Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
Is everything between bread a sandwich?
In the US, this debate has seriously affected legal classifications. Under New York City tax law, hot dogs were once classified as sandwiches and received tax exemptions.
If a hot dog is a sandwich, what about tacos? Burritos? Kimbap? This question leads you down an endless rabbit hole of food philosophy.
Both Sides
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Sandwich: Meat between bread equals sandwich
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Not sandwich: Sandwiches need two separate pieces of bread
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Sandwich: Subway sandwiches have connected bread too
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Not sandwich: A hot dog is its own unique category
Pros
- ✓ Food with fillings between bread equals the definition of a sandwich
- ✓ The USDA has officially classified it as a sandwich before
- ✓ Sandwiches with connected bread like Subway exist
Cons
- ✗ Hot dogs are eaten horizontally and sandwiches vertically
- ✗ The National Hot Dog Council officially denied it
- ✗ A hot dog is a hot dog, stop trying to classify it