Are hamburgers sandwiches?

Post by MaddCribbage (1 posts) See mini bio

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I agree that "sandwich" is an umbrella term for many much things, one of those things is a hamburger. Although I accept it as a sandwich, not many do, case and point: Ace of Sandwiches does not sell burgers. As soon as they start selling them, I will consider it being known by the masses as a sandwich.

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Post by FiestaUnicorn (434 posts) See mini bio

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A hamburger is a piece of beef "sandwiched" between two pieces of a bun. How could you not think it's a sandwich

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Post by NymBomer (7 posts) See mini bio

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The question isn't is a hamburger a sandwich? But rather is a sandwich a hamburger?

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Post by Coldfront (31 posts) See mini bio

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it depends how you classify a hamburger. If a hamburger is just the meat then a hamburger is not a sandwich. But if you call a hamburger the meat between buns with other stuff too then I believe my friend you have a sandwich

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Post by Ninja (88 posts) See mini bio

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I would have to say that it is a type of sandwich but humberburgers are also so unique that they should be considered as a completely different entity in some situations. Like at the burger king you can get a burger but that burger is so much of a mass produced burger that it should not be considered a sandwich.

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Post by Devo (1 posts) See mini bio

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It's a boob.

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Post by Joe (296 posts) See mini bio

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If it's inbetween 2 layers of bread then it's a sandwhich

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Post by Mourne (429 posts) See mini bio

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It is not whether hamburgers are sandwiches, but whether sandwiches are hamburgers.

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Post by NinjaPaul (22 posts) See mini bio

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If sandwiches never existed then no one would have thought up hamburgers. The first known reference to sandwiches is attributed to Hillel the elder . Long before ronald mcdonald strode onto the scene

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Post by dagas (199 posts) See mini bio

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It's not a sandwich, it's like calling pizza a sort of pie. Hamburgers are their own thing, not part of any other food group same with hot dogs. It just doesn't feel right to demote these fine dishes into the world of sandwiches (which may be a fine world, but burgers need freedom, they will never become annexed by the sandwich empire)

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Post by Lewis (3 posts) See mini bio

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Isn't the hamburger the meat between the buns, i.e. the minced beef patted into a round shape - a recipe/technique invented in Hamburg, Germany? So even if it wasn't between two pieces of bread it would still be a hamburger,

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Post by calf_exercises (625 posts) See mini bio

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so I went to my trusty dictionary and looked both up

sandwich
–noun

1.	two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.

hamburger
–noun

1.	a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.

There you have it folks, it is ocicial. A hamburger is classified as a sandwich and we know this is true because the people who write these dictionaries are smart. But that said I personally don't beleive that the hambuger should have to share a page with the sandwich. they both deserve their own page

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Post by Lilja (60 posts) See mini bio

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The hamburger is a descendant of it's mother, the sandwich. I'm not sure who's the father though.

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Post by josty81 (72 posts) See mini bio

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No, no way.

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Post by RabbitKarrot (294 posts) See mini bio

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I think i speak for the majority when i say that the hamburger is not a sandwich, it is a beast of its own.

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Post by skywing (545 posts) See mini bio

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from this day forth i shall only call these cowburgers, if we all start doing it everyone will eventually follow

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Post by Leakster (74 posts) See mini bio

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I work in a bagel shop, is a bagel sliced in half with bacon placed between the two halves a bacon sandwich? I would say yes, equally I would say if a bagel can be a sandwich then so too can a hamburger.

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Post by KiLL3r (38 posts) See mini bio

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A sandwich doesn't necessary mean it must be a thin slice of *insert disgusting bologna type here*. Anything that has 2 slices of bread/buns is a damn sandwich, we might as well call it a hamburgwich.

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Post by Farmer (140 posts) See mini bio

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If we generalise, the bun is bread. The burger is a filling.
Two pieces of bread with a filling is sandwich.
Thus, I vote hamburger is a type of sandwich.

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