Is This A Sandwich? Or #NotASandwich
Sporkful host, Dan Pashman, throws down over what does and doesn't constitute a sandwich...beginning with his controversial stance that a hot dog is NOT a sandwich. He's joined by participants from a variety of backgrounds, including John Hodgman, Micki Maynard of the New York Times, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty, and the Planet Money team (who recently reported on why the state of New York defines a burrito as a sandwich).
"@WNYC: Is a hot dog a sandwich? @leonardlopate @thesporkful #NotASandwich" NOT. A. SANDWICH.
— Dr. Sean (@the7thpoint) July 24, 2014
Hot dogs (&Hamburgers) might fit technical "sandwich" definition, but they're in a league of their own, so NO #notasandwich @thesporkful
— Mary Jane (@mjfrombuffalo) July 24, 2014
For those playing catchup, listen to me explain why a hot dog is a sandwich: http://t.co/TbcKIAV1hf #NotASandwich
— Dan Pashman (@TheSporkful) July 24, 2014
Here is @hodgman responding to me thoughtfully but incorrectly: http://t.co/RfVcl4GPck #NotASandwich
— Dan Pashman (@TheSporkful) July 24, 2014
Can you name a sandwich that *doesn't* sandwich its fillings @Mobute? @hodgman @GrammarGirl #NotASandwich
— Dan Pashman (@TheSporkful) July 24, 2014
A sandwich requires bread. So sorry NY, a burrito is not a sandwich—the Mexican food sandwich is a torta. #NotASandwich
— Unplayed Zero (@unplayedzero) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful I had an empanada for lunch. Not taxed as a sandwich and yet let's be honest, feels meaty/bready #notasandwich
— Robert Smith NPR (@radiosmith) July 24, 2014
Doesn't @TacoBell say they don't do sandwiches? The whole "Outside the bun" thing... So that would mean a burrito is #NotaSandwich, right?
— Sor (@NoNotSarah) July 24, 2014
Consider the tuna melt. I know @TheSporkful will say it's #notasandwich. But most of us know it IS a sandwich...yes? pic.twitter.com/p6pwiI88UJ
— Kristen Meinzer (@kristenmeinzer) July 24, 2014
@kristenmeinzer @TheSporkful A raft perhaps, not a sandwich. Can't pick it up and eat it, must use a fork.
— Mr. Wilson (@ny_city_man) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful @kristenmeinzer A tuna melt is totally a sandwich. Isn't it always in the "hot sandwich" section on the diner menu?
— Valerie (@lapinski) July 24, 2014
@GregBensinger @TheSporkful @Mobute @hodgman Needing the qualifier "open-face" makes me think it is special, an exception. #NotASandwich
— Mignon Fogarty (@GrammarGirl) July 24, 2014
@GregBensinger @GrammarGirl @TheSporkful @hodgman An open-faced sandwich is like a "Logan's Run" senior care center.
— Jeb Lund (@Mobute) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful It looks as if "sandwich" was a noun for about 100 years before it became a verb. #NotASandwich
— Mignon Fogarty (@GrammarGirl) July 24, 2014
Behold the quesadilla: sandwich, or #notasandwich? @TheSporkful @WNYC @planetmoney pic.twitter.com/zlwtDUlRGc
— Kristen Meinzer (@kristenmeinzer) July 24, 2014
If made with 2 separate tortillas--sandwich. RT @kristenmeinzer: Behold the quesadilla: sandwich, or #notasandwich? pic.twitter.com/0mzvMUeKQR
— Dan Pashman (@TheSporkful) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful @kristenmeinzer So if I make a quesadilla with one tortilla, it's not a sandwich — until I cut off the fold, and voila?
— James Callan (@scarequotes) July 24, 2014
@thenickguy @TheSporkful @kristenmeinzer Then it's a soft taco, still NOT a sandwich
— Mr. Wilson (@ny_city_man) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful where do you come down on the Lobster Roll? Sandwich? #notasandwich?
— Micheline Maynard (@MickiMaynard) July 24, 2014
Sandwich. You can sever the hinged bun w/o fundamental alteration. MT @MickiMaynard: Lobster Roll -- Sandwich? #notasandwich?
— Dan Pashman (@TheSporkful) July 24, 2014
@TheSporkful So you could think of an open-faced sandwich as a "bun" with a 180º hinge. @kristenmeinzer #notasandwich
— James Callan (@scarequotes) July 24, 2014
