It’s a quintessentially American food inextricably intertwined with many American pastimes—but is the hot dog a sandwich? Debate rages on.
It's an age-old debate that's getting new life on the Internet.
Is the hot dog a sandwich? Opinions differ.
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell took the side of Yes recently on a radio show:
"If you eat a hot dog without the bun, it's not a sandwich, obviously. But if you use the bun, I think that it's just a different type of sandwich, but it's still a sandwich. The bread to me would be the key."
Rendell's comments put him on the same side of the debate as comedian Hannibal Buress:
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