Food Theory: What Makes a Sandwich a Sandwich? 

Now we just need to know if cereal is soup

Why do hot dogs come in packs of 10 while the buns comes in packs of 8?

14:55 "And as dictated as common sense" that roast was completely unnecessary... And I love it

Who’s coming back to watch MatPats old videos after knowing that his amazing theorising will come to an end, we’ll miss you MatPat

“Ketchup is not an acceptable topping to put on a hotdog” Me: That sign can’t stop me because I can’t read

Can’t wait for the “Is Cereal a Soup?” Video

7:10 omfg i can die happy now having this sound bite 5:22 love the fact they accidentally found oswald

There is 3 categories which every food can go: -Sandwiches : A meal which you stack ingredients (you can have a sandwich of bread for example with 2 slices) -Soups : Mostly liquid foods (can have a bit of solid food in it) -Salads : One or a bunch of food you put together, in piece or not (a fruit is a salad of on ingredient) Technically a hotdog is a sandwich, you can try with other foods, each of them can be in those categories.

“...and as dictated by common sense” - that is the most passive agressive way I’ve ever heard anyone call someone else “stupid”

Everyone: “It... it’s all a sandwich..?” Tax regulators: *Cocks Gun* “always has been.”

I love how he went through all of these eclectic sources in the pursuit of the definition of sandwich, only to end up citing the obvious source of definitions, a dictionary. Truly one the videos of all time.

My answer to those debates (is hotdog a sandwich, is cereal soup) is always 'if i ask for a sandwich, and you give me a hotdog, it doesnt matter what the dictionary says, it's simply not what i asked for'.

During class, we started talking about ‘is pizza a sandwich.’ Oh boy, I was so ready for that debate, all thanks to MatPat.

MatPat: "According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council..." Me: *Pauses video to question humanity*

The thing that really bothers me about this whole situation is that the US Department of AGRICULTURE apparently doesn’t deal with PLANTS

Toppings on bread: Toppings which have 1 side covered: bottom Sandwich: Toppings which have 2 sides covered: top and bottom Taco: Toppings which have 3 sides covered: left, right and bottom Wrap: Toppings which have 4-5 sides covered: top, bottom, left, right (and back) A sausage is a taco. Very simple.

Mat pat: spends hours figuring out what makes a sandwich a sandwich Me: *Hey, Alexa*

"People need to stop arguing if their hotdogs are sandwiches. Just eat your lunch."

my definition of a sandwich: bread, something edible, bread. SIMPLE

I adore this channel - its ability to cover so much interesting terrotory off such direct and simple prompts is to be commended.

Instead of “everything is cake”, now it’s “is everything a sandwich?”

Matpat: Ketcup is not on that list. Me: NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE!

Hearing you say "That's just a theory. A conspiricy theory" made me laugh. When's the fifth theory channel coming?

Would English captions be able to be added? I know it’s an old video but captions help sooooo much 💖🥺 even auto generated would be great with Mats great annunciation 👏

When everyone is talking about everything being a cake but then you learn everything is actually sandwich

Theory: MatPat is using this channel just so he can make a theory about Diet Coke

I think I found a very good definition for sandwich. Any dish that when presented or eaten is traditionally of having a piece of bread on the top and a piece of bread on the bottom exquisite excluding. Examples such as burritos or other wraps

Eating pizza while watching food theory is the perfect combo.

The rapid fire "IS THIS THING A SANDWICH" honestly made me want to curl up in a ball and cry because my entire life has been a lie

That court case is outdated. Merriam webster now defines sandwich as " 1a: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between b: one slice of bread covered with food." A hot dog bun is a split roll.

Just checked the Merriam-Webster dictionery and the defenition of a sandwitch is: a: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between b: one slice of bread covered with food so I guess that a hotdog is a sandwich

Love you man. You help me get through my work days!!! Also, eggs are classified as poultry products. So the USDA's definition would include egg sandwiches.. in my opinion. Would love to hear your thoughts.

Me: It's all sandwiches? Food Theory: Always has been.

Matt: "is the kfc double down a sandwich?" me: no, its a entrance to cardiovascular diseases

My take on this is that for it to be a sandwich it needs carb and then protein and then carb. An open faced sandwich is a "Sope"(spanish). This means that depending on if you cut all the way through the bun when putting the sausage inside, a hot dog *could* be called a sandwich.

So if you need 2 pieces of bread then subway better watch out

Internet: “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” Tax Collectors: “Yes.” Massachusetts + MatPat: “No.” Me: “Yesn’t.”

When you realize that subway doesn’t serve sandwiches according to MatPat...

I believe a hot dog is not a sandwich for the following reasons: 1) a hot dog has only one slice of bread 2) one eats a hot dog with one hand. A sandwich is generally eaten with two 3) sandwiches are square shaped; meanwhile, hotdogs are far more cylindrical. We as a society must make sure to not confuse food types such as these.

I brought the hotdog question to my school a few years ago, and there were actual fights breaking out because of it

Me: *eats hot dog with ketchup* National Hotdog and Sausage Council: *you weren’t supposed to do that*

Everything’s a sandwich. Including humans: Bones. Meat. Skin. Technically sandwich

I was the Quality Assurance Manager at a food plant that made both sandwiches and pizza. Per the USDA, their jurisdiction did NOT cover any of our products where the meat was covered by a bread product (sandwiches.) However, they were very interested in any of our products where the meat was readily visible, e.g. a pepperoni pizza (NOT a sandwich.) 😜

I believe in the cube rule of food Just one piece at the bottom and things on top is a toast, two pieces with toppings in between is sandwich, if it is in a u shape and toppings are inside is a taco, when the toppings are wrapped around the bread or whatever is a burrito or sushi, and finally if it is all covered and in the interior is the filling is an empanada, hope you are happy, if not... im happy to hear something better

How have you ignored the historical namesake? According to Wikipedia: "The sandwich is named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an eighteenth-century English aristocrat. It is said that he ordered his valet to bring him meat tucked between two pieces of bread. It is commonly said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards, particularly cribbage, while eating, without using a fork, and without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands." This should at least be considered when defining sandwiches. Clearly a hot dot with moderate condiments could be consumed whilst playing cribbage.

There's about 8 acceptable ways to pronounce "Worcester" in Massachusetts. Brave of Matpat to bypass them all and invent his own.

Yesterday Next Level Chef did sandwiches for the main and I haven’t been able to stop thinking of THIS EPISODE since.

NY also classifies sandwich because of food stamps, a food stamp user cannot buy prepared or hot case food. Oddly enough, stores in NY will put prepared fried and rotisserie chicken in the cooler case and then it's food stamp approved. Gotta love NY.

Food theory: what makes a sandwich a sandwich? Me: u just need to put something between two slices of bread

“Ketchup is not a condiment for Hotdog.” Me: LIES!!

Matpat believe it or not I convinced my mom (who is an English teacher) to teach this video as as persuasive writing which she shared with the other english teacher and now your video is in google classroom for 7th graders 😂👍

Here's my (albeit lengthy) definition of a sandwich: (This definition is limited strictly to food, and not to sandwich-resembling items made in part or in whole of what an average person would not consider to be "food.") 1) A single- or multiple- portion of food, constructed on an individual unit basis. Individual portions taken from a larger whole must meet the same requirements to also be considered a sandwich, and must not in ordinary speech have a different name for a portion and a whole. (ex. a piece of a whole "pizza" is a "slice.") 2) An individual portion must be able to be held in its entirety in one or both hands for the duration of its consumption. 3) Must have an identifiable and distinct "top" and "bottom" when placed on a flat surface. 4) Must have: A) THE CONTAINER 1) bread or other ingredient capable of containing the filling. 2a) two or more individual identical or complimentary pieces, OR 2b) one unit split at least half of the way through so as to fill the gap with other ingredients, while resembling the appearance of that of a two-piece container. 3) Must not fully enclose the filling 4) Must function as the vehicle for the filling, and be the part which is held in the hands during usual consumption B) THE FILLING 1) one or more ingredients other than that of the container that may be placed within the gap of the container or between the two or more pieces, and which does not compromise the structural integrity of said container for a reasonable amount of time before or during consumption.

Matpat before: "Who is the Purple Guy? Who is Golden Freddy?" Matpat now: "IS A HOTDOG A SANDWICH?"

Can’t wait for “after you shake a milkshake surely it should be called a milkshook”

So now a sandwich filling *needs* to be spread(able)? Not a chance! It's also interesting that apparently no one has considered judging by different types of bread directly - for example I'd say unleavened bread should disqualify a foodstuff for the sandwich category. I'd also like to include some geometry to make it really rigorous. Since apparently creating a single-slice "sandwich" and folding it would then un-make the sandwich as things currently stand!

I don't recall seeing butter in the tubs at Subway. Since they don't put butter on their rolls does that disqualify their product as a sandwich? I used to work at Burger King and while we used products like ketchup and mayonnaise I don't recall using any butter on our hamburgers or cheeseburgers. We even put fried fish fillets in a bun. And how about those prepackaged products that include a layer of peanut butter or cheese between two crackers? Uncrustables (tm) ? Corn dogs? Hot Pockets (tm)? Pie with a top crust? Proposal: At least three layers. Both outer layers or wrap a cooked grain product. Outer layers/wrap/coating MUST be cooked before adding the filling although post assembly toasting is allowed. NOT messy enough to require implements like a spoon or fork to eat (disqualify anything resembling chip beef and gravy on top of a slice of toast).

I think the last channel should be "Conspiracy Theory" now.

Then by that judge's logic, subway doesn't sell sandwiches either. They sell hot dogs

Sandwich isnt a broad group really, it is an "overflow" grouping meant to catch things that other terms don't catch. Wraps, tacos, hotdogs, they have names that fit them better that won't confuse anyone when you ask for one. Terms only have meaning when they have utility and if someone who wants a quesadilla doesnt ask you to make them a sandwich, then calling one a sandwich has no utility. And "open face sandwich" isn't a thing.

When the definition says, "buttered" it could be defined as applying a spread (a verb), and any soft condiment, not necessarily the dairy product we refer to as butter. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a sandwich. A Pastrami on rye with mustard is, yes, a sandwich.

"aye bruh what kind of sandwich you want" "Chicken wing"

Anything: *has a confusing origin* MatPat: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

this reminds me of the whole is jaffa cake a cake or a biscuit? thing from the uk a while back, they taxed differently so jaffa cake company were claiming cake but people were saying biscuits-its even sold in the biscuit isle! it went to court and they agreed that it's cake due to how it goes when stale

All poultry products aren't necessarily meat unless I was breaking all kinds of rules with my egg salad sandwiches back when I was trying to be a vegetarian. That said, happy to see someone else overthink something as much as I do sometimes! Entertaining video!

Everyone: Its all cake. Food Theory: Nope! Its all sandwhich.

As someone who had looked after and cared for dogs, I can safely say that they do not become sandwiches when hot

4:16 But sandwich is 2 pieces of bread, the hotdog bun is half cut, so it still count as one single piece, to be able to hold it with 1 hand while adding mustard and stuff, the most similar thing is taco 14:32 Amazing

"Breaking News: Cars now identify as sandwiches also!"

Me: eating hotdogs with ketchup FBI: *wait...... that’s illegal*

A sandwich goes like this Bread piece 1 Spreads Veggies Meats Cheeses Bread piece 2 You can alter the insides as you please, but a sandwich has two DISTINCT pieces of bread. A taco is one piece of bread folded in half to house the fillings Toast is 1 piece of bread thats flat either plain or with a spread or topping A wrap is one piece of bread thats rolled around the filling. Hense, a hotdog is a taco.

i found a definition that is different not that different though still two pieces only. sandwich: an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal.

Matpat: “ Ketchup is not on that list, Mayo is definitely not on that list” Me really loud: “what!?”

Everyone asks: "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" But no one asks: "Is a sandwich a hot dog?"

In Sweden we have two words "Smörgås" (as in smörgåsbord) and "macka" that at least as most people use them today mean the same thing, and that is any piece of bread with anything on top. In Sweden open faced sandwiches are much more common than a "dubbelmacka" (a double "macka" - or a sandwich with two pieces of bread), and just butter open face sandwiches aren't that weird. Of course depending on household and personal taste, but I know many people who prefer just butter on their sandwich, especially if they buy some nicer bakery bread and not just store-bought toast bread. As for Pizza I don't think a lot of people actively associates it with "macka", but at least in my cook book it's described as "an Italian hot "macka"". Never heard anyone describe a hot dog as such though, nor tortilla wraps or pita pockets. They seem to exist as their own branch of bread food.

Chicken wings can be sandwiches because they are often breaded, so in a sense wrapped in bread they fall into the category of a wrap

This is the longest subway ad I've ever seen.

Matpat: "chicken wing" *shows drumstick/thigh* Me: Is a drumstick a chicken wing?

No, an open-faced sandwich is not a sandwich, it’s toast with stuff on it. A sandwich is a filling between two or more SEPARATE pieces of typically wheat based food (so hot dogs, wraps, etc. are not sandwiches but the kfc double down is).

The captions are so wild at 7:19 it says “that just of rocky spirit with royal classic rent in just this week” and I started breaking down laughing when listening to this with no sound whatsoever 😂

My sister: puts ketchup on hot dog* Hot counsel: breathes intensely*

“How the sausage gets made” *inhale* *”nO ONE REALLY KNOWS HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED, THE ART OF THE TRADE, HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE”*

I did an entire essay back in highschool about a grilled cheese sandwich, spent days researching sandwichs, history and anatomy, technically a sandwich doesn't need two pieces of bread, it can be one, heck look at every subway sandwich, regardless, a hotdog is a sandwich, and by that means, most grains and dough also count, so also sandwiches are jelly donuts, taco, peta bread pockets, and yes, technically, an egg roll. Pop tarts, ravioli, which reminds me, Pop tarts are basically ravioli, ravioli is basically stuffed noodles, pop tarts are noodles. Fight me.

2 square or rectangle pieces of bread with any type of filling inbetween, sometimes cut into 2 triangles

Next time on food theory, “Is mayonnaise an instrument?”

Whenever the bun annoyingly splits apart then the hotdog gets to become a sandwich

The first part of matpat dialogue really just thru me to the floor laughing my A** off XD

Some of those definitions, I could literally put two pieces of bread on each side of a TV and it would be a sandwich

Okay but seriously. When are we getting a "Conspiracy Theory" channel with that blue on the logo? Because that would probably be the best channel.

Me: **hears that ketchup is not a condiment for hot dogs** Also Me: **still do it**

Love how you use Dolphin Mall for your food court image.

Are legumes and the edible part of nuts not considered meat! I know there are other names for them also, it just seems to be a common name for them amongst the common person who cooks or prepares food.

“Ketchup does not count for a hot dog” Me eating a bratwurst: you have no power here

Mat : "A Conspiracy Theory" Me: That's it boys. The circle is complete.

As a resident of Massachusetts,I am happy to know that my state did what needed to be done

my definition of a sandwich is any kind of item that's in the middle of one or multiple bread products. Meat, Veggies, condiments, if anything is in the MIDDLE of a bread-based products, it's a sandwich.

MatPat: ketchup isnt supposed to go on hotdogs, apparently. Sans: *why are we still here...? Just to suffer? Every night?*

Everyone: debating on what's a sandwich Me: Matpat said "Worcester" wrong

Eggs are considered to be poultry. So that is the reason for the distinction between meat and poultry along with egg salad being a sandwich.

I mean when the Earl of sandwich created it, it was basically to eat greasy foods without dirtying your fingers. So by that definition a hot dog qualifies but any sort of grilled sandwich does not, nor does open face sandwiches

"Wait, it's all sandwiches?" "Always has been." *Inaudible gunshots because sound doesn't travel in space*