Hellobee Boards

Bwahahaha.

Can we call them ethnic (cultural?) sandwiches?
And the folded over pizza thingy is called a calzone.

@Raindrop: Well a pizza is baked in an oven, that seems pretty different to me...

If I ordered a sandwich and you brought me a pizza, I would look at you like you're crazy! But if it was an open-faced sandwich, I would just ask for another piece of bread.

@Raindrop: Lol, we have this debate at work all the time. I am going to send the link of that court case to everyone.

@Raindrop: That is crazy talk!!

I like the approach in the NYT Field Guide to the American Sandwich, which breaks down a taxonomy of sandwich-dom:

<< There are five main families of sandwich in The New York Times Field Guide.

There are sandwiches made on Kaiser or "hard" rolls.
There are sandwiches made on soft buns.
There are sandwiches made on long hero or sub rolls.
There are sandwiches made on sliced bread.
And there are what we call "singulars," which are those creations on bread that falls outside these other groups but are still vital to the sandwich landscape, like the muffuletta. >>

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/14/dining/field-guide-to-the-sandwich.html

@Raindrop: Argh, all this sandwich talk is making me crave a sandwich!!

@sera_87: a calzone is not pizza although the ingredients are similar. A calzone is more similar to a turn over or empanada. In NY we get a side of sauce (tomato) and dip as we eat.

And yes, NYers do fold their pizza in half (well at least I do). I fold my slice for the first half and then open it back up for the finish. Perhaps because slices are pretty large and the crust is flexible? Lol I never even though this was a "thing"!

In my head, most of the things you listed are NOT sandwiches. For me it's all about the type of bread.... That is what constitutes a sandwich for me!

@Mamaof2: Well, a sub is a sandwich. The word "Sub" is short for "submarine sandwich".

I do not classify a hamburger as a sandwich but I guess technically it is. If it's made with a bun, it's still a sandwich in my mind. I actually prefer my sandwiches made on buns.

I would consider an open faced sandwich still a sandwich because I think you usually get two slices of bread, it's just not eaten together.

I do not consider a wrap a sandwich, or anything else on the list.

I always assumed a sandwich was two pieces of bread/buns with ingredients other than ground beef in the middle.

So a burger is a kind or sandwich. So is a sub.

And open face sandwich is not because it doesn't sandwich anything. A hot dog could be abother type of sandwich.

Open-face sandwich *might* be a sandwich, but none of the rest!

Based on some of these being considered sandwiches, could you also consider pie a sandwich? Filling in between two layers of "bread"? Or does it specifically have to be yeast bread? Some of these seem crazy to me. Pizza is pizza, not a sandwich!

@Raindrop: white chocolate isn't chocolate? You just blew my mind!

@Raindrop: I will never look at white chocolate the same way again!