Hotdogs are sandwiches????

[bbqLuv]

The Truth will set you free.

Ah, the age-old debate: is a hotdog a sandwich? Let’s break it down with a bit of culinary logic and cultural flair: 🥖 The Case For Hotdogs Being Sandwiches

• Bread + Filling: A hotdog consists of a split bun and a meat filling—technically meeting the definition of a sandwich.
• USDA Definition: The U.S. Department of Agriculture classifies a sandwich as “meat or poultry between two slices of bread, a bun, or a biscuit.” That would include hotdogs.
• Taxonomy of Food: Some food theorists argue that hotdogs fall under the broader “sandwich” category, much like subs or hoagies.

🌭 The Case Against Hotdogs Being Sandwiches

• Cultural Identity: Hotdogs have a distinct identity. No one says, “I’ll have a frankfurter sandwich.”
• Bun Structure: Unlike most sandwiches, the bun is usually connected on one side, forming a hinge—more taco-like than sandwich-like.
• Dedicated Category: Menus often list hotdogs separately from sandwiches, reinforcing their standalone status.

🧠 Verdict?
It depends on whether you're asking a food scientist, a linguist, or someone at a backyard BBQ. Technically, yes. Culturally, not really. It’s like calling a burrito a wrap—it might be true, but it feels wrong.

[yakima]

But the first issue is whether hotdogs are meat.

[captainlee]

Call it what you want, they are fun to eat once in a while. Some places make a Hoagie on a roll but don't cut it all the way through to be hinged. Other places cut it totally in half first. It is what it is.

[Purc]

I feel another hotdog poll is coming...

[bbqLuv]

Yes, we need another hotdog poll

[Jfrosty27]

Who cares? Just eat one!!!
in fact I had two Chicago style for dinner last night. Side of onion rings. Awesome.

[Ace]

Hot dog surrounded by bread = sandwich.
Hot dog surrounded by a tortilla = taco.
Hot dog on a dinner plate with sides = tube steak.
Hot dog in the hands of a toddler = pacifier.
etc...
No matter how you serve them, it's a hot dog and they're good.
my .02

[Spinaker]

Hot dogs are hot dogs

Sandwiches are Sandwiches.

[TripleB]

What if I put my hot dog in a hamburger bun.....is it a hamburger?

And by the way, there is only one truth that will set you free, but not allowed to talk about it on this board.

[dpearce]

So then what are Vienna sausages on a hotdog bun called?

[RichieB]

It's a hot dog. When at the game does the vendor yell hot dogs here or sandwiches here? And you call to the vendor, what do you call out for? A couple of hot dogs or a couple of sandwiches?

[texastweeter]

I think the term hotdog is for the meat item itself, not the entire creation. We just naturally assume it comes with a bun. Without the bun, it's still called a hotdog. Kinda like when we say spaghetti it's ACTUALLY the pasta...we just assume in most instances that it comes with a tomato based sauce.

[Richard Chrz]

Seems like something you put into AI and then shared….

[randy.56]

A hot dog is a cooked sausage, often called a frankfurter or wiener, that is served in a sliced bun. It is not a salad. It is not a sandwich.

[Huskee]

This seems like like asking if underwear are shorts.

[Duanessmokedmeats]

If you have a pair of underwear, but there is only one...

[SheilaAnn]

You know what I want to say…….

[bbqLuv]

Oscar Meyer wiener, that is what I truly want to be.
If I were a Meyer wiener everyone would be in love with me

[Carolyn]

That is what she'd truly like to be...

[SheilaAnn]

To quote texastweeter “oh my lort!”

First, y’all know what I was going to say.
Second, everyone IS in love with me, cuz I’m cool and lovable.

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