Is it a chicken burger or sandwich?

A bun with a cooked chicken breast as filling would generally be called a chicken sandwich in the US, but in British English, commonly spoken in the UK, Australia and New Zealand such a dish is not considered a sandwich, and would generally be called a chicken burger instead; most Americans would not consider such as ...
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Why is a chicken sandwich not a burger?

A chicken sandwich is simply a sandwich made with chicken instead of the usual meat or fish. A chicken burger, on the other hand, is a burger made with a chicken patty or fillet in place of the usual beef. A chicken sandwich is usually served on a sandwich , but it's sometimes available on a tortilla or lettuce wrap.
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Is it a burger or a sandwich?

Merriam-Webster defines it as “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.” Simple enough. Essentially, anything can be a sandwich so long as it's between two slices of bread or inside a roll or bun. So by a technical definition, yes, hot dogs and hamburgers are very much sandwiches.
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Is chicken burger one word?

Chicken-burger definition

A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
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Why is a hamburger not called a beef burger?

They actually get their name from Hamburg, Germany, home of a cut of beef called the Hamburg steak that eventually evolved into what we now consider hamburgers.
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Where did chicken burgers originate?

It is believed that the first chicken sandwich was invented in 1946, when an Atlanta restaurant owner named Truett Cathy made an alternative to the popular hamburger. He placed a piece of boneless grilled chicken filet in a bun and named it Chick-fil-A.
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Is a hotdog a sandwich yes or no?

Even the language experts have issued a verdict: Merriam-Webster came down definitively on the side of yes, a hot dog IS a sandwich, because “the definition of sandwich is 'two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.
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Why do people call burger sandwich?

Meat and other condiments placed between two pieces of bread to be picked up and consumed has been known as a “sandwich” for several centuries, now. Fast food joints place hamburger meat and condiments between two pieces of bread—often a sliced bun—and so they are providing you with a hamburger sandwich.
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Is a hot dog a sandwich or a taco?

While a taco shell may be thinner due to the ingredients used, it has the same shape as a hot dog bun; a hot dog is most closely defined as a taco. This similarity is further shown in “The Cube Rule of Food” diagram, in the image labeled by the number three.
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Is Chick-fil-A really the original chicken sandwich?

While it seems simple – just a lightly breaded chicken breast with two pickles between a toasted, buttered bun – every part of the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich is truly an original. And it all goes back to the creation of the sandwich more than 50 years ago.
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What makes a burger a burger?

A hamburger (or burger for short) is a food consisting of fillings —usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll.
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Is an Oreo a sandwich?

Oreo (/ˈɔːrioʊ/) is a brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two wafers with a sweet creme filling. It was introduced by Nabisco on March 6, 1912, and through a series of corporate acquisitions, mergers and splits both Nabisco and the Oreo brand have been owned by Mondelez International since 2012.
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Is a corndog a sandwich?

Also, according to the USDA, a corn dog is not even given the distinction of being “sandwich-like,” which it does say of burritos and fajitas in its regulatory guidelines. Given all that, it's clear that a corn dog cannot be a sandwich or an ice pop, according to any of the definitions of either of those terms.
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Is pizza a sandwich?

"It's a long and convoluted and counter-intuitive argument, but ultimately pizza is a type of hot open-faced sandwich, primarily because the base of the pizza is a bread dough. As we reconstructed a taxonomy of sandwiches, pizza qualifies as a hot open-faced sandwich."
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Is a taco a sandwich?

Tacos are not sandwiches. A sandwich is primarily two slices of bread with filling in between or one slice of bread covered in food, and secondarily is something resembling a sandwich. The key phrase in that definition is “slices of bread”. Tacos are not made with slices of bread.
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Is a quesadilla a sandwich?

Yes, It's a Sandwich

It's melted cheese between one or two pieces of bread/wraps, which they say constitutes a sandwich and that therefore a wrap is also a sandwich. Other similar flatbreads include pita, lavash, or the Italian piadina, which are all commonly used as a bread element for a sandwich.
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Is a burrito a sandwich?

According to the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance, hot dogs and burritos are both considered sandwiches. The latter food item falls in the sandwich bucket because the tortilla makes it a “wrap,” and the NY state government believes that wraps are sandwiches.
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What is not a sandwich?

Under this framework, burritos, hot dogs, gyros, wraps, and tacos would not qualify as a “sandwich,” but an open-face sandwich, closed-face sandwich, or burger would qualify as a “sandwich.”
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Is a calzone a sandwich?

In contrast to a burger, a calzone is a stuffed pizza. A calzone is similar to a Russian piroshki, made of bread dough and filled with fruit. While it is not a true sandwich, it qualifies as a snack food.
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How old is the chicken burger?

The chickenburger has been around for 80 years and that sure is a testament to it's staying power. The atmosphere is that of a classic diner and the walls tell the history of the building through various pieces of memorabilia that span from construction right up to modern-day.
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When was the chicken sandwich war?

The phenomenon began in 2019 when the Popeyes and Chick-fil-A chains disputed which of them was first to serve such an item. Over 20 American fast food brands added fried chicken sandwiches to their menus during the next two years.
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Why is a hot dog called a hot dog?

The German immigrants brought not just sausages but also dachshunds when they came to the United States. The name 'hot dog' possibly began as a joke about their thin, long and small dogs. In fact, the Germans called their dish 'dachshund sausages' or 'little dog', thus connecting the term 'dog' to the hot dog.
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What do you call a long sandwich?

Sub, hoagie, hero, grinder, spuckie, po' boy, wedge: here's why you call the footlong (or longer) sandwich whatever you do.
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