The Syndicate

indiglo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:06 pm I am very disappointed in this thread.

I was expecting to see respectable sandwiches, dressed in suits and ties and stunning pant suits, standing behind podiums debating current events, political matters, hot topics, or at the very least pop culture.

Hahahaha, Indi this thread began because of an all out war we had in discord about what constitutes a sandwich. I've never laughed so hard!

Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:03 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:00 am

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:25 am For dinner last night, I was very lazy and only had some weird food bits lying around. I spread peanut butter over a flour tortilla and ate it.

Sandwich?

I actually recently read an article that said a sandwich - not ice cream sandwich or any other non-conventional sandwich - must have two pieces of bread so I rest my case.

What were the author’s sandwich credentials?

Doctor of Sandwich Etymology

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:25 am For dinner last night, I was very lazy and only had some weird food bits lying around. I spread peanut butter over a flour tortilla and ate it.

Sandwich?

I actually recently read an article that said a sandwich - not ice cream sandwich or any other non-conventional sandwich - must have two pieces of bread so I rest my case.

Quin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:00 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:46 am

Quin wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:24 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:34 pm Ok, I just found this article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainme ... ch/414352/

good article except it says that a roll is a sandwich which it absolutely is not

I don't think it does @Quin because their first rule is:

To qualify as “a sandwich,” a given food product must, structurally, consist of two (2) exterior pieces that are either separate or mostly separate;

Isn't your roll attached?

'mostly separate' would be inclusive of rolls. They consider burgers a sandwich, so.

oh, maybe your hamburger buns are different - mine are always detached.

Quin wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:24 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:34 pm Ok, I just found this article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainme ... ch/414352/

good article except it says that a roll is a sandwich which it absolutely is not

I don't think it does [mention]Quin[/mention] because their first rule is:

To qualify as “a sandwich,” a given food product must, structurally, consist of two (2) exterior pieces that are either separate or mostly separate;

Isn't your roll attached?

Ok, I just found this article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainme ... ch/414352/

That is truly one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen.

Oh god I just found it: The Double Down contains "bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel's secret sauce... pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets." See even they don't call it a sandwich - "pinched between".

What the heck is a KFC double down?

I like the category pseudo sandwiches because I can put things that aren't between bread in that category. Also open faced sandwiches would go there.

I would otherwise be a structural purist, ingredient neutral but the chart defines bread as "bread/baked product" and I accept only bread per the definition of sandwich, thus I am other.

I think it is important that some definitions be presented otherwise people won't understand why we're talking about leavened bread, even though JJJ doesn't want to talk about definitions.

First a sandwich, from the oed: An item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal. 'a ham sandwich'

Then bread, also from the oed: Food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked. Merriam Webster says "leavening agent" instead of yeast.

So all my answers come from those definitions, specifically two pieces of bread and bread being made with a leavening agent.