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The Cube Rule of Food is a potential solution to the question, “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” This joke rule is simple: use a cube as a guideline for where the starch is on the food item, and it will reveal what category the food lies in. You can apply this hilarious set of guidelines to almost any food using the 6 original rules, plus a few extra to include the foods that don’t fit. Keep reading to learn more about this revolutionary answer to an ancient internet debate.
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- The Cube Rule of Food is a silly set of rules that answers the question, is a hot dog a sandwich? These rules categorize food based on the location of the starch.
- If the food has starch on the bottom, it’s toast, and if it has starch on the top and bottom, it’s a sandwich. If the bottom and 2 sides are starch, it’s a taco.
- If the bottom, top, and 2 sides are starch, it’s sushi, and if 5 sides are starch, it's soup with a bread bowl. If all 6 sides are starch, it’s a calzone.
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References
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/starchy-foods-and-carbohydrates/
- ↑ https://www.hot-dog.org/press/national-hot-dog-and-sausage-council-announces-official-policy-hot-dog-sandwich-controversy
- ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/to-chew-on-10-kinds-of-sandwiches
- ↑ https://www.tax.ny.gov/pubs_and_bulls/tg_bulletins/st/sandwiches.htm
- ↑ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/import/Labeling-Policy-Book.pdf
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2267988-is-a-hot-dog-a-sandwich
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2267988-is-a-hot-dog-a-sandwich
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2267988-is-a-hot-dog-a-sandwich
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