And this is an immigration question:
It seems this restaurant tried to stop this Mexican restaurant from IMMIGRATING into a shopping mall it was in by invoking its exclusive right to sell sandwiches there. The judge said a burrito is not a sandwich so this was LEGAL IMMIGRATION.
What do you think?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_re_us/burrito_or_sandwich
2006-11-10 11:58:45 · 15 answers · asked by DAR 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
A burrito is not a sandwich. Think of it as a giant egg-roll with refried beans and meat in it.
2006-11-10 15:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
LOL. We cant make a sandwich out of a burrito nor make a burrito out of a sandwich. Clearly a matter of diffrence of making use basically of either tortilla and bread. This restaurant shld be allowed to exclusively serve/sell any versions of tortilla wraps but never any version of leveaned or unleavened bread sandwich.
2006-11-10 23:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by fanofkeanur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not about the burrito, but more about another restaurant selling lunch take out items and having too many restaurants competing for business.
I believe a burrito is a sandwich by another name.
A hand held lunch entree.
It seems the Mexican Restaurant won by a technicality and a loop hole.
Now, there will be two restaurants competing for customers that will only support one restaurant.
2006-11-10 20:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
burrito: a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans.
sandwich:
1. two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
2. open sandwich.
3. something resembling or suggesting a sandwich, as something in horizontal layers: a plywood sandwich.
–verb (used with object) 4. to put into a sandwich.
5. to insert between two other things: to sandwich an appointment between two board meetings.
good question, these are from dictionary.com seems like they arnt considered the same thing, very diffrent def.
2006-11-10 20:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Stacie 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. I think it's a wrap, as the tortilla is wrapped around the meat, cheese, and whatever else is in it. Wraps made with lettuce for the wrap part, however, are often sold at places that sell sandwiches (“low-carb alternatives“) so this issue is debatable.
P.S. Interesting question. ;)
2006-11-10 22:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by AW 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think bread is the key here - no bread, no sandwich.
This eliminates burritos, tacos, enchiladas and so on.
Sounds to me like the sandwich shop or restaurant that brought the suit was scared of a little competition?
2006-11-10 20:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
a burrito is a rolled up version of a pig in a blanket
(sausage with pancake) while a sandwich is two slices of bread, compressed with the addition of a variety of deli meats and condiments..both are equally tasty mind you.-IMO!
2006-11-10 22:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Apparently, not according to Webster's Dictionary---or the courts in Massachusetts.
2006-11-10 20:05:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A burrito is not a sandwich, and a sandwich is not a burrito.
2006-11-10 20:04:07 · answer #9 · answered by just another girl 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
It is a hybrid sandwich. A sandwich, by definition, is two slices of bread and a filler.
2006-11-10 20:01:27 · answer #10 · answered by mr_tasty_phlegm 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋