Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
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In America (and maybe Canada?) flapjacks are pancakes. The term "flapjack" is not used nearly as often as "pancakes", but I'd guess that it's used in this case because of the word "cake" in "pancake" being too suggestive that it actually belongs in the "cake" category. The idea is for it to be fairly funny and obnoxious, so if it literally says "cake" in the word, it doesn't come off as being quite as funny.
It's not a problem in the US that we use "flapjack" for pancake. Nobody gets confused, because we simply don't have/eat what you're calling a flapjack
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Food for thought:
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Oxford Dictionary says:
"An article of food for a light meal or snack, composed of two thin slices of bread, usually buttered, with a savoury (originally spec. meat, esp. beef or ham) or other filling."
So no, the hotdog is not a Sandwich.
"An article of food for a light meal or snack, composed of two thin slices of bread, usually buttered, with a savoury (originally spec. meat, esp. beef or ham) or other filling."
So no, the hotdog is not a Sandwich.
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Coincidentally there's been a major, related legal development:
Indiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches'
An Indiana judge has cleared the way for the opening of a new restaurant after finding that “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches."
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Could the guy not have just opened his store in a different plaza rather than trying to convince them for 3 years and taking it to court?Coincidentally there's been a major, related legal development:
Indiana judge opens door for new eatery, finding `tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches'
An Indiana judge has cleared the way for the opening of a new restaurant after finding that “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches."
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It's not his store. It's his plaza. He purchased property which had been re-zoned from single-family residential to limited commercial. The new zoning places restrictions on the nature of commercial development. Upon learning the nature of the business to be opened on the property that he'd developed, with rental commitments established, the city planning commission from whom he secured development permission objected.
The ruling doesn't actually define tacos as sandwiches, rather it establishes the nature of the business as complying with the spirit of the restrictions, and it includes language which isn't legally binding ("dicta") that has since been latched onto because it's humorous.
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The essence of a hotdog lies in the sausage itself, not necessarily in how it is served. One can consume the sausage by itself and still say “I ate a hotdog”, it retains its identity.
The term “hotdog” does not inherently imply the presence of a bun, which distinguishes itself from the concept of a sandwich.
A “sandwich” only qualifies to be a sandwich if it consists of one or more types of filling placed between two slices of bread or within a split roll or bun.
Therefore, a hotdog is not a sandwich. (Still voted “Yes” though, was bribed by the other party)
The term “hotdog” does not inherently imply the presence of a bun, which distinguishes itself from the concept of a sandwich.
A “sandwich” only qualifies to be a sandwich if it consists of one or more types of filling placed between two slices of bread or within a split roll or bun.
Therefore, a hotdog is not a sandwich. (Still voted “Yes” though, was bribed by the other party)
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If you take the literal meaning, obviously a hot dog is not a sandwich. You wouldn't call this dog a sandwich:
Maybe likes of PETA can get the term hot dog banned as a meal one day. Maybe in an alternate galaxy out there, they call it a hot cat.
Anyway moving on to the next point, a sausage by itself is not a sandwich. The question implies something is making it considered a sandwich which I can presume is a bun. At the end of the day, a split roll with cooked sausage filling is a sandwich. Best to call a spade a spade. If you go down the slippery slope of changing what terms means, then you might get questions one day, is an Orange a basketball? Is a Sub, an actual submarine or a sandwich? I wonder if people who think hot dogs are not sandwiches, would think they are if the sausage was replaced with tuna and salad?
Maybe likes of PETA can get the term hot dog banned as a meal one day. Maybe in an alternate galaxy out there, they call it a hot cat.
Anyway moving on to the next point, a sausage by itself is not a sandwich. The question implies something is making it considered a sandwich which I can presume is a bun. At the end of the day, a split roll with cooked sausage filling is a sandwich. Best to call a spade a spade. If you go down the slippery slope of changing what terms means, then you might get questions one day, is an Orange a basketball? Is a Sub, an actual submarine or a sandwich? I wonder if people who think hot dogs are not sandwiches, would think they are if the sausage was replaced with tuna and salad?
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You shouldn't. Many such cases. Here's another:
It's a fun name intended to get attention, especially at a crowded fair (and later ball games).
The name "hot dog" technically refers to the combined meat and bun. The meat alone is a frank or a wiener, derived from their place of origin (Frankfurt or Vienna). Sometimes people refer to the meat alone as a hot dog. That's neither correct or incorrect. It deviates from its origins but it's common usage.
Accounts of the name's origin vary. Some say that because "wiener" was also used to describe Dachshunds, that made it fun, and of course they (the sausages) were served hot. Another account is that it came from the phrase conveying enthusiasm or excitement ("hot dog!").
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