In a 2015 interview with Bon Appétit, Gordon Ramsay referred to tacos as “crusty sandwiches.” The answer prompted almost immediate backlash, with Buzzfeed even conducting its own poll to figure out who agreed with the top British chef. A whopping 97 percent of respondents said “Nope. Ramsay might be a prestigious culinary icon, but he is wrong on this one.” But it turns out, he actually might have been right—according to the ruling of one Indiana judge, anyway.
Is a taco considered a sandwich?
The recent judge ruling happened due to a debate over a strip mall restaurant in Fort Wayne, IN. The plans for the mall specified that any restaurant on the strip would offer “made-to-order or subway-style sandwiches” only, in a bid to keep out fast-food chains. But when a local business called The Famous Taco…