Posted on 03/09/2022 6:59:29 AM PST by mylife
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who start by eating all the fries and those who start by polishing off the burger.
I learned how to eat fast food with my grandma. As kids, whenever my cousins and I would visit, right around lunch time she’d march us over to the nearby McDonald’s as long as we followed one rule: Eat your burger before your fries.
At the time, my grandma’s logic was that she wanted to make sure we were getting the “nutrients” that came from eating the heftiest part of the meal, whether that be nuggets or a burger or a fish sandwich. A balanced meal isn’t made up of just french fries and ketchup, she would tell us, much to our dismay. The result was a bunch of kids competing to see who could scarf down their meal the fastest to get to the good stuff (fries), which might have the opposite health-forward effect my grandma was after. Still, old habits die hard, and I’m still a burger-first gal with my own reasoning for taking that stance.
Why you should eat the burger before the fries When this question was posed on Reddit, users seemed divided in the comments, with plenty of folks saying they simply alternate between bites of burgers and bites of fries. When you’re hungry, who has the time?! You have to commit to one or the other first for more efficient dining.
This is in part why the initial bite should be the burger. French fries are a snack. A burger is a meal. If you’re sitting down to satiate your appetite, you have to go with the heavy hitter before nibbling on those little potato sticks.
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if I want soggy fries, we have chili cheese...
I used to get that at the place with elk horns stacked up as their doorway in Derby at the intersection of Rt 5.
Fries lead the way! 😆
Neither - I don’t frequent those places
3rd type: alternating. Generally I grab a couple of fries to start, then start in on the burger, then some more fries, burger. Generally I’ll finish the burger first and “fill up” with the fries. About the only time I don’t alternate is if it’s a really messy burger I don’t trust to maintain structural integrity through multiple pick ups and put down. Then it’s some fries, all the burger, fill up.
Ketchup always goes on the side to dip. Soggy fries or onion rings suck, that’s why I don’t do chili fries or poutine. Chili goes with on hot dogs or with cornbread and gravy goes with mashed potato’s.
why cant they use decent buns?
I was always the third kind.
Take a bite or two from the burger and then eat a handful of fries. Repeat.
Full disclosure: I’m not really a big fan of fries.
All time classic deep sea fishing episode.
Archie then asks him what he would do if the house caught fire, hop around on one foot!
fries with salt and malt vinegar rock!!
Before. And no ketchup. Hot, crispy, salted, and lots of pepper.
IIRC that scene was totally improvised and they left it in.
Some of the burgers I have no bun can handle. One of my favorites is at a local place the chorizo sunrise. Got a green chili, chorizo, sunny up egg, pepper jack, and avocado sauce. Delicious, but falls out the sides, and juices the heck out of it. I remember when Red Robin had the burger diapers, paper wrapped around the burger with one end sticking out. Brilliant invention, keep those mega burgers manageable.
and arch is in the rain with socks on and 2 wet feet!
“why cant they use decent buns?”
Why can’t they put the burger in the center of the bun, that has mystified me for years. Along with putting the fries in the bag upside dow. Just can’t find good help. Also, when I ask the drive thru person for two ketchups, why does he/she give me 10?
kaiser is the only burger roll.
The COW PALACE! Know it well. >;)
Have you ever tried their elk steak?
Their lovely salad bar has been gone, since the pandemic. {{{sigh}}}
:)
life’s a mystery
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