He stated that a hot dog is not the same thing as a sandwich. If you go to a vendor selling hot dogs and ask for a sandwich, they will most likely look at you as like you have lost your mind. Simply said, it does not share the same cultural connotations as a sandwich. Mittenthal has been exposed to every conceivable rebuttal argument as well.
What was the original name of the hot dog?
When it was first introduced to New York City in the late 1800s from Europe, the hot dog was initially known as a ″Coney Island Sandwich″ or a ″Frankfurter sandwich.″ However, today, we simply refer to the food item as a ″hot dog″ due to its ambiguity of falling under the category of a sandwich. The history of the hot dog can be traced back to the late 1800s.
Is a hot dog a sandwich for New York state tax purposes?
The New York Department of Taxation and Finance published a Tax Bulletin on April 13, 2011, in which it said that ″hot dogs and sausages on buns, rolls, etc.″ were considered to be ″sandwiches″ for the purposes of the state’s sales tax.