Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
This thread brought me back to an age old question hovering in my mind.
Why do the North Americans call the burger a sandwich? I have asked this question to both Americans and Canadians and well, they basically describe a burger as we know it and will then look at you as some kind redneck idiot asking this simple question… Commonly some will acknowledge that the buns are bread, thus a sandwich and when the main ingredient is ground meat then it will be classed as a burger, others tend to disagree and still call it a sandwich. Whenever it is humongous, they relate to it as a burger, and this also is not always the case… I have also once seen a Burger House in USA with a menu stating sandwiches with no mentioned burgers…
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Oh, the best sandwiches can be ordered at Chatters in Somerset West next to Hottentots Holland Hospital.
Why do the North Americans call the burger a sandwich? I have asked this question to both Americans and Canadians and well, they basically describe a burger as we know it and will then look at you as some kind redneck idiot asking this simple question… Commonly some will acknowledge that the buns are bread, thus a sandwich and when the main ingredient is ground meat then it will be classed as a burger, others tend to disagree and still call it a sandwich. Whenever it is humongous, they relate to it as a burger, and this also is not always the case… I have also once seen a Burger House in USA with a menu stating sandwiches with no mentioned burgers…
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Oh, the best sandwiches can be ordered at Chatters in Somerset West next to Hottentots Holland Hospital.
