This Sunday, the world record for the largest
bacon cheeseburger was set in
Carlton, Minnesota. That
barbecued baby weighed in at over a tonne, measuring about three metres in
diameter. Moreover, that's 27 kilograms of bacon, 23 kilograms of lettuce, 23 kilograms of sliced onions, 18 kilograms of pickles and 18 kilograms of cheese, according to this article from the Toronto Star.
Rewind a few weekends ago and competitive eater Furious Pete demolished a 12x12 (that ladies and gentlemen is twelve patties with, you guessed it, twelve slices of cheese) at Burger Priest.
People
are burger crazed. Me on the other hand- not so much! To put it in context, I
was always the chicken nugget kid. If we want to talk way back, play back I was
actually a McDonalds pizza kid!
Sporting the war paint,
but too *chicken* for the burger.
I
have never eaten a burger at the Golden Arches. Not a Big Mac, nor a
Quarter Pounder and, god forbid, never an Angus! Yet despite not being in
Ronald's good books, there are a few burger joints between here and the big
city that I will chow down at.
Urban: W Burger Bar
Located
at College and Yonge, W Burger Bar serves up some awesome patties and sure, the
$2 shots don't hurt either. In the burger department, you can pick from
traditional beef, health-conscious turkey, lamb and more, then go nuts with the
toppings. For the ho-hum, there is the burger trifecta (ketchup, mustard,
relish), but the more creative can load up on more unusual fixings like
tzatziki, beets and cranberries. Just please not together.
Suburban: Licks
It
probably has everything to do with the GUK sauce, but Licks is
my weakness in the suburban burger department. From the staff singing your
order to the ice cream shoppe, I always make sure to save time (and room in my
belly) for Licks during a stint of Christmas shopping.
Honourable Mention: Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Honestly,
the best thing here isn't even the burgers. The humble french fry has always
been the burger's best companion, allowing their juicy partner to steal the
spotlight. At Five Guys, their regular fries serves four, easily! So forgo the
diet, rip open that greasy bag o' fries and dig in.
Where to next? My next burger to conquer has to be from The Works.
There is something about a PB, bacon and banana burger that intrigues me. Call
me a freak, but who doesn't want a "Hunka, Hunka Burnin' Love"?
Confession: Also have
never had a PB & banana sandwich.
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