Is a Hotdog a Sandwich?

02.28.23

Some of you might have not thought of this but this question keeps me awake at night. That question being is a hot dog a sandwich? Now some of you might be wondering what the definition of a sandwich is. According to google it is ”an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal.” Now that you know the definition, a lot of you are probably saying the bun that has the meat part of a hot dog inside of it is one piece of bread which implies that a hot dog is not a sandwich. Now you're right, it is only one piece, but the sandwiches at the Subway, and Jimmy J johns, have one piece of bread, so are they not sandwiches? 

After doing some research a sub role or a “submarine sandwich” is what it is said to be, a sandwich. With that being said, a hotdog is essentially a sub roll with meat in the middle which in my eyes is a sandwich. Meaning that question has found an answer, though I saw that some people were debating if a hot dog was a sandwich or a taco, Which blows my mind!  However while researching this topic other questions came to mind such as, Is a burger a sandwich, or what about grilled cheese, or even a quesadilla. There are many questions still yet to answer if you want to find out stay tuned to Wakefield weekly!