Burgers
Have you tried every style of burger? From the smash to the stuffed. Work your way through the techniques, traditions, and regional obsessions that make the burger one of the most argued-about foods in America. To clarify, in this list you will only find meat style burger, sandwiches have their own passport.
Entries
- 1. Breakfast burger
Fried egg, bacon, sometimes a hash brown tucked in the bun
- 2. Butter burger
Bun toasted in butter, sometimes a pat melted right on the patty
- 3. Cheeseburger
The baseline (yes without cheese counts for this entry if you can't have dairy, although technically a hamburger and not a cheeseburger)
- 4. Chili burger
Topped with a scoop of chili, it is messy, hearty, and unapologetically American
- 5. Frita Cubana
Spiced chorizo-beef patty, shoestring fries on top, soft Cuban bun
- 6. Green chile burger
Roasted Hatch green chile, simple toppings, New Mexico's pride but you can probably find it outside NM.
- 7. Juicy Lucy
Cheese stuffed inside the patty, molten center, burn-your-mouth good
- 8. Luther burger
A glazed donut stands in for the bun. It is sweet and salty.
- 9. Mushroom burger
Swiss and sautéed mushrooms
- 10. Oklahoma onion burger
Patty smashed into shaved onions, steamed right into the meat
- 11. Patty melt
Burger on rye with caramelized onions and melted Swiss
- 12. Smash burger
Thin patty pressed on a screaming-hot griddle, crispy lacy edges
- 13. Steakhouse burger
Aged beef blend, minimal toppings
- 14. Stuffed burger
Filling packed inside the patty, stuffings vary from cheese to jalapeño
- 15. Teriyaki burger
Sweet-savory glaze, pineapple, a little umami