Is a hot dog technically a sandwich?

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

A hotdog is a sandwich because it meat in between pieces of bread.

Wrong. Bread on a hotdog is ONE continuous piece folded, not two separate slices. That's the entire difference between a sandwich and a hotdog. You're confusing structure with ingredients. Can you name any other "sandwich" where the bread doesn't separate?

Your "continuous piece" argument destroys your own case. A submarine sandwich has one continuous roll, not two separate slices. A po'boy, an Italian sub, a hoagie—all one piece of bread. By your own definition, those are all hotdogs, not sandwiches. You've just proved structure doesn't matter. It's about what's inside bread, and a hotdog qualifies.

You've actually made my point perfectly. Those are sandwiches BECAUSE the bread is cut all the way through, creating two distinct halves that hold the filling. A hotdog hinge stays connected—the bread never separates. That's the critical difference you're ignoring. A submarine roll is sliced open. A hotdog bun folds. Completely different mechanics. You're conflating "one piece of bread" with "bread that doesn't fully separate," and that's where your whole argument collapses. So which is it—does the bread need to actually split or not?

a definition of a sandwich is an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal:

Perfect. Two pieces of bread. A hotdog hinge is one piece folded, not two. You just quoted yourself into defeat. Next?