Hello, burger lovers! My name is Abby and I'm an avid hamburger eater. There's nothing like a night of burgers and fries, amirite?
Nickelodeon
NGL, this was me a few nights ago.
The other night, I was eating burgers with my friends when someone dared to ask the most controversial question to our generation: "IS A HAMBURGER A SANDWICH?"
Nickelodeon
Now, I don't want to bias you, so let's go over both sides, shall we?
Paramount Pictures
Get ready for a passionate debate.
On one hand, if you define "sandwich" as two pieces of bread with food in between, technically, a hamburger does qualify as a sandwich. Just because people don't call it a sandwich, doesn't mean it isn't one.
Merriam-Webster
Read it and weep, folks.
I mean, let's not be restrictive here. Hamburgers, hot dogs, wraps, and even pizza can be considered sandwiches if we stick to the literal definition of "sandwich."
Fox
Homer says it best.
However, others may argue that hamburgers are a completely separate category of food from sandwiches. Have you noticed that on certain menus, burgers never fall under the "sandwiches" category? Or that people usually don't ever refer to a hamburger as a sandwich — because to them they're just two separate categories?
Brewerkz
If they start selling burgers in sandwich shops, give me a call and we'll start this debate over again.
"What type of sandwich do you want?" "Oh, I'd like a hamburger." — AKA A CONVERSATION THAT NEVER HAPPENS. What matters more than a silly, arbitrary definition is what society has accepted as the meaning of a sandwich. As of right now, hamburgers and sandwiches are just not synonymous.
Fox
The inventor of hamburgers surely would have never wanted this.
Perhaps we should ask Gordon Ramsay what he thinks. Until then, we can only rely on you to tell us if a hamburger is indeed a sandwich, or just a hamburger.
Fox
Ready for the poll of a lifetime?
