Are hamburgers sandwiches?

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#21

A lobster roll is on a split bun and I would say that is definitely a sandwich.

#22

it’s not what I would expect from the word ‘sandwich’ but I’m not gonna complain

#23

I think the issue is assuming sandwich is the subset of this food category as opposed to the category itself. I think of it like rectangles and squares. A hamburger is a sandwich, but not all sandwiches can be hamburgers.

(this applies to hotdogs too!):smile_cat:

EDIT: even further, no one would call a square a rectangle in normal conversation.

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#24

hamburgers satisfy every requirement that i can think of for sandwichood apart from perhaps culturally being considered “sandwiches”.

#25

I think this tweet is highly relevant:

#26

It’s in a bun, so it’s more like a roll. When I picture sandwiches I picture bread like from a loaf, so I think that roll and sandwich are distinct. I don’t know what the fuck a hot dog is in my schema, a hot dog bun is like a specialised bun or something but it’s not the same and most of the time the bread is bad.

#27

No it is a pie. Also posts have to be at least 15 characters long

#28

Categorically I go the route: All burgers are sandwiches, but not all sandwiches are burgers. But if I’m being real they might as well be separate food stuffs. If I asked for a sandwich and you gave me a reuben, I can’t complain. But if I ask for a sandwich and you give me a burger, I might.

#29

100% agree with Austin’s comment. While I would say a hamburger is a sandwich, if someone said, “lets go get sandwiches” I would never think they were talking about hamburgers. Which is kind of a weird thing.

#30

A burger is a sandwich in the same way hummus is bean dip. In a technical sense but not in spirit.

#31

damn… wasn’t sure if this forum was gonna really get into that gritty, that real shit, that WHY… but I see I have my answer

#32

is this post a sandwich??

#33

It’s about hamburgers in games journalism.

#34

A hamburger is definitely a sandwich but isn’t a pizza kind of like an open face sandwich?? A calzone is definitely a sandwich

#35

I’m sorry, I’ll see myself out.

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#36

Pizza is just an open-faced melt.

#37

yes and i refuse to stay to argue about it

#38

I’m willing to go into neutral territory in either direction, but not both.

Chip butty, absolutely yes. Subway, of course. Hot dog? Hell no.

#39

No, a hamburger is those 3 lines at the top of the page. Does no one else listen to the podcast? Honestly.

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#40

Yes, I would classify a hamburger as a subclass of a sandwich.