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Once again it’s time for our next weekly caption contest. This week’s photo features a man eating a giant cheeseburger. And he’s wearing a helmet. Who knows why? (Hopefully you do.) Make up your best guess to explain this picture — or make a joke about it or even a pun (if you must) — and leave it in a comment.
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I recently stumbled upon the website of a group called The Cheese & Burger Society. They have a really neat website design, and there are many pictures of different styles of cheeseburgers. And the announcer sounds like Krunk from “The Emperor’s New School” cartoon, which is an awesome voice.
#12 sounds awesome. And then the announcer says “wanna ride shotgun?” I sure wouldn’t want to ride in the backseat behind someone who just ate one!
I have to disagree with the name of #19 — The Southern Belle. That is no authentic southern burger! What’s with the gruyere cheese, pickles, and cole slaw?!? An authentic southern burger would have lots of meat, cheese, and bacon, and it would be so greasy that it’s served with wax paper because it will drip grease while you eat it. If you’re not familiar with this kind of burger, you may think that sounds gross, but you couldn’t be more wrong. It’s not healthy, but you will not eat a better tasting cheeseburger.
I’m not against mixing exotic flavors, but it seems like most of the burgers in that list try adding flavor by using weird fruit and vegetable combinations, like roasted peppers and glazed apple slices and cole slaw — ugh! The best way to improve burgers is by adding various meats and cheeses, then things like BBQ sauce and/or chili.
Burger King is about to debut a New York Pizza Burger, which contains: four quarter-pound patties topped with pepperoni and mozzarella and smothered in marinara sauce — all on a sesame seed bun that spans nine-and-a-half inches. If you think about it, that’s like four Whoppers plus pizza toppings, all in one burger. (If you plan to eat one by yourself, you should stop reading now.) It adds up to 2,530 calories, 144 grams of fat (59 grams saturated) and 380 mg of cholesterol. (For reference, a Whopper is comparatively healthy, delivering 670 calories, 40 grams of fat (11 saturated), and 75 mg of cholesterol.) You probably know that those first statistics are extremely unhealthy, but to put them in context, nutritional guidelines say most people should consume no more than 2,500 calories, 65 grams of total fat, 20 grams of saturated fat, and 300 mg of cholesterol in an entire day.
One website called it a “fat bomb”. That could be a valid description. Another way to look at it is that you’re getting your whole day’s worth of food in one burger. 🙂
I recently saw an episode of Man v. Food where he went to a restaurant called Munchies 420 Cafe in Sarasota, FL, and they had some great-looking sandwiches. On their menu, there’s a section for sandwiches which looks good enough on its own, but below it there’s a section called “Fat Sandwiches”. 
(Does that intrigue you?) There’s several options, but a couple that I’d like to try are the “Fat Sandy” featuring two cheeseburgers, mac-n-cheese, chicken fingers, onion hoops, spuds, & mozzarella sticks, and another sandwich called “Fat Daddy” which is similar but uses philly cheesesteak ingredients instead of mac-n-cheese. The menu also has “Fat Wraps”, and there’s a “Humungo Burger”.
I like it when restaurants have unique signature dishes. I think it adds character to the place, as well as setting it apart from the standard restaurant. I don’t know why more places don’t do that. I tell you, if it’s ever in the budget to have a Buffet o’ Blog restaurant, it would be the most awesome place to eat you’ve ever experienced. We have so many ideas (just glance at our Buffet o’ Bacon series, which barely scratches the surface). Perhaps someday…
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