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Do they call Chicken Sandwiches “Chicken Burgers” somewhere?

Yes, pretty much everywhere in the world. I have never understood why it is called chicken sandwich instead of chicken burger in the US.

I've very rarely seen ground chicken served on a bun. A chicken sandwich in the US is usually a whole deboned breast or thigh, fried or grilled.

I have seen ground chicken, griddled or grilled, called a chicken burger.

All over Europe you'll see fried/grilled chicken on a bun referred to as a "chicken burger" (often in English, even where that isn't the spoken language). This is even the case in places like KFC.

I'm firmly against this nomenclature, but I suppose these places are set in their old ways for some reason :)

Because most chicken sandwiches in the US are breasts and not burgers. Most of the ground up chicken stuff ends up in things like chicken nuggets and cheap chicken fingers.

I would not be surprised if a Beef Hamburger lobby is associated with this.

Bean burgers and turkey burgers are both common in the US.

Also in Australia they're called chicken burgers.

Before moving to the US I always thought it was the style of bun that made it a 'burger', whereas if you put it between two pieces of sliced bread it would be a 'sandwich'.

Native US here, in my mind burger means minced meat.

Yep, here in BC, Canada it's common to order a "Chicken Burger", not a "Chicken Sandwich".

Yup! In the UK generally they are known as Chicken Burgers, AFAIK.

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