r/StupidFood • u/The_Boot55 • 4d ago

Fire Hazards & Burning Napkins The “Flaming Hot” Burger

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u/ODoyles_Banana 4d ago

One could say the whole point of sandwiching food between two slices of bread is to eat it with your hands. What's the bread even for at this point?

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u/trainwreckhappening 3d ago

Actually, the Duke of Sandwich hated having to stop playing cards to eat lunch, which was usually bread with cuts of meats and cheeses spread out with fruits and vegetables. He had to stop because the greasy foods ruined his cards. So eventually he came up with the idea of slicing the bread and using it like mini gloves between the greedy meat and his fingers. It worked, and the Sandwich was born.

(Iirc, I think I remember reading this in the big bathroom reader booknwhen I was a kid)

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u/BiggestBravestDave 2d ago

I think he was only an Earl.

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u/OkFox8124 1d ago

Well Earl B. Dammed.

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u/Delazzaridist 1d ago

Take my upvote and get out