In life, sometimes we encounter questions whose answers shake us to our very core and make us question everything we thought we knew on an existential level. What is the meaning of life? Do we really have free will? Are burgers and hot dogs sandwiches? OK, maybe whether or not burgers and hot dogs can be considered sandwiches is not one of life’s biggest questions, but it is one of the biggest food debates of our generation.
There are some things that we know without a doubt are sandwiches. Peanut butter and jelly between two slices of Wonder Bread is a sandwich. Grilled cheese is a sandwich. BLTs, reubens, turkey clubs, banh mis, pastrami on rye…these are the things we think of when we think of sandwiches. Not a grilled cheeseburger or a Chicago-style hot dog.
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