Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Burgers

This might seem like a very plain topic, but I think i am going to raise some awareness on this one. As you and I both know, the burger is the all-American food. It is one of the only foods that we as a nation can claim is ours. It is almost like a tradition here. Burgers go way back. Nowadays, burgers and fries are ultimately everywhere we go. Burgers are a unique food because they can be made in so many different ways shapes and forms and awe can find them just about anywhere that we go.
Burgers are eaten by most of the population in the United States. Your probably thinking, well some people are vegetarians so that is not true, but there is a such thing as a veggie burger and those are very popular too. This is why burgers are so unique, and plus they can be prepared in various ingredients and cooked to your preference. When you go to a more upscale diner, you are usually asked how you want your burger prepared, you can order is as medium, medium well, medium rare, rare or well done. Something that is amazing though is how fast food places have harnessed burgers over the years. They make then small, cheap and tasty. You know that when your eating one of these burgers that your thinking to yourself how cheap these burgers are but you continue due to the sheer fact that they are usually 99 cents on the value menu and are tasty. Probably the only fast food burger that you will ever  order and be completely satisfied with is an In n out burger. I do not know their secret but whatever it is, it works. At fast food places you cannot order your burger to your temperature that you like because it is a health hazard and well done is all that you are going to receive. Furthermore, you can grill burgers yourself on the barbecue and add all the necessary ingredients on your burger to make it meet your perfect standard. This is another reason that the burger is so unique. it is one of the only meals where you can pile so many different types of ingredients on it to make it more tasty. You have lettuce, onions, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, pickles and cheese. It is amazing how much you can do with a burger.
Burgers are really popular as you can see. Everyday there are tons millions of people in burgers in all sort of different ways whether is be through fast food places, at a diner, or just home cooked. It is a meal that you can always fall back and depend on because no matter where you go, you will most likely have the option of getting a burger and french fries. They are tasty and usually affordable and can be customized to the way that you like it. It is the all-American food.

3 comments:

  1. I agree that burgers are great, especially because of the various things that can be piled on. A typical burger includes something from pretty much each of the food groups. Starting with the bun, we have grains. The patty offers the protein, that is when made of meat or tofu. Lettuce and onions are vegetables. The pickle is your only fruit, unless you consider the tomato a fruit as well. Cheese represents the dairy group, and there are probably some fats and oils included as well. Like Nico said, all-American food. We Americans are all about convenience and with a burger, our meal is not only fast but rounded.

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  2. I totally agree that the burgers are great in the way that they are cheap and tasty. Also it is very interesting to know about the veggie burger. I have never heard of it before, but it seems like it will look more like a subway sandwich. In addition, I also think that the 99 cent burgers are made in poor condition. Yes I know they taste so good, but in reality there might be lot of stuffs that are unhealthy for our body. But even that, I totally enjoy eating 99 cent spicy chicken burger from Carl’s Jr. I am very positive that, like you said earlier, it is just soo cheap and unique that it makes us to want more.

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  3. I really think the same way as you are. I think hamburgers are really great because they can be made with really cheap price and be tasty at the same time. I like them because I can have it any way I want it to be. I go to In-N-Out and sometimes I order five by five. Also you can have with or without onions. Not only deciding if you want onions or not, but also you can put anything you want: lettuce, cheese, tomato, and more. I think that American society is like a dead corpse if there are no hamburgers.

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