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[–] Nihilore 30 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Over here if it’s on a bun it’s a burger, if it’s on sliced bread it’s a sandwich, simple as

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Precisely this. American terminology applies in America only.

[–] CrayonRosary -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, but we invented English. We say what words are valid in the language.

[–] Girru00 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

LOL, America did what now? Invented English? Met an English fella the other day, born and raised in New York.

[–] CrayonRosary 0 points 9 months ago

I don't like having to use /s, but there are people like you.

[–] Reddfugee42 -2 points 9 months ago

Britain speaks Old English. We speak the newest one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A Cuban sandwich is on a bun, is that a burger? Same goes for cheese steaks and French dips and subs, served on buns, is burger?

[–] CrayonRosary 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, no, it has to be a round bun.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

So White Castle doesn't count as a burger? 🤔

[–] EurekaStockade 2 points 9 months ago

White Castle does not exist in AU/NZ so the round bun criteria is still consistent

[–] Reddfugee42 0 points 9 months ago

You're expecting logic from the Alcatraz continent?

[–] grayman 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

What about sandwiches made with rolls and bagels?

Also, I see the aussie point, but, in the US, burger is short for hamburger, which refers to the meat itself. Do you only say ground beef too? Or is ground beef also called hamburger?

And also... Is a burger not considered a type of sandwich?

I hadn't heard of this dialect difference. Fun stuff!

[–] Nihilore 3 points 9 months ago

A roll is a roll and a bagel is a bagel, a sub is a sub, they’re not really called sandwiches here unless it’s on sliced bread

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The meat is beef mince or minced beef (not ground). It's formed into and cooked as a patty, which is one component of a delicious hamburger.

I think most people would say yes to "is a burger a type of sandwich" but that's a very different question to would you call a burger a sandwich, which an Aussie would not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

A bagel is a bagel. Two halves of a bagel with something on between are still a bagel. The same goes for a roll. A sandwich is two slices of bread with something in between.