Comment by ilyt
2 years ago
> It's the impetus behind the question "Is a hotdog a sandwich?"
It seems like that's the "every hot-dog is a sandwich but not every sandwich is a hot dog" thing
> What's the line between pasta and bread?
Leaveners
> Bread and cake?
Sugar content
But I think question here is why products for such similar use have such different taxation ? Why video is taxed more than pictures ? What purpose does it serve?
There's unleavened bread. There's both breads with higher sugar content and cakes with lower sugar content.
The point is that it really is just our vague impressions of things. Taxonomy has the impossible task of defining things that really don't have clear definitions. When does a table become a chair? Etc.
Why do you think a hot dog is a sandwich? Does that make a taco a sandwich? If not, why aren't hot dogs tacos? Is a Pop Tart a ravioli?
> There's unleavened bread.
Yeah for bread vs pasta the "you need to boil the dry pasta and bake/fry the bread dough is better selector I admit. If you bake dry pasta it won't go well
> Why do you think a hot dog is a sandwich?
Bread, stuff, bread
> Does that make a taco a sandwich?
Yes
> If not, why aren't hot dogs tacos?
They are different kinds on sandwich family tree. Calzone is a pie just like pizza
> Is a Pop Tart a ravioli?
Never eaten that abomination in my life but it has no pasta in it so no
Feel free to ask if you have any other doubts.
Re >> Feel free to ask if you have any other doubts. -- Well, since you offered...
If a calzone is a pie, is a hot pocket a pie? Would that make a pop-tart a smaller fruit pie?
If a taco is a sandwich, does that make taquitos (rolled tacos) sandwiches? If taquitos are sandwiches, are eggrolls? What about burritos?
Is bannana bread a cake?