What Makes A Sandwich A Sandwich?

Today on Weird History Food, we are examining the definition of a sandwich. Is it an age old question, or an internet generated spark for the battle royale of keyboard warriors the world over? In the interest of convenience, people have always been looking to wrap up ingredients for easier eating. Was it the Earl of Sandwich that gave the sandwich its the name? ...And what of 'so called' hot dogs, wraps, and even those odd open faced 'sandwiches'? Well, go ahead, tell us what you think, and why!

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[PhantomLover]

Of course, we all know that a sandwich is just a sandwich, but a manwich is a meal

[michaelwambaugh]

The weirdest sandwich I ever made was a german “cubano” using my leftovers from new years day. Pork loin, braised red cabbage, whole grain dijon, black forest ham, and swiss cheese on a Cuban roll. I’ll never forget.

[dude]

You failed to mention that chicken wings are considered a sandwich in NY also. Now that’s wild

[NewMessage]

this comment section gonna end in a Netflix true crime series.

[ninjamanu]

Oh I know this one: anything between two slices of bread. Which means yes...a loaf of bread is a bread sandwich. Thanks fallout 4.

[eerieeric]

I would love to hear the history of pie from fruit pies, like apple pies to savory pies, like meat, pies, and more

[Itsapewpewpew]

Spaghetti tacos. The nastiest “sandwich” ever introduced

[flashmusicarchive]

The strangest sandwich I made was a peanut butter and syrup sandwich last time I was baked. My brain at the time said this was the key to the perfect sandwich.

[Thoroughly_Wet]

If you call a sub a sandwich, you cant argue that a hotdog isn't a sandwich.

[michaeldiaz]

I like a simple black forest ham and swiss, lettuce, tomato and pickles with mustard and mayonnaise in between two slices of white bread. It's very basic, but I love it.

[demontooth]

if you split something to add something in between it is a sandwich. So yes, a hot dog is a sandwich just like a sub, hero, or po-boy. The 2 halves don't need to be fully separated.

[michaelwambaugh]

Now the real question is: is a calzone a dumpling?

[OfftheRadar]

What makes the discussion so fractured is that we collectively have an impression as to what a sandwich is, but not a standard definition. 99 times out of 100, that impression is enough. We know for sure that air is not a sandwich, my car is not a sandwich, the concept of human dignity is not a sandwich. But then, we run into that 1 in 100 situation where our impression is not enough, and any attempt to create a standard only ends up either including things we wouldn't want to include, or excluding something we meant to include. That is to say nothing about creating a standard that the public at large would actually agree on.

So it's much easier to ask, does a hot dog *want* to be a sandwich?

[Nagatem]

Ah yes The open face sandwich also known as the Paldea special

[edkeaton]

"I've got brown sandwiches or green sandwiches - it's either very new cheese or very old meat." - Oscar Madison, "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon. 😳😲😵‍💫🤢😣🥪🍔🥙🌯🌭

[edkeaton]

"Too few people understand a really good sandwich." - James Beard. 😋❤️🥪🍔🌭🥙🌯

[lisapop]

Dill pickles, potato chips (preferably ruffles or salt & vinegar) and copious amounts of yellow mustard has to be the weirdest combination that I have ever made. I loved it

[RookMeAmadeus]

Extra fun fact: It wasn't just New York that ruled on this. In mid-May this year, Indiana ruled that tacos and burritos are "Mexican-style sandwiches" after a resident wanted to open a taco shop in Fort Wayne. The zoning agreements stated that any restaurant there would only sell sandwiches. He took it to court and won when the judge ruled that tacos qualified.

Also, in Massachusetts, tacos were ruled to NOT be sandwiches in a court case from 2006 to pave the way for a Mexican restaurant to sell burritos in a shopping center in Shrewsbury. This allowed the restaurant to get around Panera Bread's exclusive right to sell sandwiches in the shopping center in question.

[chrismayer]

My fave sandwich is the Ugga bugga; it consists of pumpernickel bread with fillings of hamburger, salami, pepperoni, Swiss, cheddar and blue cheese and medallions of chicken-roasted Jalapeño with a spread of 3 types of mustard (and no, I’m NOT pregnant!)

[NewMessage]

All I know is that the *best* sandwich is the Twinkie Weiner Sandwich.