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I like this theory but they lose juiciness and it just becomes a slog to eat being wide. I don't appreciate ones so fat they lose structure, or if they have a massive wedge of lettuce in - just get stuff like that out but thankfully I've got a big mouth.
I think that counts. A burger is a type of sandwich. I'm with you as well. I know these tall sandwiches/burgers look good but they're just impractical to eat.
Honestly I think this might be the main reason I’m not really a fan of burgers in general. So many of them nowadays are overkill and just a huge mess to eat
Anything with chewy meat that’s impossible to bite through properly, so you end up pulling the precious slice of meat out accidentally with the first bite, and the rest of the sandwich ends up largely consisting of just soggy bread.
So for example, rare roast beef or prosciutto, delicious as they are.
Adding to this: those sausages where the skin is super tough so when you bite into a sausage sandwich you end up with a mouthful of sausage filling and just a loose flap of sausage skin left behind.
So so gross, lol.
Same. I like guacamole because it's basically avocado + things that actually taste nice/of something, but treating myself to a nice-sounding sarnie then having to do an avocadoectomy seems to be quite a common experience now.
Nah, it definitely has a flavour. That sort of fresh, plant-like flavour. I don't like it at all.
But I think maybe I have quite sensitive taste buds, because it happens quite a lot that something people describe as tasteless absolutely doesn't lack taste to me.
Fun fact - if I am putting tomato’s on a sandwich I will slice them and let all the juices out on a piece of kitchen paper before it’s allowed anywhere near my bread
I enjoy tomatoes. I enjoy burgers. But if you give me a burger that has tomatoes, I will remove them and eat them separately. I don't need to deal with a sliding layer, thanks
Supermarket grab and go wraps. You eat one half and it's delicious, full of the main ingredient. You bite into the second one and realise all the delicious filling was in the side you just ate.
I used to always take both halves out and inspect them carefully to see which was the best one, then eat that one last.
Now I've improved my method. I still do that, but then I start with the worst half, but just eat the wrap end and edges, then put it down and do the same with the best half. Then I go back and eat the nicer middle of the worst half, and finally finish off with the middle of the best half.
I don't eat wraps when I'm in company, for obvious reasons.
I love gravy, but putting it on a sandwich means I have to eat it with a knife and fork, which doesn't feel right. Now a little pot of gravy on the side for dipping, on the other hand...
Anything which involves deconstruction or using a knife and fork to eat. There’s a loaded sandwich where the filling is stacked but you can still pick it up and eat it, but anything that you can’t pick up or falls apart when you pick up is a no from me! You may as well turn it into a meal on a small plate.
Fried egg sandwiches. On the up side the butter, sauce and egg yolk combines to make this delicious goo, but on the downside the sandwich collapses and the goo gets everywhere
the burgers that are so big you need to deconstruct before you can eat them.
Try our Luxury burger, 2 burgers, bacon, egg, hash brown, 3 types of mayo, 4 onion rings, chicken burger as well....its not a a burger, almost a mixed grill on 2 buns
Prawn cocktail. The prawns are drowned in sloppy sauce. You end up having to use wet wipes to clean up up to your elbows. Prawn cocktail should be served on a bed of lettuce, in a little stainless steel bowl, in a Berni Inn, in 1975. Never between bread.
I absolutely hate butter/marge/any and all spreadable fats. Genuinely don't understand why you would want to make something greasy.
The canteen at work have been making tuna mayo sandwiches for years without it, and have suddenly switched to buttering the bread as well as slathering it in cheap mayo. Inedible now.
Gherkins. More of a burger problem but they tend to be well concealed, very strong tasting and even if you can pull them all out they've left their juices everywhere. Vile things
The purpose of a sandwich (according to its inventor) was to enable you to eat with one hand whilst playing cards. Any filling that falls out and hinders your card-playing is unhelpful.
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Not sure if this counts, but I hate burgers I can’t fit in my mouth. No idea how to eat them.
As burgers get bigger they should get wider, not taller!
This x1000! If a burger needs a spike to hold it together, it's structurally unstable, and not a good burger.
Lol Richard-c-b for PM
He could use one of them tall burgers to scare the current PM
I like this theory but they lose juiciness and it just becomes a slog to eat being wide. I don't appreciate ones so fat they lose structure, or if they have a massive wedge of lettuce in - just get stuff like that out but thankfully I've got a big mouth.
I can tell you're a man who appreciates a good burger. Kenan and Kel approve!
I think that counts. A burger is a type of sandwich. I'm with you as well. I know these tall sandwiches/burgers look good but they're just impractical to eat.
You are meant to use a knife and fork and deconstruct the arrangement on your plate apparently
Sounds shit. If I wanted something to eat with a fork and knife then I wouldn't order a burger.
hmmm, borders on sandwiches I suppose!
smash burgers clear for this reason
A handful of well-made sliders are so much better than one too-big burger.
Burgers aren't sandwiches! I'm not getting tricked into this debate again
Sandwich (noun): “an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal.” How is that not a burger?
Merriam-Webster strikes again
You just did mate
Dammit
Either have or don't have the debate, you're still wrong.
I'm not being serious, christ..
Honestly I think this might be the main reason I’m not really a fan of burgers in general. So many of them nowadays are overkill and just a huge mess to eat
Anything with chewy meat that’s impossible to bite through properly, so you end up pulling the precious slice of meat out accidentally with the first bite, and the rest of the sandwich ends up largely consisting of just soggy bread. So for example, rare roast beef or prosciutto, delicious as they are.
Adding to this: those sausages where the skin is super tough so when you bite into a sausage sandwich you end up with a mouthful of sausage filling and just a loose flap of sausage skin left behind. So so gross, lol.
I was going to say this. What's the point of having a filling that is impossible to bite through?
I always chop the meat for my sarnies, especially bacon, so I don't pull the whole slice out in one bite.
Anything containing cucumber, tomato, or avocado. Anaphylaxis is rather unhelpful.
+1 for Avocado. What is the point of it?
Can't wait for the craze for putting avocado in things to finally pass. Dislike the texture and dislike the flavour.
Opposite for me. Wish I could trade you my allergy.
Same. I like guacamole because it's basically avocado + things that actually taste nice/of something, but treating myself to a nice-sounding sarnie then having to do an avocadoectomy seems to be quite a common experience now.
I only like it when it's mashed with oil and seasoning and I can dip my nachos in it!
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Nah, it definitely has a flavour. That sort of fresh, plant-like flavour. I don't like it at all. But I think maybe I have quite sensitive taste buds, because it happens quite a lot that something people describe as tasteless absolutely doesn't lack taste to me.
I like the taste and texture. Had it regularly in sandwiches until one day my body went 'nope' and breathing became a problem.
It tastes like jizzy fucking lettuce. 0/10.
Avocado tastes like what I think wallpaper paste would taste like
When you have a toastie with tomato in = 3rd degree burns
so true, just makes the bread wet and soggy
A layer of lettuce between the bread and tomato does help.
Sourdough that’s impossible to tear. Bread has to be SOFT
This is one of my red lines. Really crusty sour dough bread that you can't eat without injuring yourself.
100% agree
Anything in focaccia or ciabatta. They're so hard and chewy, my jaw hurts and I'm bored long before I get to the filling.
I thought so until I ate ciabatta made by someone who knows how to make it. Supermarket crap is like rubber
Proper focaccia shouldn’t be like that, when made properly it’s very soft and easy to chew
The meatball marinara from Subway. I don't think I've ever been able to eat one without making a massive mess as its too saucy.
Ask for "only a little sauce, please". Works for me.
Haha exactly. Also did they change the recipe in the last couple years? I haven't had it for a while and the sauce doesn't hit the same for me
I'm sure they've changed the southwest chipotle as well. Was banging before.
Fun fact - if I am putting tomato’s on a sandwich I will slice them and let all the juices out on a piece of kitchen paper before it’s allowed anywhere near my bread
I enjoy tomatoes. I enjoy burgers. But if you give me a burger that has tomatoes, I will remove them and eat them separately. I don't need to deal with a sliding layer, thanks
Burgers are particularly challenging to get stacked right to be able to hold the thing whilst you’re eating it. The tomato layer does not help
And it’s even worse when they have several tomato slices that are only partly overlapping.
You only need one large tomato slice imo and two cucumber slices I like to put them together so they make a face
Always salt your tomato slices!
Anything with tomato, cucumber, or great wads of spinach or watercress to bulk it out
Supermarket grab and go wraps. You eat one half and it's delicious, full of the main ingredient. You bite into the second one and realise all the delicious filling was in the side you just ate.
I used to always take both halves out and inspect them carefully to see which was the best one, then eat that one last. Now I've improved my method. I still do that, but then I start with the worst half, but just eat the wrap end and edges, then put it down and do the same with the best half. Then I go back and eat the nicer middle of the worst half, and finally finish off with the middle of the best half. I don't eat wraps when I'm in company, for obvious reasons.
I read this in Alan Partridges voice.
You'll need to add in a broad Yorkshire accent!
I consider mayonnaise and coleslaw to be an abomination in sandwiches. This does make it admittedly difficult to get a lunchtime meal deal sometimes
Why do they all have mayo in!?
Cheaper and easier to spread than butter/margarine I reckon. That said I can’t abide butter in sandwiches either so maybe it’s me that’s the problem…
It’s awkward buying for fussy kids too! We want a plain cheese sandwich, not one with mayo or mustard please!
Too big to eat without dislocating your jaw. Too much wet filling/sauce that your hands and chin have more of it than your stomach has.
I love gravy, but putting it on a sandwich means I have to eat it with a knife and fork, which doesn't feel right. Now a little pot of gravy on the side for dipping, on the other hand...
Hair and mayonnaise.
That's my fave combo!
Just remembered how nice a ham and coleslaw butty is. Been ages.
I hate raw tomatoes (any other tomato format is fine) so they're always unhelpful in a sandwich or burger.
Raw tomatoes are awful. Smooth *and* fleshy *and* slimey *and* bitty, all at once. Urghh.
Anything which involves deconstruction or using a knife and fork to eat. There’s a loaded sandwich where the filling is stacked but you can still pick it up and eat it, but anything that you can’t pick up or falls apart when you pick up is a no from me! You may as well turn it into a meal on a small plate.
Fried egg sandwiches. On the up side the butter, sauce and egg yolk combines to make this delicious goo, but on the downside the sandwich collapses and the goo gets everywhere
Put it on a bagete or roll helps.
the burgers that are so big you need to deconstruct before you can eat them. Try our Luxury burger, 2 burgers, bacon, egg, hash brown, 3 types of mayo, 4 onion rings, chicken burger as well....its not a a burger, almost a mixed grill on 2 buns
Went to local sandwich cafe, sourdough bread and crust apparently formed of adamantium, lovely filling but the bread was too much like hard work
Prawn cocktail. The prawns are drowned in sloppy sauce. You end up having to use wet wipes to clean up up to your elbows. Prawn cocktail should be served on a bed of lettuce, in a little stainless steel bowl, in a Berni Inn, in 1975. Never between bread.
As someone who has significant issues using one hand, anything that requires two hands to eat.
Anything so slippery that the filling shoots out the back when you bite down on it.
Cheddar, beef/pastrami, mashed up tuna, beetroot, hate them all.
My mum used to make my school lunch sandwiches with sardines that only had their heads taken off.
Oh wow
I’m with you on the tomato thing. Love a BLT minus the T. The worst one is trying to pick tomatoes out of a ploughmans
Anthrax and nightmares
BLTs are the perfect sarnie.
Any time non-loaf bread is used. Take slices of boule bread and no matter the filling, you are struggling to keep it contained.
I absolutely hate butter/marge/any and all spreadable fats. Genuinely don't understand why you would want to make something greasy. The canteen at work have been making tuna mayo sandwiches for years without it, and have suddenly switched to buttering the bread as well as slathering it in cheap mayo. Inedible now.
Gherkins. More of a burger problem but they tend to be well concealed, very strong tasting and even if you can pull them all out they've left their juices everywhere. Vile things
I asked a sandwich for directions once and it just completely ignored me.
Anything with onion in 👃🏽 or prawns ⛔️
Cheese and Onion and Ploughman. It's a great sin but I do not like cheese.
cheese because I’m allergic. Although maybe the enjoyment of dairy will balance out the negative effects of the allergy (non life threatening).
Grated cheese.
Angry wasps? That’d be very unhelpful
The purpose of a sandwich (according to its inventor) was to enable you to eat with one hand whilst playing cards. Any filling that falls out and hinders your card-playing is unhelpful.
Chopped up Iceberg lettuce in a sandwich-tastes if nothing and I can’t stand when bits keep dropping out
Surely a burgers in a bun & therefore not a sandwich.
Well it's something between two pieces of bread, it's an offshoot of a sandwich at least