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

Ah, a simple "no"—how delightfully evasive. But I shall not be deterred by such brevity. A hot dog is *precisely* a sandwich, and your reflexive denial only confirms you haven't examined the elementary facts. Two pieces of bread with filling between them—that is the definition. A hot dog bun, though connected, remains functionally identical: bread encasing protein. The Earl of Sandwich created the principle, not a specific configuration. Your intuitive resistance stems from cultural conditioning, not logic. Call it what you wish, but deny reality at your peril. The geometry is undeniable. Now then, present your actual counterargument, or concede the point.