Taco = Sandwich?

[razark]

30 minutes ago, YNM said:

What about this ?

That appears to be some sort of filled bun or kolache.

 

1 hour ago, Gargamel said:

By some definitions here, a pierogi would be a sandwich...

It says that it is boiled, therefore it's a pasta.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Are hamburgers sandwiches?

[StrandedonEarth]

32 minutes ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

Are hamburgers sandwiches?

Most definitely

1 hour ago, HelioCentric said:

Well, that definition says two slabs of carbs as a container or wrapper...

Edited March 9, 2019 by StrandedonEarth

[ARS]

2 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

two slabs of carbs as a container or wrapper...

That settles it. As long as the wrapper is carbohydrate-based, it's sandwich

[StrandedonEarth]

Just now, ARS said:

That settles it. As long as the wrapper is carbohydrate-based, it's sandwich

Ah, but there has to be two pieces which makes for a complicated wrap

[razark]

39 minutes ago, ARS said:

As long as the wrapper is carbohydrate-based, it's sandwich

"In food science and in many informal contexts, the term "carbohydrate" often means any food that is particularly rich in the complex carbohydrate starch (such as cereals, bread and pasta) or simple carbohydrates, such as sugar (found in candy, jams, and desserts)."

So if I have some sort of food covered in honey, it's now a sandwich?

[TheSaint]

43 minutes ago, ARS said:

That settles it. As long as the wrapper is carbohydrate-based, it's sandwich

[ARS]

Well, for me, sandwich is more like a term instead of food (like "being sandwiched between X and Y")  

[kerbiloid]

So, as a sandwich is something between the layers of bread, probably the definition of bread decides.

And, as @razark said, only baked dough is counted as a sandwich base, not boiled.

Thus, if something is put between two layers of baked dough, it's a true sandwich. 
If between two layers of the boiled dough (pierogi aka vareniki, ravioli aka pelmeni, etc), it's a false sandwich.
If nothing is put between two dough layers, it's a fake sandwich.

So, so-called "lazy varenik" (i.e. a boiled pierog/varenik without any filling inside) is a fake false sandwich.
 

Spoiler

 

[Nightside]

How about a corn dog?

[kerbiloid]

10 minutes ago, Nightside said:

How about a corn dog?

Spoiler

A corn dog asks "What's wrong with me?"

 

[YNM]

8 hours ago, razark said:

filled bun

Yeah, bakpau.

What about this : Martabak Manis/Bangka / Terang Bulan / Apam Balik

and Martabak (Telur/Asin)

[klesh]

Interesting debate here.  I would not call a hard shell taco a sandwich.  I would not call a soft shell taco, or in fact a burrito a sandwich.  I would however call a chicken caesar wrap a sandwich, which I suppose makes me some kind of ingredientalist that should be exposed as such on your fake outrage social media platform of choice.

On 3/9/2019 at 12:41 AM, kerbiloid said:

So, so-called "lazy varenik" (i.e. a boiled pierog/varenik without any filling inside) is a fake false sandwich.

  

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I make those, without filling theyre essentially a glob of pasta, like a gnocchi. 

[Mikki]

Obviously John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, invented the "Sandwich", consisting of two slightly toasted whitebread slices and a beef inbetween.

I think he would have loved Tacos.

Excellent thread, most delicious theme   

[Green Baron]

Most interesting. Maybe the Spanish montadito is derivable from that ?

Time for lunch !

[KSK]

On 3/3/2019 at 10:51 PM, Gargamel said:

No, just because two things have similar components does not mean they are interchangeable. 

Can confirm. Main components of a cauliflower (at an atomic level): carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen.

Main components of me (at an atomic level): carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen.

I flatter myself that I am not a cauliflower although discerning observers may spot some behavioural similarities, especially on a Friday afternoon.

[kerbiloid]

Hemisandwich? Semisandwich? Subsandwich? Protosandwich? Open sandwich?

Spoiler

 

[Heliocentric]

Tacos do have a carb based wrapper.. only one that can be cut into two if desired...

[Gargamel]

On 3/18/2019 at 10:42 AM, kerbiloid said:

Open sandwich?

Open sandwich is not a sandwich at all.    It's stuff, on a piece of bread.    It's not even close.    If an open 'sandwich' is a sandwich, then we'd have to include buttered bread as a sandwich.    No. 

[razark]

13 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

If an open 'sandwich' is a sandwich...

then a frosted cake is a sandwich.

 

Now, excuse me while I finish my breakfast sandwich.

[kerbiloid]

36 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

If an open 'sandwich' is a sandwich, then we'd have to include buttered bread as a sandwich

But is there a common name for a sausaged bread like on the picture?

[Dman979]

1 minute ago, kerbiloid said:

But is there a common name for a sausaged bread like on the picture?

Isn't "hot dog" the term you're looking for?

[kerbiloid]

1 minute ago, Dman979 said:

Isn't "hot dog" the term you're looking for?

Afaik, "hot dog" is a sausage between two halves of a sliced bread, not just lying on top..

[Dman979]

Just now, kerbiloid said:

Afaik, "hot dog" is a sausage between two halves of a sliced bread, not just lying on top..

Ah, I didn't see the picture you're referring to. That looks like bruchetta to me.

[kerbiloid]

2 minutes ago, Dman979 said:

That looks like bruchetta to me.

Looks similar. 
Wiki translates the stacked food as Butterbrot, like in Russian, but I never have read or heard this in English sources.