So I'm going to stray from the stated topic of this blog a bit, and talk about something a bit different today. And that is the australian hamburger. Is it a meat pie? Well, no. But hey, I need some variety in my diet. have you ever stopped to think about the cultural implications of garnish? The condiment mentality? Why is it that americans serve hamburgers with sliced lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun? why is ketchup the pre-eminent ruler of condiments in all things burger? what ruling dogmatist said "This goes on a burger, anything else is unamerican" okay, maybe that's an exagerration, but you have to admit, there is a standardization of burgers in this country. Any extra ingredients deem the burger as "gourmet" and can add up to 4 dollars to the overall cost. For canadian bacon, and grilled pineapple? Well I have been to the mountain top. I Have eaten the hamburger, as prepared by australians. And it is good, my brothers and sisters, it is good. Let me make myself clear on one account I did not order a specialty gourmet burger, there were no add ons or modifications to this order, this is how they serve burgers all over Australia (i've done research). You order your sandwich, and up comes this massive son of a burger, patty on top of a bed of shaved carrot, carrot sandwiched between patty and a mass of lettuce (they call this full salad), sitting on top of the patty are a few slices of canned beet root. That's right, I said beet root. deep purple beet root. crowning this entire creation, right under the top bun, is a singular fried egg. Which I can tell you, they are not gentle with. This is the australian hamburger. And I love it.
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sounds devine
You're right, even though plenty of places (especially in California_ does provide many types of burgers, they are still usually deemed "gourmet." It's kinda like how there's a whole new style of pizza: California style. It has a little to do with the crust, but its mostly because its got weird stuff on top.
though let me ask you, if you describe anything else on the burger, would they look at you like you're crazy?
does it ever make you giggle that you eat at a place called "MacDonalds"?
well, they did have extras which you could add, including bacon and cheese, however they had no indication that you could order a burger with tomato or onion.
Bill, you give the impression that all there is in Gulgong is a sheep farm, a restaurants for meat pies, and maybe some people off in the distance.
yeah, that's pretty much it. there are actually 4 pubs in town, after I've run out of pies to write about, I'll probably write about one of them. there's a super market, and a general store, a historical museum. it's a town of 3,000 what did you expect?
I dunno, maybe an Arby's or something
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