There is something special about The Great Aussie Hamburger With The Lot. Elements that take it above and beyond fast food and into the realm of a complete meal (sometimes even with what could be described as an element of dessert thrown in). The great Aussie Hamburger With The Lot makes a Big Mac look like a Moderate Size Mac. The Whopper look like The Teensy.
Sure it has elements of the standard Hamburger:
Meat pattie.
Bun:
Lettuce:
Sliced tomato.
But from this point onwards is where it gets really interesting, and perhaps startling, for those who are not genetically (or philosophically) Australian, but seems perfectly normal and scrummy for those of us that are.
Fried egg.
Bacon.
Cheese.
I like to think of the above as the International Elements. I mean, bacon, cheese, it could be anywhere right? Even if you think the fried egg is a bit strange. But now we get into what I like to think of as the unique Aussie Cultural Elements:
Tinned beetroot. (Stains your buns pink. Trust me.)
And the piece of resistance, the crowning glory, the taste of the tropics and the element of dessert previously alluded to... the Pineapple Ring:
Mmmmmmmm hmmmmmm, mate.
(In case you were wondering, I had vegetarian nachos for dinner.)
[Updated: OMG, yes! As was pointed out in the comments, I forgot the fried onions! Essential.]
15 comments:
In case you were wondring, I had vegetarian nachos for dinner.
I gotta say, this line just made the whole post for me... the orgy of hamburger elements was one thing, but the nachos just made me laugh out loud... :)
don't forget the tomato sauce...
YOU had me at 'pineapple.' But a fried egg? On a hamburger? I need to try, I think.
Oh, them whack Anitpodeans. I don't understand how all that fits simultaneously into a bun, let alone one's mouth.
On the matter of beets, you should have said it stains your buns twice.
Aside from the meat, it sounds lovely, though.
Yummo! Although, for me you can hold the beetroot and add fried onions. I lurve home-made hamburgers, and I haven't cooked them for a while. But the crisp fresh buns, the home-made pattie, with a touch of garlic... mmmmm.
Damn your eyes- I am now desperate for a burger that is so big I can't actually take a bite without the ass falling off it.
And where am I going to get said item in the city?
Again, damn your eyes!
OMG, I can't leave you alone for one minute!
Next time you do get to indulge in one of them monster burgers, just remember -
IF THERE ARE NO PHOTOS, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!
I think I'd better hie me to Norm's* up at the station... best I've had since the milk bar of my youff. great chips too!
* now run by Son of Norm
The whole point of these things is that it isn't a genuine HAMBURGER WITH THE LOT experience if a) half of it doesn't start sliding out with the first bite and b) you end up with a wide tomato sauce grin a la The Joker.
And you must run out of bun before you run out of filling.
Er, beetroot?! Aaarrghh! Don't know what it is about those things but I really don't like them. They remind me of school dinners, I think. *shudder*
I enjoy Buffalo Burguers myself, I try to make it the best beef when I go for beef, organic if possible! Thanks for the great description you guys eat very different but great menu!
Meat Patti
a drag name just waiting to happen!
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