“Based on the current definition set by the USDA, yes, a hot dog is technically a sandwich.
Even the language experts have issued a verdict: Merriam-Webster came down definitively on the side of yes, a hot dog IS a sandwich, because “the definition of sandwich is 'two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) describes a sandwich as “a meat or poultry filling between two slices of bread, a bun, or a biscuit.” By that definition, sure, a hot dog is a sandwich.
“A hot dog is its own thing, a cylindrical-shaped protein that sits in a bun, and not a sandwich,” he continues. “[It] certainly deserves its own category, the same way a burger deserves its own. Sandwiches have their own category as well, and that category does not include hot dogs or burgers.”
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The hot dog stands above form and matter and cannot even be subjected to the question. You might as well ask the weight of the color blue — it makes no sense. A hot dog is not a sandwich because a hot dog is a hot dog. The bread is a delivery system, a ballistic delivery system.
It all started with hot dogs
The company's original founders, Richard and Maurice McDonald, opened a hot dog stand near the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California, in the late 1930s, the New York Times reports.
Oreo (/ˈɔːrioʊ/) (stylized as OREO) is a brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two biscuits or cookie pieces with a sweet creme filling.
Culinarily speaking, pizza is more of a savory galette than a pie, anyway. And yes, a savory galette is a thing, according to French cooking expert and former Chez Panisse chef David Lebovitz. And a galette is a form of bread—crust—with toppings. So legally, pizza is a pie that is a sandwich.
Bratwurst (Germany):
But we don't blame you for mistaking a pork sausage in a crusty bun with mustard and sauerkraut for its American cousin. The Germanscall this delicious, but can you call it a sandwich? Matt: Nope. That's just a thick hot dog.
Under this framework, burritos, hot dogs, gyros, wraps, and tacos would not qualify as a “sandwich,” but an open-face sandwich, closed-face sandwich, or burger would qualify as a “sandwich.” Although it may be “common sense” that a burrito is not a sandwich, one could not state that with certainty in a court of law.
iStockphoto. When you slap some meat inside two slices of bread, you have a sandwich, at least according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which enforces the safety and labeling of meat and poultry. "We're talking about a traditional closed-face sandwich," says Mark Wheeler, who works in food safety at the USDA.
USDA: A sandwich is meat between two slices of bread
“A sandwich is a meat or poultry filling between two slices of bread, a bun, or a biscuit,” Mark Wheeler, who works in food and safety at the USDA, told NPR.
The definition of a sandwich, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is as follows: 'An item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal. ' Which TBH, sounds like a hot dog, no?
While a taco shell may be thinner due to the ingredients used, it has the same shape as a hot dog bun; a hot dog is most closely defined as a taco.
Now, going by the first definition, a taco is not a sandwich because you make tacos with tortillas, not with bread. Tacos don't meet the second definition of sandwich either, because again: no slices of bread are involved in the preparation of a taco.
Merriam-Webster defines it as "two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between." Simple enough. Essentially, anything can be a sandwich so long as it's between two slices of bread or inside a roll or bun. So by a technical definition, yes, hot dogs and hamburgers are very much sandwiches.
chicken wings, frozen pizza, and burritos are all officially considered “sandwiches” by Colorado law.
No, lasagna is not a sandwich.
A macaron is a meringue-based sandwich cookie made with almond flour, egg whites, confectioners' sugar, and food coloring. Common fillings include buttercream, ganache, and fruit-based jam.
Conversation. Just heard a British person call Oreos “chocolate sandwich biscuits” and I finally understand why the Revolutionary War had to happen. They are officially called "chocolate sandwich cookies".
Is OREO halal? Oreo biscuits produced in Europe are not Halal certified but their composition or production process does not make them unsuitable for Muslim diet. The exceptions to this are Oreo Strawberry Cheesecake, Oreo Choc'o Brownie, Oreo Enrobed Milk & White, Oreo Cadbury Coated and Oreo Crunchy Bites Dipped.
Traditionally, hot dogs are made of red meat, pork or veal, though there are variations of the cooked sausage that include grains. More modern hot dogs can instead be made of vegetable protein such as textured soy.
Hot dogs come from the German Frankfurter, which was originally sausage. In the U.S., hot dogs tend to be all beef or a mixture of meat trimmings from beef and/or pork. The main differences between a hot dog and the pork frank are the production process and flavors. Hot dogs are a subset of a pork frank.
In fact, two German towns vie to be the original birthplace of the modern hot dog. Frankfurt claims the frankfurter was invented there over 500 years ago, in 1484, eight years before Columbus set sail for America. But the people of Vienna (Wien, in German) say they are the true originators of the “wienerwurst.”