortilla. So couldn't Taco Tuesday include Hot Dog Tacos and Burrito Pies?
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    TBH despite my otherwise strong opinions in this matter, I can't figure out the taco. I don't consider it a sandwich but I'm not entirely sure why. I think it's because of the tortilla, but a tortilla is definitely a type of bread, so I'm not sure why I see a distinction there.
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    edited June 2017
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    I would eat that.
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    I couldn't find a picture of what I imagined a burrito pie would be. Like a regular meat pie but with traditional burrito fillings.

    I sort of want to make one now.
  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    I don't care either way, I just think they're delicious.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,506 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
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    I would eat that.

    Yeah... there's nothing quite like sliding a hot dog into a taco, huh?
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    A pie burrito, on the other hand, would have sweet pie filling wrapped burrito-style in pastry and baked. That would be amazing.
  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Yeah... there's nothing quite like sliding a hot dog into a taco, huh?

    Yeah, I prefer that it's not crunchy when that happens though. Still it would be preferable to this scenario.

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  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    Like. I can cook and my roommate can bake. I think we should team up and have burrito pie for dinner and pie burritos for dessert.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Like. I can cook and my roommate can bake. I think we should team up and have burrito pie for dinner and pie burritos for dessert.

    I will need pictures.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    lstrat115 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
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    I would eat that.

    Yeah... there's nothing quite like sliding a hot dog into a taco, huh?

    Thank you for saying this so I didn't have to.

    A hot dog is still not a taco. The definition of taco is not the same as a sandwich. You may be able to consider a taco a sandwich (shudders) but you can not consider a hot dog a taco.

    But a taco is just meat wrapped in a flour bread (or corn but flour for this case). Isn't a hot dog the same thing, meat wrapped in a flour bread?
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    lstrat115 wrote: »
    I am arguing myself in circles in my head. My brain hurts and I want a taco. Preferably a taco followed by a chocotaco

    This is a good article that supports my claims of why a hotdog is a taco.
    Basically, tacos exist to shove a bunch of food in your mouth without getting your hands very dirty. It’s the world’s only utensilless meal. Both tacos and the hot dog serve this purpose.

    http://verysmart.com/whats-more-of-a-taco-a-sandwich-or-a-hot-dog/
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