There are only 4 categories: Substance, soup, pizza, sandwich. Every food falls into one of these groups.

Substance: Things which, alone, are their own item. Fruits and veggies, liquids, breads, etc.

Soup: 2 or more substances together. Salads, soups, cereals, etc.

Pizza: 1+ substance on a single bread. Pizzas, burritos, wraps, calzones, hot dogs, etc.

Sandwich: 1+ substance between 2 breads. Sandwiches, quesadillas (depending on preparation), loaves of sliced bread, etc.

@witchfynder_finder Whoa, so if the connective tissue that holds the left and right halves of my bun together tears, my hotdog undergoes a categorical transmutation? I don't know if I can handle that.

@vector @witchfynder_finder I am also having a problem with my word salads suddenly being classed as word soup. I didn't spend years at word culinary school to put up with shit like this. I will be filing an official grievance.

@djsundog @vector I mean, they still ARE salads. The category "salad" doesn't cease to exist. It's simply a sub-category under the broader category of "Soups"

@witchfynder_finder @vector okay, I withdraw my grievance, pending further review of the typology specification in more detail

@djsundog @witchfynder_finder okay, what about caramel apples? They are a thing in and of themselves so a substance but also a combination of two things so a soup? It feels like there is a fuzzy boundary here cause what if I season a steak, is it still a substance or does the seasoning make it a soup?

@vector @djsundog My personal reading is that both are still substances but I'll hear counter-arguments if you have one~

@witchfynder_finder @djsundog I think we need a fifth type 'ketchup'. It is anything that you can add to a substance without turning it into a soup. So, seasoning, caramel sauce, butter, salt, pepper, etc.