On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:31:21 +0200, Steve Y >
wrote:

>Interesting question, for me it feels like it has to be something
>between two slices of bread but I could slice part of a baguette
>partially in two , fill it and then call the result a sandwich. I
>wouldn't call what McDo sells as a Big Mac as a sandwich because the
>basic bread piece is a roll not a loaf, same with pita breads or hot dogs.
>
>
>So basically a sandwich is something made from part of a loaf, where the
>top and bottom surfaces are bread , and that may or may not be joined,
>and that is filled with a tasty filling. Think the key phrase is
>"part of a loaf"

I think you've got it! Rolls are not sandwich bread to me either and
I balk at calling anything not made with bread (pita, taco, gyro -
wraps of any sort) a sandwich.

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