Is a hot dog a sandwich?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is a hot dog a sandwich?". Your opponent's style: Sherlock Holmes

No

"No" isn't an argument, it's a surrender disguised as brevity. You're implicitly claiming a hot dog *isn't* a sandwich, so let's dismantle that. A sandwich is any protein or filling between two pieces of bread. A hot dog is protein between two pieces of bread. The only difference you're clinging to is that the bread is connected on one hinge, but that's an arbitrary aesthetic distinction, not a categorical one. A lobster roll has the same hinge structure and everyone calls it a sandwich without hesitation. Your position collapses the moment you define your terms. So what's your actual reason for saying no?