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Hey everyone, Dan here with another reheat for you, and this one might get contentious,

because the questions we're going to be addressing in this episode have been discussed

and debated by the great philosophers down through the ages. Of course, we're going to be addressing in this episode have been discussed and debated

by the great philosophers down through the ages. Of course, we're going to be talking about

what is the true definition of a sandwich. I'll discuss that question with Peter Kim, who you

heard here on the show last fall talking about his ramen cookbook. Back when we talked to him for

this episode, he was the founding director of the Museum of Food and Drink. Then later in this episode, more semantic throwdowns. I'll be joined

by writer and podcaster Helen Zaltzman to ponder the meaning of brunch and seltzer. Now, this

episode was requested by Kevin in Switzerland. Hello. I recently came across your episode on

what makes a sandwich a sandwich. I would love to hear that episode again and also hear your take on the craze just over the border here in France of the French tacos. It doesn't have much to do with a taco in Mexico, but it's basically a version of a

donor kebab with meat, some sort of cheese sauce, French fries, all wrapped into a flour tortilla

and then finished on a panini press. So that squishes the burrito wrap thing into basically a sandwich-like shape.

So does that count as sandwiching the ingredients?

Anyway, love to hear your thoughts.

All right, Kevin.

So I have not had a French taco.

I have seen them online, though.

For folks who haven't seen it, at a glance, it does look like a panini,

sort of a flattened sandwich with some kind of browning grill marks across the top. But the difference here is that it's more like

wrapped in a flour tortilla and pressed flat. And I don't think that anything wrapped in a flour

tortilla is a sandwich. It's probably delicious because I love flour tortillas and I love anything

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