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Is a hot dog a sandwich?

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[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I posit the most practical and likely least precise definition of all:

Whether something is a sandwich or not is like the difference between art and porn. You know it when you see it.

Could loads of things fall under a technical definition of a sandwich? Totally. Is a taco a sandwich? Please.

[–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago

Difference between art and porn? Plenty of art IS porn, and plenty of porn is art!

Anyway, yeah, that's kind of off-topic from the definition of a sandwich.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Is a taco a sandwich?

Yes it is. Corn flour is just as valid as a flour as any other grain! Therefore a tacoshell is a type of dough productm and a sandvich is topings between two baked dough products. Never has it been said it needs to be open on both sides!