Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

No x 500. ;)

Only if the hotdog is cut in half, each half split lengthwise, then put between two flat pieces of bread

I don't know, let me feed both to my dog Teddy and ask for his opinion

Well, a submarine is apparently a sandwich. A hot dog is just a sub with different fillings, so I'd say yes. Obviously a burger is a sandwich as well. Now a donair or a shawarma I don't think would qualify, but I feel this could be part of the next great culture war in any case.

Now I’m hungry…

If a hot dog is a sandwich, than so is a taco

A sausage or hotdog can be made without bread but not a hoagie or cheesesteak. Unless bread is fundamental it's not a sandwich.

scenario: I want a ham and cheese croissant. I go to the fridge and grab ham, gruyere, and dijon mustard. I then open my pantry only to find I am out of croissants. I improvise by placing the gruyere slice between two ham slices and add a smear of mustard. I take a bite of the contraption and am satisfied, but not enthralled. Confused, I exclaim, "Is this, or is this not a sandwich???"

Also, what to make of lobster rolls??? Sandwich, hoagie, or other? What trait of a roll is, well, rolled? If I take a lobster roll and remove the lobster salad, and replace it with a hot dog, has the sandwich essence of the lobster-roll-as-sandwich been compromised?

Lastly, if I wrap a hotdog in Pillsburry Grands Crescent Rolls and bake it in the oven, is it still a hotdog? Or have I transcended to uber/ultimate-pigs-in-blankets??

This is a matter of convention. Neither hot dogs nor burgers are sandwiches. A sandwich is made with slices of bread or with a club roll (or something similar: baguette, ciabatta, &c.). As enjoyed by my favorite “Twin Peaks” characters: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N6A7VXqveC8

Using a similar convention as a lobster roll (not a sandwich) maybe we need to give a hotdog in a roll a new name. Though it is assumed it will be in a roll, it’s not required. So depending on the hotdog protein we could have a pork tube roll, a beef tube roll, or a pork/beef tube roll!

To add some clarity to the discussion. Your ham/gruyere/mustard contrsption is just a snack in my book. :)

It’s only a sandwich, if you BELIEVE it’s a sandwich.

"open-faced sandwiches" are not sandwiches. They're bread with toppings. Hot dogs are open faced.

A hotdog is a hotdog.

I'm with @JK47 and @Tchoupitoulas - The key is the bread. It's gotta be two separate pieces. Hot Dog buns is technically one piece of bread if still joined. Sandwich = 2 pieces of bread. The Bun is just 1 piece, creative cut down the middle but still joined. Hot Dog is not a sandwich!

I think a taco is more like a shawarma or gyros, but a hoagie is a sandwich, isn't it? It's basically a sub. I'd say a lobster roll qualifies too, but I did not expect such strongly held opinions LOL. A pig in a blanket of course is neither a hot dog nor a sandwich, and the ham without bread is just charcuterie.

Now one of my favorite sandwiches is the Monte Cristo, but it begs the question, is French toast really toast?

according to the menu of the cafe in my building, French toast is "fresh fried eggy bread" (i'm not making this up!)

If mustard is involved it's a sandwich, unless egg is also involved - then it is a salad.

my list based on feeling (yes/no)

hot dog-no
burger-yes
italian hoagie-yes
philly cheese-yes
lobster roll-yes
taco-no
croque monsieur-yes
shwarma/gyro-yes
burrito-no
sushi roll-no
crepe-no
bao-no
McMuffin-no
bagel lox-yes

@crenca I like a dash of mustard in my egg salad, er, sandwiches.

@Cspirou how can a burger be a sandwich but not a McMuffin? This is all becoming too subjective. We need Amir to weigh in with some actual measurements.

I read “SBAF: A hotdog or a sandwich?”, which I understood as the question which food SBAF was. And was mildly confused.

Measurements, yes! The key one will be aspect ratio; anything above a certain height/length spec will not meet the definition imposed by Appetizing Sandwich Reviews, even if constructed from 2 small slices of bread either side of a really really thick filling.

This thread is too pseudo-intellectual for me. I’m out.

I think he was joking

So was I ;-)

re: montecristo, croque madame/monsieur, hot brown, etc. How is this a different concept than a chili dog? I'm starting to believe I may need to form some kind of "hot dogs are sandwiches, too!" advocacy group.

@Kernel Kurtz -English muffin has different feels

If there’s a hill I’m going to die on it’s that a patty melt is not a simply a cheeseburger with toasted sandwich bread. It’s closer to a grilled cheese where the sandwich is assembled while it’s on the pan.

It's all just roll play.