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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 28, 2005 23:12:03 GMT -6
If someone asks for a "Cheeseburger with everything." What gets put on the burger?
(This is not a trick question... I want your honest answer/opinion of what "everything" means.)
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 1:14:38 GMT -6
Is this everything as in what you'd get if you ordered in a restaurant, or everything as in what you'd put on it yourself.
I'll go with the latter, as I really don't know what is considered the actual "everything".
I like spicy mustard, Miracle Whip, (not mayo - ick), tomato, lettuce, (prefer green leaf or romaine), onions, and bread and butter pickles, (not dill - ick). Oh, and I prefer Munester cheese, but am not particular about that. (rolls eyes)
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 1:20:17 GMT -6
Yes... I mean if someone ordered from a restaurant, cafe, etc. What would "everything" consist of?
A person goes out to eat, and all they say is: "I'll have a cheeseburger with everything." What will the cook put on the burger?
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 1:20:38 GMT -6
On second thought, I think "everything" in a restaurant is considered ketchup, mustard, onion, lettuce, tomato and pickles. Maybe.
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 1:26:09 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 1:29:44 GMT -6
Just my opinion. I think though, it may depend on the restaurant?
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 1:37:21 GMT -6
I guess I'll have to ask if "everything" includes ketchup... and if it doesn't, ask for it "extra".
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 1:47:32 GMT -6
I like spicy mustard, Miracle Whip, (not mayo - ick), tomato, lettuce, (prefer green leaf or romaine), onions, and bread and butter pickles, (not dill - ick). Oh, and I prefer Munester cheese, but am not particular about that. (rolls eyes)
I don't think I've ever tried the spicy mustard. Does it have honey in it? I don't like honey, so that would explain why I haven't tried it. I agree with you about "Miracle Whip" vs Mayo. Mayo makes me gag. I don't believe I've ever eaten Muenster cheese either... or the bread & butter pickles. I can eat dill, but I love kosher pickles. (Or is that what bread & butter pickles are?)
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jan 29, 2005 5:22:01 GMT -6
Yea....what you both said about the cheeseburger with everything.....catsup, mustard, mayo (BRING OUT THE HELMANS!!), pickles, onion, lettuce (I prefer spinach leaves)....& I like the spicy brown mustard too!! Bread & butter pickles....never had them Jox.... !!! They are more sweet but not as sweet as sweet pickles. I like them better than the sweet ones but I prefer the Claussen kosher dills...the ones that are refrigerated.....oh, & I never met a piece of cheese that I didn't like but my favorite is aged swiss.... *suddenly very hungry swaggers off to the kitchen to make a sammich...*
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 29, 2005 15:23:48 GMT -6
Let's see...My favorite
Nice big round patty with a crispy piece of bacon wrapped around the edge, MAYO (best foods), ketchup, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, onions (sautéed), tomatoes, onion bun (toasted). Oh and Onion rings with ranch dressing. Also like one of those other substances.
As for standard ordering at a restaurant or fast food joint I would think it goes like this: lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and mayo. Oh and cheese. Duh...
I once stopped at a Mac Donald’s outside Logan Utah where they had this awful stuff called fry sauce. Little packets of ketchup and mayo mixed together for your French fries….too disgusting.
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Post by Gabbin on Jan 29, 2005 22:31:35 GMT -6
I'm sorry but a small question: a small burger wagon jumped and employee? Do you have pics of that?
My take is that if the ketchup bottle is on the condiment board area next to napkins and such then I think the ketchup should be left to the purchaser. A spot of ketchup maybe. McDs puts on a little doesn't it?
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 22:38:01 GMT -6
And since this is all about ketchup, which do you prefer - ketchup or catsup?
Personally, I like neither and will stick to mustard instead.
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Post by Gabbin on Jan 29, 2005 22:40:40 GMT -6
I thought catsup was a feline dinner. Huh.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 22:45:29 GMT -6
Maybe a song title, "Catsup on a Hot Tin Roof"? Not sure though, I'm kind of behind and need to ketchup on watching old movies.
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Post by Gabbin on Jan 29, 2005 22:52:30 GMT -6
My catsup at the break of dawn every day. Sheesh!
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 23:05:00 GMT -6
I don't get what the difference is. I can't tell any difference. I used to drown my fries in the stuff, but now I can eat my fries with my burger and not use ketchup/catsup at all. My mom doesn't like ketchup/catsup... except for the homemade kind.
One time I grabbed the BBQ sauce bottle instead of the catsup and poured it on my french fries... it was good. One time I got ketchup on my green beans, and that was good too.
I used to eat ketchup sandwiches as a kid... miracle whip shandwiches too.
Sooooo... what was I talking about?
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 23:08:16 GMT -6
I never put catsup on fries. Or ketchup either. Gravy is good, but only a rare thing. Vinegar is good too, though plain is the way I most often eat them.
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Post by Gabbin on Jan 29, 2005 23:10:06 GMT -6
Mayo is good, too. I usually pass on fries but when I do eat them it is just plain. When I was a kid I used to dip them in the choco shake and eat them that way.
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 29, 2005 23:16:15 GMT -6
Ooooh! I love french fries with chocolate shake... I love them with pizza... I think it's the pizza sauce they go good with. They'd probably go good with marinara sauce too.
But you can keep the mayo.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 29, 2005 23:48:35 GMT -6
You know Phalon and I were discussing Miracle Whip shandwiches earlier....can't stand the stuff myself but occaisionally had to choke it down.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 29, 2005 23:58:25 GMT -6
BOLL. Yes, I suppose it can sometimes be hard to swallow, and gag if it goes down wrong.
It must be Miracle Whip for me - all smooth, creamy and tangy. Mayo is lumpy looking and icky tasting.
Every once in a while I get a craving for bologna and plastic looking American cheese slices on stuff called Wonder Bread. Gobs of Miracle Whip smeared on. God, I haven't had one of those sandwiches since I was a kid. I wonder if it'd taste as good now.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 30, 2005 0:10:24 GMT -6
Yes definately hard to swollow. Just don't ever try to wash it down with Champagne.....amplifies the flavor....and the bubbles don't do anything to help.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 30, 2005 0:34:41 GMT -6
Why is that Nickelback song, "Leader of Men", suddenly running through my head?
"Do you think I could have a drink, Since it's so hard to swallow. So hard to swallow."
Taken totally out of context, of course.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 30, 2005 0:49:04 GMT -6
Uh huh....I'm sure. Phalon you are always throwing things out there that are out of context. You know to this day I can't stand the tatse of Champagne......can't even stand to smell the stuff....I guess that's what throwing up alcohol will do for you.
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Post by erco on Jan 30, 2005 7:37:13 GMT -6
A cheeseburger ordered "all the way" in the south is a totally different animal. Well, not really. I think the meat is beef, but you can never tell. It could be whatever Bubba Joe ran over that morning. Just kidding" I think!
Ok, I'm not originally from the south so I totally disagree with this, but if you order all the way it comes with onion, mayo, slaw and chili. I've always considered slaw a runny salad, so why oh why do they put it on a burger. Yuck!
Definitly mayo over miracle whip. My dad only ate miracle whip so that is what we grew up on. All my sisters and I rebelled when we got older and switched to mayo.
When we were little and at the dinner table one night my dad asked one of my sisters to please get the bread and butter pickles from the fridge. She came back with the bread, the butter and some pickles. LOL
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Post by Phalon on Jan 30, 2005 8:09:24 GMT -6
Hey Eroc! Slaw on hamburgers! Yum. I like it better though, piled on grilled chicken sandwiches, with swiss cheese and on thick slices of marbled rye. OMG, makes me wish I was back in Philly again, and could walk down to the deli on the corner.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 30, 2005 11:16:47 GMT -6
Mmmmm....sounds yummy!
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Post by Joxcenia on Jan 30, 2005 14:40:47 GMT -6
Ok, I'm not originally from the south so I totally disagree with this, but if you order all the way it comes with onion, mayo, slaw and chili. I've always considered slaw a runny salad, so why oh why do they put it on a burger. Yuck!
I'm in KY, and slaw & chili isn't included in "everything" in my neck of the woods. I don't recall ever hearing of putting slaw on a burger... but we do have ChiliBurgers. I guess I had better be very careful and read the menus before ordering "everything" when I'm off to other parts of the country.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Jan 30, 2005 14:42:00 GMT -6
Yeah...never know what you'll end up with....LMAO
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Post by Phalon on Jan 30, 2005 23:00:22 GMT -6
Never heard of slaw on a burger? You must try, Joxie.
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