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Edibles & Potables: Louisville Burger Week is here. Or is it Louisville Sandwich Week?
Louisville “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between” Week begins tomorrow (Monday 18 July).
It’s the return of Louisville Burger Week, July 18 – 24
Strictly speaking, it’s simple. Burgers and hot dogs are, in fact, sandwiches.
The answer to whether or not burgers and hot dogs are sandwiches comes down to legitimately deep question: What, exactly, is 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.
Yes, I know; it isn’t so simple. But it’s also easily reconcilable, and there’s little sense arguing about the difference. Concepts processed by the human brain tend to progress, from...Read more